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Silk Stockings
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 24, 1955
Closing Date
Apr 14, 1956
Performances
478
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Feb 24, 1955
Close Date: Apr 14, 1956
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(Feb 24, 1955 - Apr 14, 1956)
Setting
Paris and Moscow. The present.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Select Operating Corporation
Produced by
Feuer & Martin
; Associate Producer:
Monty Shaff
and
Arthur Lewis
Music by
Cole Porter
; Lyrics by
Cole Porter
; Book by
George S. Kaufman
,
Leueen MacGrath
and
Abe Burrows
; Suggested by "Ninotchka" by
Melchior Lengyel
; Musical Director:
Herbert Greene
; Vocal arrangements by
Herbert Greene
; Music orchestrated by
Don Walker
; Dance arrangements by
Tommy Goodman
Directed by
Cy Feuer
; Musical Staging by
Eugene Loring
; Uncredited show doctoring by
Jerome Robbins
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Lucinda Ballard
; Additional Costumes by
Robert Mackintosh
; Assistant Lighting Design:
John Harvey
and
Warren Clymer
; Assistant to Miss Ballard:
Florence Klotz
; Hair Design by
Ronald De Mann
Company Manager:
Joseph Harris
Production Stage Manager:
Henri Caubisens
; Stage Manager:
Terence Little
and
Lawrence Kasha
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Marvin Goodis
and
Arthur Rubin
Musician:
Maurice Kogan
,
Leon Merian
and
Mervin Gold
; Music Contractor:
Henry Topper
; Music Preparation:
Mathilde Pincus
; Cellist:
Shepard Coleman
General Press Representative:
Karl Bernstein
; Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
; Dance Supervisor:
Merritt Thompson
; Casting:
Ira Bernstein
Don Ameche
Steve Canfield
Hildegarde Neff
Ninotchka
George Tobias
Commissar Markovitch
Gretchen Wyler
Janice Dayton
Martin Allen
Dancer
Tommy Andrew
Dancer
Estelle Aza
Dancer
Lee Barry
Guard
Assistant Director
Edward Becker
First Commissar
Reporter
Guard
Leon Belasco
Brankov
Paul Best
M. Fabour
Movie Director
Barbara Bostock
Dancer
Verna Cain
Dancer
Kenneth Chertok
Choreographer
Ludi Claire
Saleslady
Geraldine Delaney
Flower Girl
Dancer
George Foster
Dancer
Tony Gardell
Reporter
Minister
Forrest Green
Chief Commissar
Grisha
Marcel Hillaire
Pierre Bouchard
Bruce Hoy
Dancer
Dick Humphrey
Guard
Walter Kelvin
Hotel Doorman
President of Politburo
Devra Kline
Sonia
Dancer
Henry Lascoe
Ivanov
Win Mayo
French Comrade
Pat McBride
Dancer
Alexandra Moss
Anna
Julie Newmar
Vera
Feb 24, 1955 - Apr 07, 1956
David Opatoshu
Bibinski
Louis Polacek
Bookstall Man
John Ray
Dancer
Carol Risser
Dancer
Arthur Rubin
Reporter
Stanley Simmonds
Hotel Manager
Philip Sterling
Peter Ilyitch Boroff
Carol Stevens
Dancer
Arthur Ulisse
French Comrade
Onna White
Dancer
Understudies:
Verna Cain
(Anna),
Forrest Green
(Commissar Markovitch, Ivanov),
Devra Kline
(Vera),
Pat McBride
(Saleslady, Sonia) and
Stanley Simmonds
(Bibinski, Peter Ilyitch Boroff)
Imperial Theatre
(Feb 24, 1955 - Apr 14, 1956)
