PlayPlay with musicOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 16, 1944
Closing Date
Jan 06, 1945
Performances
60
PlayPlay with musicOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Alvin Theatre
(Nov 16, 1944 - Jan 06, 1945)
Description
A Musical Play in Two Acts, 3 Scenes.
Comments
Ethel Merman was originally cast to play the role of 'Sadie Thompson.' On September 29, 1944, a week and a half into rehearsals, she withdrew from the production. The role of 'Sadie Thompson' went to June Havoc.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Alvin Theatre Corporation (Alexander H. Pincus and Norman Pincus, Directors)
Produced by A. P. Waxman
A Musical Play by Howard Dietz and Rouben Mamoulian; Music by Vernon Duke; Lyrics by Howard Dietz; Based on the short story "Rain" by W. Somerset Maugham; Adapted from the play "Rain" by John Colton and Clemence Randolph; Vocal arrangements by Charles C. Cooke, Walter Eiger, John Klein, Joseph Glover, Irving Landau, Julian Work and Vernon Duke; Choral Ensembles Trained by Millard Gibson
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian; Choreographed by Edward Caton
Scenic Design by Boris Aronson; Costume Design by Motley; Miss Havoc's costumes are from studies (for her painting of "Sadie Thompson") by Azadia Newman
Company Manager: John H. Potter
Stage Manager: Don Darcy; First Assistant Stage Manager: Alan Noel
Conducted by Charles G. Sanford; Polynesian Musician: Wasantha Singh, Minakshi, S.R. Mandel, Frank De Silva and Karla Margot Pries
Press Representative: William Fields and Regina Crewe
For her gracious cooperation which enabled him to produce "Sadie Thompson," Mr. Waxman thanks Mary Pickford
June Havoc
Sadie Thompson
Lansing Hatfield
Reverend Alfred Davidson
Jimmy Allison
Singer
Anthony Amato
Singer
Adolph Anderson
Singer
Fred Bernaski
Dancer
Ann Browning
Singer
Walter Burke
Quartermaster Bates
Arlene Carmen
Singer
Paula Carpino
Singer
John Cassidy
Singer
Vivian Cherry
Dancer
Neil Chirico
Singer
Daniel Cobb
Corporal Hodgson
Molly Cousley
Singer
Faith Dane
Dancer
Toni Darnay
Dancer
Andrea Downing
Dancer
Joan Dubois
Dancer
Ralph Dumke
Joe Horn
Bob Gari
Dancer
Ethel Greene
Singer
Mary Grey
Dancer
Delmar Horstmann
Singer
T. C. Jones
Dancer
Beatrice Kraft
Honeypie
Norman Lawrence
Private Griggs
Robert Lawrence
Singer
Lil Liandre
Dancer
William Lundy
Dancer
Marilyn Merkt
Singer
Virginia Meyer
Dancer
Milada Mladova
Polynesian Girl
Dorris Moore
Singer
Grazia Narciso
Ameena
Horn's Wife
James Newill
Sergeant Tim O'Hara
Alan Noel
Singer
Remington Olmsted
Lao Lao
Doris Patston
Cicely St. Clair
Mischa Pompianov
Dancer
Theodora Roosevelt
Dancer
Anna Scarpova
Dancer
Alla Shishkina
Dancer
Ruth Sobotka
Dancer
Zolya Talma
Mrs. Alfred Davidson
Igor Tamarin
Singer
Vanessi
Featured Female Dancer
William Vaux
Dancer
Chris Volkoff
Polynesian Boy
John Ward
Dancer
Linda White
Singer

Alvin Theatre (Nov 16, 1944 - Jan 06, 1945)

Cast

John Adair
Quartermaster Bates
Harold Bayne
Singer
William Hunter
Dancer
Act 1
Sung By
Barrel of Beads
Private Griggs and Honeypie
If You Can't Get the Love You Want
Sadie Thompson
When You Live on an Island
Sergeant Tim O'Hara and Choral Ensemble
Poor as a Church Mouse
Sadie Thompson
The Love I Long For
Sadie Thompson and Sergeant Tim O'Hara
Garden in the Sky
Reverend Alfred Davidson
Act 2
Sung By
Dancing Lesson
Cicely St. Clair and Native Girls
Siren of the Tropics
Honeypie, Private Griggs and Corporal Hodgson
Life's a Funny Present
Sadie Thompson
Born All Over Again
Reverend Alfred Davidson
Sailing At Midnight
Sergeant Tim O'Hara and Sadie Thompson
If You Can't Get the Love You Want (Reprise)
Sadie Thompson
When You Live on an Island (Finale)
Company and Ensemble
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