MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 23, 1979
Closing Date
Jun 17, 1979
1st Preview
Jan 11, 1979
1st Preview
Jan 11, 1979
Previews
49
Performances
129
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Mark Hellinger Theatre
(Feb 23, 1979 - Feb 25, 1979)
Broadway Theatre
(Mar 01, 1979 - Jun 17, 1979)
Setting
Bahia, Brazil. From Carnival to Carnival.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by Eugene V. Wolsk
Originally produced by Mitch Leigh
Music by Mitch Leigh; Book by N. Richard Nash; Lyrics by N. Richard Nash; Based on "Dona Flor & Her Two Husbands" by Jorge Amado; Musical Director: David Friedman; Vocal arrangements by David Friedman; Music orchestrated by Daniel Troob; Dance arrangements by Dom Salvador
Directed by Rick Atwell; Choreographed by Rick Atwell; Assistant Choreographer: Joseph Pugliese
Scenic Design by Santo Loquasto; Costume Design by Santo Loquasto; Lighting Design by David F. Segal; Sound Design by Robert Kerzman; Hair Design by Vincent Tucker
General Manager: GRQ Productions, Ltd. and Manny Kladitis
Production Manager: Nicholas Russiyan; Stage Manager: Douglas F. Goodman; Assistant Stage Mgr: John Brigleb
Music published by Andrew Scott Inc. (ASCAP); Musical Coordinator: Marty Grupp; Assistant Conductor: Peter Larson
Press Representative: M.J. Boyer; Dance Captain: Frank Cruz; Advertising: William Hofstetter, Inc.; Casting: Mary Jo Slater
Tovah Feldshuh
Flor
Alan Abrams
Antonio
Steve J. Ace
Ensemble
P. J. Benjamin
Vadinho
Frank Cruz
Ensemble
Donna Cyrus
Ensemble
Marlene Danielle
Ensemble
Adrienne Frimet
Ensemble
Brenda Garratt
Ensemble
Randy Graff
Rosalia
Trudie Green
Ensemble
Michael Ingram
Teo
Jane Judge
Ensemble
David Kottke
Pinho
 
Ensemble
Carol Jean Lewis
Dionisia
Doncharles Manning
Costas
 
Ensemble
Jack Neubeck
Card Game Dealer
 
Senhor Baldez
 
Ensemble
Thelma Anne Nevitt
Ensemble
Ivson Polk
Ensemble
Loyd Sannes
Policeman
Roderick Spencer Sibert
Arigof
Wynonna Smith
Ensemble
Michelle Stubbs
Ensemble
Wilfredo Suarez
Manuel
 
Ensemble
Betty Walker
Dona Paiva
Ken Waller
Priest
 
Ensemble
 
Casino Owner
Freida Ann Williams
Ensemble
John Leslie Wolfe
Ensemble
Gaetan Young
Policeman
 
Ensemble
Standby: Christine Andreas (Flor)
Understudies: John Brigleb (Card Game Dealer, Senhor Baldez, Pinho), Frank Cruz (Policeman, Manuel), Donna Cyrus (Flor, Rosalia), Jane Judge (Dona Paiva), Doncharles Manning (Arigof), Jack Neubeck (Vadinho, Antonio), Ken Waller (Teo), Freida Ann Williams (Dionisia), John Leslie Wolfe (Priest) and Gaetan Young (Arigof, Costas)

Mark Hellinger Theatre (Feb 23, 1979 - Feb 25, 1979)

Cast

Reginald Cannon-Jackson
Arigof
Daniel Lorenzo
Policeman
 
Ensemble

Broadway Theatre (Mar 01, 1979 - Jun 17, 1979)

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
music by Mitch Leigh; lyrics by N. Richard Nash
Act 1
Sung By
Saravá
Vadinho, Flor and Others
Makulelé
Manuel, Costas, Vadinho and Arigof
Vadhino Is Gone
Flor
Hosanna
Flor and Others
Nothing's Missing
Teo and Flor
Nothing's Missing (Reprise)
Flor
I'm Looking for a Man
Dionisia and Others
A Simple Man
Teo
Viva a Vida
All
Act 2
Sung By
Muito Bom
Flor, Teo and Others
Nothing's Missing (Reprise)
Flor and Teo
Play the Queen
Flor, Vadinho, Arigof and Others
Which Way Do I Go?
Flor
Remember
Vadinho
A Simple Man (Reprise)
Teo
You Do
Dionisia and Others
A Single Life
Vadinho
Vadhino Is Gone (Reprise)
Flor
Saravá (Reprise)
Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Actress in a Musical

1979 Nominee
Tovah Feldshuh
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