Musical Director:
Anton Coppola
Production Stage Manager:
Herman Magidson
Press Representative:
Robert Ganshaw
Cast
Lawrence Brooks
Steve Canfield
Charles Aschmann
French Comrade
Lee Barry
Hotel Doorman
Lynne Broadbent
Dancer
Kenneth Chertok
Peter Ilyitch Boroff
David Collyer
Reporter
President of Politburo
Minister
Dorothy Dushock
Dancer
Christiane Felsmann
Anna
Marvin Goodis
Guard
Reporter
Jane Hennessy
Dancer
Greb Lober
Flower Girl
Dancer
Win Mayo
Choreographer
Bookstall Man
Pat McBride
Sonia
Tom O'Steen
Dancer
Adam Petroski
French Comrade
Ben Raisen
Hotel Doorman
Christina Rush
Anna
Karen Shepard
Vera
Apr 09, 1956 - Apr 14, 1956
Jan Sherwood
Saleslady
Ann Sparkman
Dancer
Arthur Ulisse
Pierre Bouchard
Ken Urmston
Dancer
Norman Weise
President of Politburo
Understudies:
David Collyer
(Commissar Markovitch, Pierre Bouchard),
Christiane Felsmann
(Ninotchka),
Dee Harless
(Janice Dayton),
Greb Lober
(Ninotchka),
Win Mayo
(Movie Director),
Ben Raisen
(Brankov, M. Fabour),
Carol Risser
(Janice Dayton) and
Jan Sherwood
(Ninotchka)
Songs
music by
Cole Porter
; lyrics by
Cole Porter
Act 1
Sung By
Too Bad
Ivanov, Brankov, Bibinski and Hotel Staff
Paris Loves Lovers
Canfield and Ninotchka
Stereophonic Sound
Janice Dayton
It's a Chemical Reaction, That's All
Ninotchka
All of You
Canfield
Satin and Silk
Janice Dayton
Without Love
Ninotchka
All of You
(Reprise)
Canfield
Act 2
Sung By
Hail, Bibinski
Ivanov, Brankov, Bibinski and French Comrades
As On Through the Seasons We Sail
Canfield and Ninotchka
Josephine
Janice Dayton and Chorus
Siberia
Ivanov, Brankov and Bibinski
Silk Stockings
Canfield
The Red Blues
The Russians
Finale
Entire Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Select Operating Corporation
Produced by
Feuer & Martin
; Associate Producer:
Monty Shaff
and
Arthur Lewis
Music by
Cole Porter
; Lyrics by
Cole Porter
; Book by
George S. Kaufman
,
Leueen MacGrath
and
Abe Burrows
; Suggested by "Ninotchka" by
Melchior Lengyel
; Musical Director:
Herbert Greene
; Vocal arrangements by
Herbert Greene
; Music orchestrated by
Don Walker
; Dance arrangements by
Tommy Goodman
Directed by
Cy Feuer
; Musical Staging by
Eugene Loring
; Uncredited show doctoring by
Jerome Robbins
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Lucinda Ballard
; Additional Costumes by
Robert Mackintosh
; Assistant Lighting Design:
John Harvey
and
Warren Clymer
; Assistant to Miss Ballard:
Florence Klotz
; Hair Design by
Ronald De Mann
Company Manager:
Joseph Harris
Production Stage Manager:
Henri Caubisens
; Stage Manager:
Terence Little
and
Lawrence Kasha
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Marvin Goodis
and
Arthur Rubin
Musician:
Maurice Kogan
,
Leon Merian
and
Mervin Gold
; Music Contractor:
Henry Topper
; Music Preparation:
Mathilde Pincus
; Cellist:
Shepard Coleman
General Press Representative:
Karl Bernstein
; Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
; Dance Supervisor:
Merritt Thompson
; Casting:
Ira Bernstein
