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Sleepy Hollow
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jun 03, 1948
Closing Date
Jun 12, 1948
Performances
12
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Open Date: Jun 03, 1948
Close Date: Jun 12, 1948
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Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
St. James Theatre
(Jun 03, 1948 - Jun 12, 1948)
Setting
The autumn of 1795 in the village of Sleepy Hollow, up by the Tappan Zee on the east bank of the Hudson River
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Lorraine Lester
Book by
Russell Maloney
and
Miriam Battista
; Music by
George Lessner
; Lyrics by
Russell Maloney
and
Miriam Battista
; Based on a story by
Washington Irving
; Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek
,
Ted Royal
and
George Lessner
; Vocal arrangements by
Elie Siegmaster
; Additional lyrics by
Ruth Hughes Aaron
Directed by
John O'Shaughnessy
and
Marc Connelly
; Choreographed by
Anna Sokolow
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
David Ffolkes
Conducted by
Irving Actman
Ilona Albok
Village Girl Who Sings
Aza Bard
Village Girl Who Dances
Joan Barrett
Village Girl Who Sings
Dorothy Bird
The Lady from New Haven
Walter Butterworth
Willie Van Twiller
Village Child
Clara Courdery
Village Girl Who Dances
Alex Daunaeff
Village Boy Who Dances
Ray Drakeley
Balt
Village Boy Who Sings
Ann Dunbar
Jenny
Village Girl Who Dances
Morley Evans
Mr. Van Ripper
Don Farnworth
Village Boy Who Dances
William Ferguson
Ike
Village Boy Who Sings
Peggy Ferris
Lena
Village Girl Who Sings
Ken Foley
Mr. Van Hooten
Village Boy Who Sings
Kate Friedlich
Village Girl Who Dances
Ward Garner
Hendrick
Russell George
Luther
Village Boy Who Sings
Saida Gerrard
Village Girl Who Dances
Hayes Gordon
Brom "Bones" Van Brunt
Carmella Gutierrez
Village Girl Who Dances
Jean Handzlik
Mrs. Van Ripper
Thomas Hoier
Mr. Van Tassel
Tyrone Kearney
Conscience
Gil Lamb
Ichabod Crane
Doreen Lane
Teena
Village Child
Sylvia Lane
Greta
Village Child
Deda LaPetina
Village Girl Who Sings
Jay Lloyd
Village Boy Who Dances
Vincent Lubrano
Village Boy Who Sings
Remi Martel
Village Boy Who Dances
Margaret McCallion
Village Girl Who Dances
Mary McCarty
Eva
Ruth McDevitt
Mrs. Van Tassel
William Mende
Cotton Mather
Village Boy Who Sings
Joseph Milan
Village Boy Who Dances
Shaun O'Brien
Piet
Village Boy Who Dances
Margery Oldroyd
Annie
Village Girl Who Sings
Laura Pierpont
Mrs. Van Brunt
Kenneth Remo
Indian
Ellen Repp
Wilhelmina
Richard Rhoades
Martin Van Horsen
Village Child
Margaret Ritter
Bertha
Village Girl Who Sings
Larry Robbins
Roelf
Village Boy Who Sings
John Russel
Joost
Village Boy Who Sings
Lewis Scholle
Stuyveling Van Doorn
Village Child
Alan Shay
Hans Van Ripper
Village Child
Robin Sloan
Hilda
Robin Sloane
Village Child
Janice Sprei
Village Girl Who Sings
James Starbuck
Walt
Jo Sullivan
Margaret
Village Girl Who Sings
Kaja Sundsten
Village Girl Who Dances
Elizabeth
Franklin Wagner
Nick
Village Boy Who Dances
John Ward
Chris
Village Boy Who Dances
Betty Jane Watson
Katrina Van Tassel
Bobby White
Jacob Van Tassel
Bert Wilcox
Mr. Van Brunt
Understudies:
Alex Dunaeff
(Walt),
Peggy Ferris
(Eva),
Kate Friedlich
(The Lady from New Haven),
Russell George
(Brom "Bones" Van Brunt),
Tyrone Kearney
(Ichabod Crane),
Kenneth Remo
(Hendrick),
Margaret Ritter
(Katrina Van Tassel),
Larry Robbins
(Indian) and
John Russel
(Conscience)
Songs
music by
George Lessner
; lyrics by
Miriam Battista
and
Russell Maloney
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Time Stands Still
Villagers
I Still Have Plenty to Learn
Brom "Bones" Van Brunt
Ask Me Again
Katrina Van Tassel
I Still Have Plenty to Learn
(Reprise)
Brom "Bones" Van Brunt and Katrina Van Tassel
Never Let Her Go
Villagers
There's History To Be Made
(lyrics by
Ruth Hughes Aaron
,
Miriam Battista
and
Russell Maloney
)
Ichabod Crane
Here and Now
Brom "Bones" Van Brunt and Katrina Van Tassel
Why Was I Born on a Farm?
