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Shinbone Alley
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 13, 1957
Closing Date
May 25, 1957
Performances
49
Musical
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Apr 13, 1957
Close Date: May 25, 1957
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Broadway Theatre
(Apr 13, 1957 - May 25, 1957)
Setting
Shinbone Alley and its Environs.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Peter Lawrence
Book by
Joe Darion
and
Mel Brooks
; Based on the "archie and mehitabel" stories by
Don Marquis
; Music by
George Kleinsinger
; Lyrics by
Joe Darion
; Music and Choral Direction by
Maurice Levine
; Music orchestrated by
George Kleinsinger
; Additional orchestrations by
Irwin Kostal
; Additional Musical Routines by
John Morris
Production Supervised by
Sawyer Falk
; Choreographed by
Joe Alexander
and
Rod Alexander
Production Design by
Eldon Elder
; Costume Design by
Motley
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Hair Design by
Ernest Adler
; Assistant to Eldon Elder:
Betty Coe Armstrong
and
Jesse F. Beers, Jr.
; Assistant to Motley:
Michael Travis
General Manager:
Elias Goldin
Production Stage Manager:
Morty Halpern
; Stage Manager:
Julian Barry
and
Gilbert Cates
Music Materials under supervision of
Arnold Arnstein
; Orchestra Manager:
Morris Stonzek
; Assistant Conductor:
Frederick Vogelgesang
Production Associate:
Jerry Leider
; Press Representative:
George Ross
; Press Associate:
Madi Blitzstein
; Production Assistant:
Frances Lewis
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Arthur Mitchell
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
Eddie Bracken
archy
Eartha Kitt
mehitabel
Jacques d'Amboise
Frankie
Dancer
Gwen Harmon
Jail Crony
Edie
Lady Bug
Singer
George S. Irving
Big Bill
Allegra Kent
Penny
Dancer
Ross Martin
Broadway
Erik Rhodes
Tyone T. Tattersal
Dorothy Aull
Ricky
Lady Bug
Singer
Julian Barry
Voice of Newspaperman
Cathryn Damon
Jail Crony
Rusty
Dancer
Jack Eddleman
Harry
Singer
Don Farnworth
Fighting Dog
Dancer
Gene Gavin
Fighting Dog
Dancer
Carolyn George
Dancer
Harold E. Gordon
Fighting Dog
Dancer
Reri Grist
Phyllis
Singer
Carmen Gutierrez
Jail Crony
Gladys
Dancer
Buzz Halliday
Jail Crony
Lady Bug
Singer
Lillian Hayman
Mother
Singer
Moses LaMarr
Butch
Singer
Bruce MacKay
Bartender
Singer
James Marley
"Copper"
Singer
Larry Montaigne
Blackie
Albert Popwell
Tall Cat
Dancer
Jack Rains
Singer
Nora Reho
Jail Crony
Dancer
Howard Roberts
Buzz
Singer
Dorothy Scott
Dancer
James Tarbutton
Tall Cat
Dancer
Elizabeth Taylor
Jail Crony
Dancer
Claude Thompson
Fighting Dog
Dancer
Elmarie Wendel
Jail Crony
Singer
Myrna White
Dancer
David Winters
Shorty
Dancer
Standby:
Larry Montaigne
,
Tom Poston
(archy) and
Chita Rivera
(mehitabel)
Songs
music by
George Kleinsinger
; lyrics by
Joe Darion
Act 1
Sung By
What Do We Care?
mehitabel and Singing and Dancing Ensemble
Toujours Gai
mehitabel
Queer Little Insect
mehitabel and reprised by archy
Big Bill
Big Bill and Ladies of the Dancing Ensemble
True Romance (Song and Dance)
mehitabel and Big Bill
The Lightning Bug Song
archy
I gotta be
Broadway and archy
Flotsam and Jetsam
archy and mehitabel
Come to Mee-ow
Tyone T. Tattersal
Suicide Song
archy
Shinbone Alley
Big Bill and Denizens of Shinbone Alley
Act 2
Sung By
The Moth Song
archy
A Woman Wouldn't Be a Woman (Song and Dance)
mehitabel and Ensemble
The Lullaby
mehitabel and the Singing Girls
What the Hell
mehitabel
Pretty Kitty (Song and Dance)
Singing Girls and mehitabel
Way Down Blues
mehitabel
The Lady Bug Song
Lady Bugs
Be a Pussycat
mehitabel
Quiet Street
archy
Toujours Gai
(Reprise)
archy, mehitabel and Ensemble
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Costume Design
1958 Nominee
Costume Design by
Motley
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Peter Lawrence
Book by
Joe Darion
and
Mel Brooks
; Based on the "archie and mehitabel" stories by
Don Marquis
; Music by
George Kleinsinger
; Lyrics by
Joe Darion
; Music and Choral Direction by
Maurice Levine
; Music orchestrated by
George Kleinsinger
; Additional orchestrations by
Irwin Kostal
; Additional Musical Routines by
John Morris
Production Supervised by
Sawyer Falk
; Choreographed by
Joe Alexander
and
Rod Alexander
Production Design by
Eldon Elder
; Costume Design by
Motley
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Hair Design by
Ernest Adler
; Assistant to Eldon Elder:
Betty Coe Armstrong
and
Jesse F. Beers, Jr.