Don Ameche
Steve Canfield
Hildegarde Neff
Ninotchka
George Tobias
Commissar Markovitch
Gretchen Wyler
Janice Dayton
Martin Allen
Dancer
Tommy Andrew
Dancer
Estelle Aza
Dancer
Lee Barry
Guard
Assistant Director
Edward Becker
First Commissar
Reporter
Guard
Leon Belasco
Brankov
Paul Best
M. Fabour
Movie Director
Barbara Bostock
Dancer
Verna Cain
Dancer
Kenneth Chertok
Choreographer
Ludi Claire
Saleslady
Geraldine Delaney
Flower Girl
Dancer
George Foster
Dancer
Tony Gardell
Reporter
Minister
Forrest Green
Chief Commissar
Grisha
Marcel Hillaire
Pierre Bouchard
Bruce Hoy
Dancer
Dick Humphrey
Guard
Walter Kelvin
Hotel Doorman
President of Politburo
Devra Kline
Sonia
Dancer
Henry Lascoe
Ivanov
Win Mayo
French Comrade
Pat McBride
Dancer
Alexandra Moss
Anna
Julie Newmar
Vera
Feb 24, 1955 - Apr 07, 1956
David Opatoshu
Bibinski
Louis Polacek
Bookstall Man
John Ray
Dancer
Carol Risser
Dancer
Arthur Rubin
Reporter
Stanley Simmonds
Hotel Manager
Philip Sterling
Peter Ilyitch Boroff
Carol Stevens
Dancer
Arthur Ulisse
French Comrade
Onna White
Dancer
Understudies:
Verna Cain
(Anna),
Forrest Green
(Commissar Markovitch, Ivanov),
Devra Kline
(Vera),
Pat McBride
(Saleslady, Sonia) and
Stanley Simmonds
(Bibinski, Peter Ilyitch Boroff)
Imperial Theatre
(Feb 24, 1955 - Apr 14, 1956)
Musical Director:
Anton Coppola
Production Stage Manager:
Herman Magidson
Press Representative:
Robert Ganshaw
Cast
Lawrence Brooks
Steve Canfield
Charles Aschmann
French Comrade
Lee Barry
Hotel Doorman
Lynne Broadbent
Dancer
Kenneth Chertok
Peter Ilyitch Boroff
David Collyer
Reporter
President of Politburo
Minister
Dorothy Dushock
Dancer
Christiane Felsmann
Anna
Marvin Goodis
Guard
Reporter
Jane Hennessy
Dancer
Greb Lober
Flower Girl
Dancer
Win Mayo
Choreographer
Bookstall Man
Pat McBride
Sonia
Tom O'Steen
Dancer
Adam Petroski
French Comrade
Ben Raisen
Hotel Doorman
Christina Rush
Anna
Karen Shepard
Vera
Apr 09, 1956 - Apr 14, 1956
Jan Sherwood
Saleslady
Ann Sparkman
Dancer
Arthur Ulisse
Pierre Bouchard
Ken Urmston
Dancer
Norman Weise
President of Politburo
Understudies:
David Collyer
(Commissar Markovitch, Pierre Bouchard),
Christiane Felsmann
(Ninotchka),
Dee Harless
(Janice Dayton),
Greb Lober
(Ninotchka),
Win Mayo
(Movie Director),
Ben Raisen
(Brankov, M. Fabour),
Carol Risser
(Janice Dayton) and
Jan Sherwood
(Ninotchka)
music by
Cole Porter
; lyrics by
Cole Porter
Act 1
Sung By
Too Bad
Ivanov, Brankov, Bibinski and Hotel Staff
Paris Loves Lovers
Canfield and Ninotchka
Stereophonic Sound
Janice Dayton
It's a Chemical Reaction, That's All
Ninotchka
All of You
Canfield
Satin and Silk
Janice Dayton
Without Love
Ninotchka
All of You
(Reprise)
Canfield
Act 2
Sung By
Hail, Bibinski
Ivanov, Brankov, Bibinski and French Comrades
As On Through the Seasons We Sail
Canfield and Ninotchka
Josephine
Janice Dayton and Chorus
Siberia
Ivanov, Brankov and Bibinski
Silk Stockings
Canfield
The Red Blues
The Russians
Finale
Entire Company
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