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Park Avenue
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 04, 1946
Closing Date
Jan 04, 1947
Performances
72
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Shubert Theatre
(Nov 04, 1946 - Jan 04, 1947)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Max Gordon
Book by
Nunnally Johnson
and
George S. Kaufman
; Music by
Arthur Schwartz
; Lyrics by
Ira Gershwin
; Music orchestrated by
Don Walker
; Vocal direction and musical adaptation for dances by
Clay Warnick
Book directed by
George S. Kaufman
; Dances and musical numbers by
Helen Tamiris
Scenic Design by
Donald Oenslager
; All gowns, except Miss Corbett's, designed by
Tina Leser
; Lighting Design by
Donald Oenslager
General Manager:
Ben A. Boyar
; Company Manager:
Michael Goldreyer
Production Supervisor:
Arnold Saint-Subber
; Stage Manager:
Barbara Adams
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Randell Henderson
Conducted by
Charles Sanford
; Assistant to Miss Tamiris:
Dorothy Bird
and
Daniel Nagrin
; Orchestra Personnel:
Al Pearl
Assistant to Mr. Oenslager:
Charles Elson
; Assistant to Miss Leser:
Kasia
General Press Representative:
Nat Dorfman
; Associate Press Representative:
Marian Byram
; Advertising:
Kenneth Gray
Leonora Corbett
Mrs. Sybil Bennett
Arthur Margetson
Ogden Bennett
Robert Chisholm
Charles Crowell
Marthe Errolle
Mrs. Elsa Crowell
Ruth Matteson
Mrs. Myra Fox
Ray McDonald
Ned Scott
Charles Purcell
Reggie Fox
Martha Stewart
Madge Bennett
Raymond Walburn
Richard Nelson
David Wayne
Mr. Meachem
Mary Wickes
Mrs. Betty Nelson
Gloria Anderson
Brenda Quincy Adams
Dorothy Bird
Mrs. Laura Woods
Judi Blacque
Brenda Ker-Ker-Ker
Carol Chandler
Brenda Follansbee-Stokes
Eileen Coffman
Brenda Stuyvesant
Margaret Gibson
Brenda Wright, Jr., Sr., 3rd
Virginia Gordon
Carole Benswanger
June Graham
Brenda Cathcart
Betty Low
Brenda Cathcart-Cartcath
Betty Ann Lynn
Brenda Follansbee-Stokes-Follansbee
Kyle MacDonnell
Brenda Cadwallader
Joan Mann
Mrs. Beverly Meredith
Harold Mattox
Ted Woods
Virginia Morris
Brenda Kerr
Adelle Rasey
Brenda Stokes
Byron Russell
Carlton
Sherry Shadburne
Brenda Follansbee
William Skipper
James Meredith
Wilson Smith
Freddie Coleman
Shubert Theatre
(Nov 04, 1946 - Jan 04, 1947)
Cast
Gilbert O. Herman
Freddie Coleman
George Keane
Mr. Meachem
Songs
music by
Arthur Schwartz
; lyrics by
Ira Gershwin
Act 1
Sung By
Tomorrow Is the Time
Mrs. Laura Woods and Bridesmaids
For the Life of Me
Ned Scott and Madge Bennett
The Dew Was on the Rose
Mrs. Sybil Bennett, Ogden Bennett, Reggie Fox, Richard Nelson and Charles Crowell
Don't Be a Woman If You Can
Mrs. Betty Nelson, Mrs. Elsa Crowell and Mrs. Myra Fox
Sweet Nevada
Mrs. Sybil Bennett and Mr. Meachem
There's No Holding Me
Madge Bennett and Ned Scott
The Dew Was on the Rose
(Reprise)
Mrs. Sybil Bennett and Ogden Bennett
There's Nothing Like Marriage for People
Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
Hope for the Best
Ted Woods, Bridesmaids and James Meredith
My Son-in-Law
Mrs. Sybil Bennett, Madge Bennett and Richard Nelson
Land of Opportunities
Ogden Bennett, Richard Nelson, Reggie Fox and Charles Crowell
Goodbye to All That
