Tenderloin

46th Street Theatre, (10/17/1960 - 4/23/1961)

First Preview:	Oct 12, 1960	Total Previews:	6
Opening Date:	Oct 17, 1960
Closing Date:	Apr 23, 1961	Total Performances:	216

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway

Description: A musical in two acts

Setting: The island of Manhattan during the latter part of the 19th Century.

Production Staff [See More]
Theatre Owned by The Shubert Organization; 46th Street Theatre Managing Director: Lester Osterman; 46th Street Theatre General Manager: Richard Horner
Produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince
Book by George Abbott and Jerome Weidman; Based on the novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams; Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Musical Director: Hal Hastings; Music orchestrated by Irwin Kostal; Dance arrangements by Jack Elliott
Directed by George Abbott; Choreographed by Joe Layton
Scenic Design by Cecil Beaton; Costume Design by Cecil Beaton; Hair Design by Ronald De Mann
General Manager: Carl Fisher
Production Stage Manager: Ruth Mitchell; Stage Manager: John Allen
Copyist Supervisor: Mathilde Pincus
Press Representative: Sol Jacobson and Lewis Harmon; Casting: Judith Abbott; Advertising: Ingram Ash

Cast

Maurice Evans	Reverend Brock
Ron Husmann	Tommy
Jere Admire	Dancer
Charles Aschmann	Singer
Lee Becker	Gertie
Raymond Bramley	Purdy
Carvel Carter	Prostitute
Gordon Cook	Ellington
Lanier Davis	Martin
Ralph Dunn	Lt. Schmidt The Pantata
Nancy Emes	Prostitute
David Evans	Dancer
Rex Everhart	Joe
Roy Fant	Deacon
Bob Fitch	Drunk
	Dancer
John Ford	Singer
Dorothy Frank	Dorothy
	Dancer
Margery Gray	Margie
	Prostitute
	Dancer
Stokeley Gray	Singer
Maria Graziano	Singer
Mickey Gunnersen	Dancer
Joe Hill	Chairman
	Singer
Jordon Howard	Rooney
	Singer
Gail Johnston	Singer
Irene Kane	Jessica
Sandy Leeds	Dancer
Jack Leigh	Dancer
Erin Martin	Prostitute
	Dancer
Jack McCann	Callahan
	Singer
Wynne Miller	Laura
Dargan Montgomery	Young Man
	Singer
Christine Norden	Liz
Patsy Peterson	Girl
	Singer
Eddie Phillips	Frye
Wakefield Poole	Dancer
Marjorie Pragon	Dancer
Claire Richard	Singer
Michael Roberts	Becker
	Singer
Eileen Rodgers	Nita
Elaine Rogers	Mrs. Barker
	Singer
Marguerite Shaw	Nellie
Ron Stratton	Dancer
Jayne Turner	Dancer
Pat Turner	Maggie
	Dancer

Understudies: Gordon Cook (Tommy), Nancy Emes (Nita), David Evans (Ellington), Bob Fitch (Frye), Margery Gray (Jessica), Stokeley Gray (Martin), Joe Hill (Purdy, Reverend Brock), Jordon Howard (Deacon, Joe), Gail Johnston (Laura), Erin Martin (Gertie), Claire Richard (Nellie), Michael Roberts (Lt. Schmidt) and Marguerite Shaw (Liz)

Tony Award^®
1961 Best Actor in a Musical [nominee]
Maurice Evans
1961 Best Featured Actor in a Musical [nominee]
Ron Husmann
1961 Best Costume Design (Musical) [nominee]
Costume Design by Cecil Beaton
Theatre World
1961 Award [recipient]
Ron Husmann

music by Jerry Bock; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

ACT 1	Sung By
Bless This Land	The Choir
Little Old New York	Nita, Gertie and Company
Dr. Brock	Reverend Brock
Artificial Flowers	Tommy
What's In It For You?	Reverend Brock and Tommy
Reform	Gertie and Singers
Tommy, Tommy	Laura
Artificial Flowers (Reprise)	Margie
The Picture of Happiness	Tommy
Dance	Gertie, Frye and Company
Dear Friend	Reverend Brock, Laura, Jessica and Dancer
The Army of the Just	Reverend Brock, Martin, Dancer and Singers
How the Money Changes Hands	Reverend Brock, Nita, Liz, Frye, Gertie and Company
ACT 2	Sung By
Good Clean Fun	Reverend Brock and Company
My Miss Mary	Tommy, Laura and Singers
My Gentle Young Johny	Nita
The Trial	The Company
The Tenderloin Celebratioin	Frye, Gertie and Company
Reform (Reprise)	Gertie, Prostitute, Liz and Company
Tommy, Tommy (Reprise)	Laura
Little Old New York (Reprise)	The Company