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The Apple Tree
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 18, 1966
Closing Date
Nov 25, 1967
1st Preview
Oct 05, 1966
1st Preview
Oct 05, 1966
Previews
13
Performances
463
Musical
Comedy
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Shubert Theatre
(Oct 18, 1966 - Nov 25, 1967)
Description
A musical in three acts
Setting
Part I: Eden. Saturday, June 1st. Part II: A Semi-Barbaric Kingdom. A Long Time Ago. Part III: Here. Now.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Stuart Ostrow
Music by
Jerry Bock
; Lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
; Book by
Jerry Bock
and
Sheldon Harnick
; Additional book material by
Jerome Coopersmith
; Based on "The Diary of Adam and Eve" by
Mark Twain
; Based on "The Lady or the Tiger?" by
Frank R. Stockton
; Based on "Passionella" by
Jules Feiffer
; Musical Director:
Elliot Lawrence
; Vocal arrangements by
Elliot Lawrence
; Music orchestrated by
Eddie Sauter
; Additional scoring by
Elliot Lawrence
Directed by
Mike Nichols
; Choreographed by
Lee Theodore
; Additional musical staging by
Herbert Ross
; Assistant Choreographer:
Jay Norman
Production Design by
Tony Walton
; Costume Design by
Tony Walton
; Lighting Design by
Jean Rosenthal
; Hair Design by
Ernest Adler
; Make-Up Design by
Joe Cranzano
; Sound Design by
Robert Liftin
; Scenic Assistant to Mr. Walton:
Richard Casler
; Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal:
Maxine Glorsky
General Manager:
Joseph Harris
and
Ira Bernstein
; Secretary to General Managers:
Nancy Simmons
Production Stage Manager:
Jerry Adler
; Stage Manager:
George Thorn
and
Tom Porter
Associate Conductor:
Leon Hyman
Animation film sequence of Miss Harris by
Richard Williams
; Films of Miss Harris photographed by
Jerry Schatzberg
General Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
and
Lee Solters
; Press Representative:
Harry Nigro
; Casting:
Michael Shurtleff
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
; Secretary to Mr. Ostrow:
Lola Shumlin
Alan Alda
Adam
Part 1
Captain Sanjar
Part 2
Flip, the Prince, Charming
Part 3
Larry Blyden
Snake
Part 1
Balladeer
Part 2
Narrator
Part 3
Barbara Harris
Eve
Part 1
Princess Barbára
Part 2
Ella and Passionella
Part 3
Carmen Alvarez
Nadjira
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Jackie Cronin
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Michael Davis
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Neil F. Jones
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Marc Jordan
King Arik
Part 2
Producer
Part 3
Ensemble
Part 3
Robert Klein
Guard
Part 2
Mr. Fallible
Part 3
Ensemble
Part 3
Barbara Lang
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Mary Louise
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Jay Norman
Prisoner
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Jaclynn Villamil
Prisoner's Bride
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Swings:
Ceil Delli
and
Bill Reilly
Standby:
Ken Kercheval
(Adam, Captain Sanjar, Flip, the Prince, Charming, Snake, Balladeer, Narrator)
Understudy:
Carmen Alvarez
(Eve, Princess Barbára, Ella and Passionella)
Shubert Theatre
(Oct 18, 1966 - Nov 25, 1967)
Production Stage Manager:
George Thorn
; Stage Manager:
Joe Dooley
Press Representative:
Jay Russell
Cast
Hal Holbrook
Adam
Part 1
Apr 06, 1967 - ?
Captain Sanjar
Part 2
Apr 06, 1967 - ?
Flip, the Prince, Charming
Part 3
Apr 06, 1967 - ?
Carmen Alvarez
Eve
Part 1
Aug 09, 1967 - ?
Alternate
Princess Barbára
Part 2
Aug 09, 1967 - ?
Alternate
Ella and Passionella
Part 3
Aug 09, 1967 - ?
