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Pousse-Café
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 18, 1966
Closing Date
Mar 19, 1966
1st Preview
Mar 10, 1966
1st Preview
Mar 10, 1966
Previews
5
Performances
3
Musical
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Mar 18, 1966
Close Date: Mar 19, 1966
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
46th Street Theatre
(Mar 18, 1966 - Mar 19, 1966)
Setting
In New Orleans, LA in the early 1920s
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Guy de la Passardiere
; Associate Producer:
Monty Shaff
Book by
Jerome Weidman
; Music by
Duke Ellington
; Lyrics by
Marshall Barer
and
Fred Tobias
; Music orchestrated by
Larry Wilcox
; Musical Director:
Sherman Frank
Directed by
José Quintero
; Choreographed by
Valerie Bettis
; Music numbers and dances staged by
Marvin Gordon
Scenic Design by
Will Steven Armstrong
; Costume Design by
Patricia Zipprodt
and
Albert Wolsky
; Lighting Design by
V. C. Fuqua
; Hair Design by
D. Rusty Bonaccorso
General Manager:
Monty Shaff
Production Stage Manager:
Henri Caubisens
; Stage Manager:
Herman Magidson
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Hal Norman
Assistant Conductor:
Joe Rago
; Music Contractor:
Joseph Benjamin
; Copyist Supervisor:
Emile Charlap
Production Consultant
Charles Conaway
; General Press Representative:
Bill Doll & Co.
; Press Representative:
Midori Tsuji
,
Bob Ganshaw
and
Dick Spittel
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
Theodore Bikel
Professor George Ritter
Lilo
Solange
Travis Hudson
Havana
Gary Krawford
John Harmon
Richard Tone
Danny
Dom Angelo
Sailor
Ensemble
Ben Bryant
Bill
Madge Cameron
Duchess
Kay Cole
Ensemble
Joel Conrad
Ensemble
Don Crabtree
Paul
Mervin Crook
Ensemble
Charles Durning
Maurice
Dean Stewart
Elaine Giftos
Ensemble
Altovise Gore
Ensemble
Peter Hamparian
Ensemble
Tommy Karaty
Harry
Ellis Larkins
Ellis
Jo Anna Lehmann
Ensemble
Marlena Lustik
Louise
Ensemble
Iva March
Ensemble
Simon McQueen
Ensemble
Al Nesor
Monty
Hal Norman
Policeman
Rita O'Connor
Ensemble
Martin Ross
Ensemble
Robert H. Rovin
Sourball
Barbara Saatan
Ensemble
Scotty Salmon
Ensemble
Jeff Siggins
Arthur Owen, Jr.
Fran Stevens
Tourist Lady
Coley Worth
Artie
Standby:
Peter Johl
(Professor George Ritter)
Understudies:
Dom Angelo
(Danny),
Madge Cameron
(Havana),
Joel Conrad
(Harry),
Charles Durning
(Artie),
Tommy Karaty
(John Harmon),
Simon McQueen
(Solange),
Hal Norman
(Paul, Maurice, Dean Stewart),
Martin Ross
(Sourball, Monty, Bill),
Scotty Salmon
(Arthur Owen, Jr.) and
Fran Stevens
(Duchess)
Songs
music by
Duke Ellington
; lyrics by
Fred Tobias
and
Marshall Barer
Act 1
Sung By
The Spider and the Fly
Havana and Dance Ensemble
Rules and Regulations
Professor George Ritter, John Harmon, Sourball, Bill, Arthur Owen, Jr. and Harry
Follow Me Up the Stairs
Solange
Goodbye Charlie
Havana and Ensemble
C'est Comme Ca
Solange
Thank You, Ma'am
Professor George Ritter and Solange
The Eleventh Commandment
Monty, Sourball, Arthur Owen, Jr. and Harry
Someone to Care For
Professor George Ritter
The Wedding
Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Let's (Rehearsal Scene)
Danny, Louise and Dance Ensemble
The Good Old Days