Madge Bennett and Ned Scott
Echo
Ted Woods, Mrs. Laura Woods, James Meredith, Mrs. Beverly Meredith and Bridesmaids
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Max Gordon
Book by
Nunnally Johnson
and
George S. Kaufman
; Music by
Arthur Schwartz
; Lyrics by
Ira Gershwin
; Music orchestrated by
Don Walker
; Vocal direction and musical adaptation for dances by
Clay Warnick
Book directed by
George S. Kaufman
; Dances and musical numbers by
Helen Tamiris
Scenic Design by
Donald Oenslager
; All gowns, except Miss Corbett's, designed by
Tina Leser
; Lighting Design by
Donald Oenslager
General Manager:
Ben A. Boyar
; Company Manager:
Michael Goldreyer
Production Supervisor:
Arnold Saint-Subber
; Stage Manager:
Barbara Adams
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Randell Henderson
Conducted by
Charles Sanford
; Assistant to Miss Tamiris:
Dorothy Bird
and
Daniel Nagrin
; Orchestra Personnel:
Al Pearl
Assistant to Mr. Oenslager:
Charles Elson
; Assistant to Miss Leser:
Kasia
General Press Representative:
Nat Dorfman
; Associate Press Representative:
Marian Byram
; Advertising:
Kenneth Gray
Leonora Corbett
Mrs. Sybil Bennett
Arthur Margetson
Ogden Bennett
Robert Chisholm
Charles Crowell
Marthe Errolle
Mrs. Elsa Crowell
Ruth Matteson
Mrs. Myra Fox
Ray McDonald
Ned Scott
Charles Purcell
Reggie Fox
Martha Stewart
Madge Bennett
Raymond Walburn
Richard Nelson
David Wayne
Mr. Meachem
Mary Wickes
Mrs. Betty Nelson
Gloria Anderson
Brenda Quincy Adams
Dorothy Bird
Mrs. Laura Woods
Judi Blacque
Brenda Ker-Ker-Ker
Carol Chandler
Brenda Follansbee-Stokes
Eileen Coffman
Brenda Stuyvesant
Margaret Gibson
Brenda Wright, Jr., Sr., 3rd
Virginia Gordon
Carole Benswanger
June Graham
Brenda Cathcart
Betty Low
Brenda Cathcart-Cartcath
Betty Ann Lynn
Brenda Follansbee-Stokes-Follansbee
Kyle MacDonnell
Brenda Cadwallader
Joan Mann
Mrs. Beverly Meredith
Harold Mattox
Ted Woods
Virginia Morris
Brenda Kerr
Adelle Rasey
Brenda Stokes
Byron Russell
Carlton
Sherry Shadburne
Brenda Follansbee
William Skipper
James Meredith
Wilson Smith
Freddie Coleman
Shubert Theatre
(Nov 04, 1946 - Jan 04, 1947)
Cast
Gilbert O. Herman
Freddie Coleman
George Keane
Mr. Meachem
music by
Arthur Schwartz
; lyrics by
Ira Gershwin
Act 1
Sung By
Tomorrow Is the Time
Mrs. Laura Woods and Bridesmaids
For the Life of Me
Ned Scott and Madge Bennett
The Dew Was on the Rose
Mrs. Sybil Bennett, Ogden Bennett, Reggie Fox, Richard Nelson and Charles Crowell
Don't Be a Woman If You Can
Mrs. Betty Nelson, Mrs. Elsa Crowell and Mrs. Myra Fox
Sweet Nevada
Mrs. Sybil Bennett and Mr. Meachem
There's No Holding Me
Madge Bennett and Ned Scott
The Dew Was on the Rose
(Reprise)
Mrs. Sybil Bennett and Ogden Bennett
There's Nothing Like Marriage for People
Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
Hope for the Best
Ted Woods, Bridesmaids and James Meredith
My Son-in-Law
Mrs. Sybil Bennett, Madge Bennett and Richard Nelson
Land of Opportunities
Ogden Bennett, Richard Nelson, Reggie Fox and Charles Crowell
Goodbye to All That
Madge Bennett and Ned Scott
Echo
Ted Woods, Mrs. Laura Woods, James Meredith, Mrs. Beverly Meredith and Bridesmaids
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