Alternate
Ceil Delli
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Ken Kercheval
Adam
Part 1
Mar 27, 1967 - ?
Captain Sanjar
Part 2
Mar 27, 1967 - ?
Flip, the Prince, Charming
Part 3
Mar 27, 1967 - ?
Sue Ane Langdon
Eve
Part 1
Nov 01, 1967 - ?
Princess Barbára
Part 2
Nov 01, 1967 - ?
Ella and Passionella
Part 3
Nov 01, 1967 - ?
David McCorkle
Guard
Part 2
Mr. Fallible
Part 3
Ensemble
Part 3
Phyllis Newman
Eve
Part 1
Nov 26, 1966 - ?
Alternate
Princess Barbára
Part 2
Nov 26, 1966 - ?
Alternate
Ella and Passionella
Part 3
Nov 26, 1966 - ?
Alternate
Scott Pearson
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Sal Pernice
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Swing:
Scott Pearson
Standby:
Melissa Hart
(Eve, Princess Barbára, Ella and Passionella) and
Phyllis Newman
(Eve, Ella and Passionella, Princess Barbára)
Songs
music by
Jerry Bock
; lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
Act 1
Sung By
Here in Eden
Eve
Feelings
Eve
Eve
Adam
Friends
Eve
The Apple Tree (Forbidden Fruit)
Snake
Beautiful, Beautiful World
Adam
It's a Fish
Adam
Go to Sleep Whatever You Are
Eve
What Makes Me Love Him
Eve
Act 2
Sung By
I'll Tell You a Truth
Balladeer
Make Way
King's Court and King Arik
Forbidden Love (In Gaul)
Princess Barbára and Captain Sanjar
The Apple Tree
(Reprise)
Balladeer
I've Got What You Want
Princess Barbára
Tiger, Tiger
Princess Barbára
Make Way
(Reprise)
King's Court
Which Door?
Captain Sanjar, Princess Barbára, King Arik and Court
I'll Tell You a Truth
(Reprise)
Balladeer
Act 3
Sung By
Oh, to Be a Movie Star
Ella
Gorgeous
Passionella
I Know
Passionella and The Company
(Who, Who, Who, Who) Who Is She?
The Company
Wealth
Passionella
You Are Not Real
Flip, the Prince, Charming and The Company
George L
Ella and George
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1967 Nominee
Lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
Book by
Jerry Bock
and
Sheldon Harnick
Music by
Jerry Bock
Produced by
Stuart Ostrow
Best Composer and Lyricist
1967 Nominee
Lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
Music by
Jerry Bock
Best Actor in a Musical
1967 Nominee
Alan Alda
Best Actress in a Musical
1967 Winner
Barbara Harris
Best Costume Design
1967 Nominee
Costume Design by
Tony Walton
Best Choreography
1967 Nominee
Choreographed by
Lee Theodore
Best Direction of a Musical
1967 Nominee
Directed by
Mike Nichols
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Stuart Ostrow
Music by
Jerry Bock
; Lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
; Book by
Jerry Bock
and
Sheldon Harnick
; Additional book material by
Jerome Coopersmith
; Based on "The Diary of Adam and Eve" by
Mark Twain
; Based on "The Lady or the Tiger?" by
Frank R. Stockton
; Based on "Passionella" by
Jules Feiffer
; Musical Director:
Elliot Lawrence
; Vocal arrangements by
Elliot Lawrence
; Music orchestrated by
Eddie Sauter
; Additional scoring by
Elliot Lawrence
Directed by
Mike Nichols
; Choreographed by
Lee Theodore
; Additional musical staging by
Herbert Ross
; Assistant Choreographer:
Jay Norman
Production Design by
Tony Walton
; Costume Design by
Tony Walton
; Lighting Design by
Jean Rosenthal
; Hair Design by
Ernest Adler
; Make-Up Design by
Joe Cranzano
; Sound Design by