Solange, Paul, Monty, Artie and Maurice
Easy to Take
Danny and Solange
C'est Comme Ca
(Reprise)
Professor George Ritter
Let's
Solange and Male Dancers
Old World Charm
Professor George Ritter
The Spider and the Fly
(Reprise)
Havana
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Guy de la Passardiere
; Associate Producer:
Monty Shaff
Book by
Jerome Weidman
; Music by
Duke Ellington
; Lyrics by
Marshall Barer
and
Fred Tobias
; Music orchestrated by
Larry Wilcox
; Musical Director:
Sherman Frank
Directed by
José Quintero
; Choreographed by
Valerie Bettis
; Music numbers and dances staged by
Marvin Gordon
Scenic Design by
Will Steven Armstrong
; Costume Design by
Patricia Zipprodt
and
Albert Wolsky
; Lighting Design by
V. C. Fuqua
; Hair Design by
D. Rusty Bonaccorso
General Manager:
Monty Shaff
Production Stage Manager:
Henri Caubisens
; Stage Manager:
Herman Magidson
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Hal Norman
Assistant Conductor:
Joe Rago
; Music Contractor:
Joseph Benjamin
; Copyist Supervisor:
Emile Charlap
Production Consultant
Charles Conaway
; General Press Representative:
Bill Doll & Co.
; Press Representative:
Midori Tsuji
,
Bob Ganshaw
and
Dick Spittel
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
Theodore Bikel
Professor George Ritter
Lilo
Solange
Travis Hudson
Havana
Gary Krawford
John Harmon
Richard Tone
Danny
Dom Angelo
Sailor
Ensemble
Ben Bryant
Bill
Madge Cameron
Duchess
Kay Cole
Ensemble
Joel Conrad
Ensemble
Don Crabtree
Paul
Mervin Crook
Ensemble
Charles Durning
Maurice
Dean Stewart
Elaine Giftos
Ensemble
Altovise Gore
Ensemble
Peter Hamparian
Ensemble
Tommy Karaty
Harry
Ellis Larkins
Ellis
Jo Anna Lehmann
Ensemble
Marlena Lustik
Louise
Ensemble
Iva March
Ensemble
Simon McQueen
Ensemble
Al Nesor
Monty
Hal Norman
Policeman
Rita O'Connor
Ensemble
Martin Ross
Ensemble
Robert H. Rovin
Sourball
Barbara Saatan
Ensemble
Scotty Salmon
Ensemble
Jeff Siggins
Arthur Owen, Jr.
Fran Stevens
Tourist Lady
Coley Worth
Artie
Standby:
Peter Johl
(Professor George Ritter)
Understudies:
Dom Angelo
(Danny),
Madge Cameron
(Havana),
Joel Conrad
(Harry),
Charles Durning
(Artie),
Tommy Karaty
(John Harmon),
Simon McQueen
(Solange),
Hal Norman
(Paul, Maurice, Dean Stewart),
Martin Ross
(Sourball, Monty, Bill),
Scotty Salmon
(Arthur Owen, Jr.) and
Fran Stevens
(Duchess)
music by
Duke Ellington
; lyrics by
Fred Tobias
and
Marshall Barer
Act 1
Sung By
The Spider and the Fly
Havana and Dance Ensemble
Rules and Regulations
Professor George Ritter, John Harmon, Sourball, Bill, Arthur Owen, Jr. and Harry
Follow Me Up the Stairs
Solange
Goodbye Charlie
Havana and Ensemble
C'est Comme Ca
Solange
Thank You, Ma'am
Professor George Ritter and Solange
The Eleventh Commandment
Monty, Sourball, Arthur Owen, Jr. and Harry
Someone to Care For
Professor George Ritter
The Wedding
Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Let's (Rehearsal Scene)
Danny, Louise and Dance Ensemble
The Good Old Days
Solange, Paul, Monty, Artie and Maurice
Easy to Take
Danny and Solange
C'est Comme Ca
(Reprise)
Professor George Ritter
Let's
Solange and Male Dancers
Old World Charm
Professor George Ritter
The Spider and the Fly
(Reprise)
Havana
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