MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jun 13, 1956
Closing Date
Jun 30, 1956
Performances
21
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Jun 13, 1956 - Jun 30, 1956)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
A patrol station on the Tibetan border; on the mountain plains of the Himalayas; in the terraces and chambers of the Lamasery of Shangri-La.
Produced by Robert Fryer and Lawrence Carr
Book by James Hilton, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee; Based on the novel "Lost Horizon" by James Hilton; Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by James Hilton, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee; Musical Director: Lehman Engel; Choral arrangements and musical continuity by Lehman Engel; Music arranged by Philip J. Lang; Ballet music composed and arranged by Genevieve Pitot; Additional dance arrangements by John Morris
Staged by Albert Marre; Choreographed by Donald Saddler
Scenic Design by Peter Larkin; Costume Design by Irene Sharaff; Lighting Design by Peter Larkin
General Manager: Ben F. Stein
Production Manager: Robert Linden; Stage Manager: Ross Bowman and Duane Camp
Press Representative: Arthur Cantor, Robert Ganshaw and Gertrude Kirschner
Jay Bacon
Singer
Ralph Beaumont
Dancer
Edward Becker
Singer
Sara Bettis
Singer
Elizabeth Burgess
Singer
Jack Cassidy
Charles Mallinson
Joan Cherof
Singer
Robert Cohan
The Dancer Perrault
Michael De Marco
Dancer
Kaie Deei
Chao-Li
Ray Dorian
Dancer
Sylvia Fabry
Singer
Walter Farrell
Singer
Alice Ghostley
Miss Brinklow
Martyn Green
Chang
Eddie Heim
Dancer
Dorothy Hill
Dancer
Joan Holloway
Rita Henderson
Ed Kenney
Rimshi
Dennis King
Hugh Conway
Berry Kroeger
High Lama
Harold Lang
Robert Henderson
Carol Lawrence
Arana
George Lenz
Singer
Greb Lober
Dancer
Ellen Matthews
Dancer
Leland Mayforth
The Little One
Bob McClure
Singer
David McDaniel
Singer
Teresa Montes
Singer
Eileen Moran
Singer
Illona Murai
Dancer
Mary Ann Niles
Dancer
Jack Rains
Singer
Rico Riedl
Dancer
Edward Stinnett
Dancer
Ed Stroll
Singer
Ted Wills
Singer
Maggie Worth
Singer
Doris Wright
Dancer
Shirley Yamaguchi
Lo-Tsen
Edward Kim Ying
Ti
Marvin Zeller
Singer
music by Harry Warren; lyrics by James Hilton, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Act 1
Sung By
Om Mani Padme Hum
Male Singers
Lost Horizon
Entire Company
The Man I Never Met
Lo-Tsen
Every Time You Danced With Me
Robert Henderson and Rita Henderson
The World Outside
Lo-Tsen and Charles Mallinson
I'm Just a Little Bit Confused
Miss Brinklow
The Beetle Race
Chang and Ensemble
Somewhere
Charles Mallinson
Act 2
Sung By
What Every Old Girl Should Know
Miss Brinklow and Chang
Second Time In Love
Robert Henderson and Rita Henderson
Talkin' With Your Feet
Robert Henderson and Rita Henderson
Walk Sweet
Lo-Tsen
Love Is What I Never Knew
Lo-Tsen and Charles Mallinson
We've Decided to Stay
Miss Brinklow, Robert Henderson and Rita Henderson
Shangri-La
Hugh Conway

Tony Award®

 

Best Costume Design

1957 Nominee
Costume Design by Irene Sharaff
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