; Assistant to Motley:
Michael Travis
General Manager:
Elias Goldin
Production Stage Manager:
Morty Halpern
; Stage Manager:
Julian Barry
and
Gilbert Cates
Music Materials under supervision of
Arnold Arnstein
; Orchestra Manager:
Morris Stonzek
; Assistant Conductor:
Frederick Vogelgesang
Production Associate:
Jerry Leider
; Press Representative:
George Ross
; Press Associate:
Madi Blitzstein
; Production Assistant:
Frances Lewis
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Arthur Mitchell
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
Eddie Bracken
archy
Eartha Kitt
mehitabel
Jacques d'Amboise
Frankie
Dancer
Gwen Harmon
Jail Crony
Edie
Lady Bug
Singer
George S. Irving
Big Bill
Allegra Kent
Penny
Dancer
Ross Martin
Broadway
Erik Rhodes
Tyone T. Tattersal
Dorothy Aull
Ricky
Lady Bug
Singer
Julian Barry
Voice of Newspaperman
Cathryn Damon
Jail Crony
Rusty
Dancer
Jack Eddleman
Harry
Singer
Don Farnworth
Fighting Dog
Dancer
Gene Gavin
Fighting Dog
Dancer
Carolyn George
Dancer
Harold E. Gordon
Fighting Dog
Dancer
Reri Grist
Phyllis
Singer
Carmen Gutierrez
Jail Crony
Gladys
Dancer
Buzz Halliday
Jail Crony
Lady Bug
Singer
Lillian Hayman
Mother
Singer
Moses LaMarr
Butch
Singer
Bruce MacKay
Bartender
Singer
James Marley
"Copper"
Singer
Larry Montaigne
Blackie
Albert Popwell
Tall Cat
Dancer
Jack Rains
Singer
Nora Reho
Jail Crony
Dancer
Howard Roberts
Buzz
Singer
Dorothy Scott
Dancer
James Tarbutton
Tall Cat
Dancer
Elizabeth Taylor
Jail Crony
Dancer
Claude Thompson
Fighting Dog
Dancer
Elmarie Wendel
Jail Crony
Singer
Myrna White
Dancer
David Winters
Shorty
Dancer
Standby:
Larry Montaigne
,
Tom Poston
(archy) and
Chita Rivera
(mehitabel)
music by
George Kleinsinger
; lyrics by
Joe Darion
Act 1
Sung By
What Do We Care?
mehitabel and Singing and Dancing Ensemble
Toujours Gai
mehitabel
Queer Little Insect
mehitabel and reprised by archy
Big Bill
Big Bill and Ladies of the Dancing Ensemble
True Romance (Song and Dance)
mehitabel and Big Bill
The Lightning Bug Song
archy
I gotta be
Broadway and archy
Flotsam and Jetsam
archy and mehitabel
Come to Mee-ow
Tyone T. Tattersal
Suicide Song
archy
Shinbone Alley
Big Bill and Denizens of Shinbone Alley
Act 2
Sung By
The Moth Song
archy
A Woman Wouldn't Be a Woman (Song and Dance)
mehitabel and Ensemble
The Lullaby
mehitabel and the Singing Girls
What the Hell
mehitabel
Pretty Kitty (Song and Dance)
Singing Girls and mehitabel
Way Down Blues
mehitabel
The Lady Bug Song
Lady Bugs
Be a Pussycat
mehitabel
Quiet Street
archy
Toujours Gai
(Reprise)
archy, mehitabel and Ensemble
Tony Award®
Best Costume Design
1958 Nominee
Costume Design by
Motley
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