(lyrics by
Ruth Hughes Aaron
)
Eva
If
Ichabod Crane
My Lucky Lover
Katrina Van Tassel, Wilhelmina, Eva and Sleepy Hollow Girls
A Musical Lesson
Ichabod Crane
You've Got That Kind of a Face
(lyrics by
Ruth Hughes Aaron
,
Miriam Battista
and
Russell Maloney
)
Hendrick and Eva
I'm Lost
(lyrics by
Ruth Hughes Aaron
)
Brom "Bones" Van Brunt
Goodnight
Villagers
The Englishman's Head
Wilhelmina, Brom "Bones" Van Brunt and Villagers
Act 2
Sung By
Pedro, Ichabod
Brom "Bones" Van Brunt, Walt and Village Boys
Poor Man
Ichabod Crane
The Things That Lovers Say
Katrina Van Tassel
I'm Lost
(Reprise)
(lyrics by
Ruth Hughes Aaron
)
Brom "Bones" Van Brunt
Ichabod
Conscience, Indian and Cotton Mather
The Gray Goose
Jacob Van Tassel and Ensemble
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Scenic Design
1949 Winner
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
Theatre World
Award
1949 Recipient
Mary McCarty
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Lorraine Lester
Book by
Russell Maloney
and
Miriam Battista
; Music by
George Lessner
; Lyrics by
Russell Maloney
and
Miriam Battista
; Based on a story by
Washington Irving
; Music orchestrated by
Hans Spialek
,
Ted Royal
and
George Lessner
; Vocal arrangements by
Elie Siegmaster
; Additional lyrics by
Ruth Hughes Aaron
Directed by
John O'Shaughnessy
and
Marc Connelly
; Choreographed by
Anna Sokolow
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
David Ffolkes
Conducted by
Irving Actman
Ilona Albok
Village Girl Who Sings
Aza Bard
Village Girl Who Dances
Joan Barrett
Village Girl Who Sings
Dorothy Bird
The Lady from New Haven
Walter Butterworth
Willie Van Twiller
Village Child
Clara Courdery
Village Girl Who Dances
Alex Daunaeff
Village Boy Who Dances
Ray Drakeley
Balt
Village Boy Who Sings
Ann Dunbar
Jenny
Village Girl Who Dances
Morley Evans
Mr. Van Ripper
Don Farnworth
Village Boy Who Dances
William Ferguson
Ike
Village Boy Who Sings
Peggy Ferris
Lena
Village Girl Who Sings
Ken Foley
Mr. Van Hooten
Village Boy Who Sings
Kate Friedlich
Village Girl Who Dances
Ward Garner
Hendrick
Russell George
Luther
Village Boy Who Sings
Saida Gerrard
Village Girl Who Dances
Hayes Gordon
Brom "Bones" Van Brunt
Carmella Gutierrez
Village Girl Who Dances
Jean Handzlik
Mrs. Van Ripper
Thomas Hoier
Mr. Van Tassel
Tyrone Kearney
Conscience
Gil Lamb
Ichabod Crane
Doreen Lane
Teena
Village Child
Sylvia Lane
Greta
Village Child
Deda LaPetina
Village Girl Who Sings
Jay Lloyd
Village Boy Who Dances
Vincent Lubrano
Village Boy Who Sings
Remi Martel
Village Boy Who Dances
Margaret McCallion
Village Girl Who Dances
Mary McCarty
Eva
Ruth McDevitt
Mrs. Van Tassel
