MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 22, 1959
Closing Date
Dec 17, 1960
Performances
448
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Shubert Theatre
(Oct 22, 1959 - Dec 17, 1960)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Centerville, Connecticut, 1910.
Comments
On layoff from July 9 - August 1, 1960
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by David Merrick
Book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell; Based on the play "Ah, Wilderness" by Eugene O'Neill; Music by Bob Merrill; Lyrics by Bob Merrill; Musical Director: Lehman Engel; Vocal arrangements by Lehman Engel; Ballet and incidental music by Laurence Rosenthal; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang
Directed by Peter Glenville; Choreographed by Onna White
Production Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Miles White; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal; Assistant to Oliver Smith: William Pitkin; Assistant to Miles White: Ann Roth; Production Assistant to Jean Rosenthal: Anne Sullivan
General Manager: Jack Schlissel; Company Manager: Vince McKnight
Production Stage Manager: Lucia Victor; Stage Manager: Charles Blackwell; Production Supervisor: Neil Hartley
Head Copyist: Thomas Brown; Orchestra Contractor: Morris Stonzek
Press Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson, David Powers and Ted Goldsmith; Casting: Michael Shurtleff; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company and Fred Golden; Asst. to the Choreographer: Tom Panko; Chief Electrician: Al Alloy
Jackie Gleason
Sid Davis
Essie's brother
Eileen Herlie
Lily Miller
Nat's sister
Walter Pidgeon
Nat Miller
editor of the Centerville Globe
Una Merkel
Essie Miller
Nat's wife
Robert Morse
Richard Miller
Nat's younger son
Nicole Barth
Townswoman
Alvin Beam
Townsman
Chad Block
Townsman
Charles Bolender
The Beardsley Dwarf
Frank Borgman
Townsman
Renee Byrns
Townswoman
John Carter
Townsman
Jack Collins
Bartender
Peter Conlow
Wint
Arthur's friend
Lyn Connorty
Townswoman
James Cresson
Arthur Miller
Richard's older bother, at Yale
Barbara Doherty
Townswoman
Katia Geleznova
Townswoman
Arlene Golonka
Belle
a travelling artiste for hire
Luke Halpin
Tommy Miller
Valerie Harper
Lady Entertainer
 
Townswoman
Lee Howard
Patron of the bar
 
Townsman
Diana Hunter
Lady Entertainer
 
Townswoman
Jack Konzal
Patron of the bar
 
Townsman
Elna Laun
Patron of the bar
 
Townswoman
Paula Lloyd
Patron of the bar
 
Camille
 
Townswoman
Susan Luckey
Muriel Macomber
Macomber's daughter and friend to Richard
Nancy Lynch
Townswoman
Bill McDonald
The Salesman
 
Townsman
Rae McLean
Salome
 
Lady Entertainer
 
Townswoman
Henry Michel
Townsman
Fred Miller
David Macomber
dry goods store owner
Jack Murray
Townsman
John Nola
Townsman
Zeme North
Mildred Miller
the youngest Miller
Janice Painchaud
Patron of the bar
 
Townswoman
Rusty Parker
Townsman
Bill Richards
Townsman
Harry Lee Rogers
Townsman
Bill Starr
Townsman
Walter Strauss
Townsman
Jimmy Tarbutton
Townsman
Pat Tolson
Patron of the bar
 
Townsman
Gene Varrone
The Drunk
 
Townsman
Marc West
Townsman
Standby: Dort Clark (Sid Davis) and Ruth Warrick (Lily Miller, Essie Miller)
Understudies: Nicole Barth (Belle), Frank Borgman (Bartender), John Carter (Arthur Miller), Lyn Connorty (Mildred Miller), Bill McDonald (Wint), Zeme North (Muriel Macomber), Bill Starr (Richard Miller) and Gene Varrone (David Macomber)

Shubert Theatre (Oct 22, 1959 - Dec 17, 1960)

Company Manager: Richard Horner
Stage Manager: Frank Dudley
Press Representative: Samuel J. Friedman and Maurice Turet

Cast

Nicole Barth
Lady Entertainer
Alvin Beam
Patron of the bar
William Bendix
Sid Davis
Essie's brother
Sidney Blackmer
Nat Miller
editor of the Centerville Globe
Frank Borgman
Bartender
Doris Dalton
Essie Miller
Nat's wife
Diana Hunter
Patron of the bar
Julie Marlow
Townswoman
Patricia Mount
Mildred Miller
the youngest Miller
Michael O'Shaughnessy
Townsman
Rusty Parker
Tommy Miller
Bill Richards
Bartender
Ron Schwinn
Townsman
Sep 1960 - ?
Understudies: Renee Byrns (Belle), Jack Collins (Sid Davis), Barbara Doherty (Mildred Miller), Frank Dudley (Bartender), Henry Michel (Nat Miller), Patricia Mount (Muriel Macomber), Michael O'Shaughnessy (Tommy Miller) and Rusty Parker (Tommy Miller)
music by Bob Merrill; lyrics by Bob Merrill
Act 1
Sung By
The Parade
Nat Miller and Townspeople
Oh, Please
Nat Miller, Essie Miller, Lily Miller and Family
I Would Die
Muriel Macomber and Richard Miller
Sid, Ol' Kid
Sid Davis and Townspeople
Staying Young
Nat Miller
I Get Embarrassed
Sid Davis and Lily Miller
We're Home
Lily Miller
Take Me Along
Sid Davis and Nat Miller
For Sweet Charity
Sid Davis, Nat Miller, Lady Entertainers and Townspeople
Pleasant Beach House
Wint
That's How It Starts
Richard Miller
Act 2
Sung By
The Beardsley Ballet
Richard Miller, Muriel Macomber, The Beardsley Dwarf, Salome and Ensemble
Oh, Please (Reprise)
Nat Miller and Essie Miller
Promise Me a Rose
Lily Miller and Sid Davis
Staying Young (Reprise)
Nat Miller
Little Green Snake
Sid Davis
Nine O'Clock
Richard Miller
But Yours
Sid Davis and Lily Miller
Take Me Along (Reprise)
Lily Miller, Sid Davis and Townspeople

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1960 Nominee
Book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell
Music by Bob Merrill
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Produced by David Merrick

Best Actor in a Musical

1960 Winner
Jackie Gleason
 

Best Actor in a Musical

1960 Nominee
Robert Morse
Walter Pidgeon
 

Best Actress in a Musical

1960 Nominee
Eileen Herlie
 

Best Costume Design

1960 Nominee
Costume Design by Miles White
 

Best Choreography

1960 Nominee
Choreographed by Onna White
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1960 Nominee
Directed by Peter Glenville
 

Best Conductor and Musical Director

1960 Nominee
Musical Director: Lehman Engel
 

Best Stage Technician

1960 Nominee
Electrician: Al Alloy
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