William Mende
Cotton Mather
Village Boy Who Sings
Joseph Milan
Village Boy Who Dances
Shaun O'Brien
Piet
Village Boy Who Dances
Margery Oldroyd
Annie
Village Girl Who Sings
Laura Pierpont
Mrs. Van Brunt
Kenneth Remo
Indian
Ellen Repp
Wilhelmina
Richard Rhoades
Martin Van Horsen
Village Child
Margaret Ritter
Bertha
Village Girl Who Sings
Larry Robbins
Roelf
Village Boy Who Sings
John Russel
Joost
Village Boy Who Sings
Lewis Scholle
Stuyveling Van Doorn
Village Child
Alan Shay
Hans Van Ripper
Village Child
Robin Sloan
Hilda
Robin Sloane
Village Child
Janice Sprei
Village Girl Who Sings
James Starbuck
Walt
Jo Sullivan
Margaret
Village Girl Who Sings
Kaja Sundsten
Village Girl Who Dances
Elizabeth
Franklin Wagner
Nick
Village Boy Who Dances
John Ward
Chris
Village Boy Who Dances
Betty Jane Watson
Katrina Van Tassel
Bobby White
Jacob Van Tassel
Bert Wilcox
Mr. Van Brunt
Understudies:
Alex Dunaeff
(Walt),
Peggy Ferris
(Eva),
Kate Friedlich
(The Lady from New Haven),
Russell George
(Brom "Bones" Van Brunt),
Tyrone Kearney
(Ichabod Crane),
Kenneth Remo
(Hendrick),
Margaret Ritter
(Katrina Van Tassel),
Larry Robbins
(Indian) and
John Russel
(Conscience)
music by
George Lessner
; lyrics by
Miriam Battista
and
Russell Maloney
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Time Stands Still
Villagers
I Still Have Plenty to Learn
Brom "Bones" Van Brunt
Ask Me Again
Katrina Van Tassel
I Still Have Plenty to Learn
(Reprise)
Brom "Bones" Van Brunt and Katrina Van Tassel
Never Let Her Go
Villagers
There's History To Be Made
(lyrics by
Ruth Hughes Aaron
,
Miriam Battista
and
Russell Maloney
)
Ichabod Crane
Here and Now
Brom "Bones" Van Brunt and Katrina Van Tassel
Why Was I Born on a Farm?
(lyrics by
Ruth Hughes Aaron
)
Eva
If
Ichabod Crane
My Lucky Lover
Katrina Van Tassel, Wilhelmina, Eva and Sleepy Hollow Girls
A Musical Lesson
Ichabod Crane
You've Got That Kind of a Face
(lyrics by
Ruth Hughes Aaron
,
Miriam Battista
and
Russell Maloney
)
Hendrick and Eva
I'm Lost
(lyrics by
Ruth Hughes Aaron
)
Brom "Bones" Van Brunt
Goodnight
Villagers
The Englishman's Head
Wilhelmina, Brom "Bones" Van Brunt and Villagers
Act 2
Sung By
Pedro, Ichabod
Brom "Bones" Van Brunt, Walt and Village Boys
Poor Man
Ichabod Crane
The Things That Lovers Say
Katrina Van Tassel
I'm Lost
(Reprise)
(lyrics by
Ruth Hughes Aaron
)
Brom "Bones" Van Brunt
Ichabod
Conscience, Indian and Cotton Mather
The Gray Goose
Jacob Van Tassel and Ensemble
Tony Award®
Best Scenic Design
1949 Winner
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
Theatre World
Award
1949 Recipient
Mary McCarty
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