Robert Liftin
; Scenic Assistant to Mr. Walton:
Richard Casler
; Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal:
Maxine Glorsky
General Manager:
Joseph Harris
and
Ira Bernstein
; Secretary to General Managers:
Nancy Simmons
Production Stage Manager:
Jerry Adler
; Stage Manager:
George Thorn
and
Tom Porter
Associate Conductor:
Leon Hyman
Animation film sequence of Miss Harris by
Richard Williams
; Films of Miss Harris photographed by
Jerry Schatzberg
General Press Representative:
Harvey B. Sabinson
and
Lee Solters
; Press Representative:
Harry Nigro
; Casting:
Michael Shurtleff
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
; Secretary to Mr. Ostrow:
Lola Shumlin
Alan Alda
Adam
Part 1
Captain Sanjar
Part 2
Flip, the Prince, Charming
Part 3
Larry Blyden
Snake
Part 1
Balladeer
Part 2
Narrator
Part 3
Barbara Harris
Eve
Part 1
Princess Barbára
Part 2
Ella and Passionella
Part 3
Carmen Alvarez
Nadjira
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Jackie Cronin
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Michael Davis
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Neil F. Jones
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Marc Jordan
King Arik
Part 2
Producer
Part 3
Ensemble
Part 3
Robert Klein
Guard
Part 2
Mr. Fallible
Part 3
Ensemble
Part 3
Barbara Lang
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Mary Louise
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Jay Norman
Prisoner
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Jaclynn Villamil
Prisoner's Bride
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Swings:
Ceil Delli
and
Bill Reilly
Standby:
Ken Kercheval
(Adam, Captain Sanjar, Flip, the Prince, Charming, Snake, Balladeer, Narrator)
Understudy:
Carmen Alvarez
(Eve, Princess Barbára, Ella and Passionella)
Shubert Theatre
(Oct 18, 1966 - Nov 25, 1967)
Production Stage Manager:
George Thorn
; Stage Manager:
Joe Dooley
Press Representative:
Jay Russell
Cast
Hal Holbrook
Adam
Part 1
Apr 06, 1967 - ?
Captain Sanjar
Part 2
Apr 06, 1967 - ?
Flip, the Prince, Charming
Part 3
Apr 06, 1967 - ?
Carmen Alvarez
Eve
Part 1
Aug 09, 1967 - ?
Alternate
Princess Barbára
Part 2
Aug 09, 1967 - ?
Alternate
Ella and Passionella
Part 3
Aug 09, 1967 - ?
Alternate
Ceil Delli
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Ken Kercheval
Adam
Part 1
Mar 27, 1967 - ?
Captain Sanjar
Part 2
Mar 27, 1967 - ?
Flip, the Prince, Charming
Part 3
Mar 27, 1967 - ?
Sue Ane Langdon
Eve
Part 1
Nov 01, 1967 - ?
Princess Barbára
Part 2
Nov 01, 1967 - ?
Ella and Passionella
Part 3
Nov 01, 1967 - ?
David McCorkle
Guard
Part 2
Mr. Fallible
Part 3
Ensemble
Part 3
Phyllis Newman
Eve
Part 1
Nov 26, 1966 - ?
Alternate
Princess Barbára
Part 2
Nov 26, 1966 - ?
Alternate
Ella and Passionella
Part 3
Nov 26, 1966 - ?
Alternate
Scott Pearson
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Sal Pernice
King Arik's Court
Part 2
Ensemble
Part 3
Swing:
Scott Pearson
Standby:
Melissa Hart
(Eve, Princess Barbára, Ella and Passionella) and
Phyllis Newman
(Eve, Ella and Passionella, Princess Barbára)
music by
Jerry Bock
; lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
Act 1
Sung By
Here in Eden
Eve
Feelings
Eve
Eve
Adam
Friends
Eve
The Apple Tree (Forbidden Fruit)
Snake
Beautiful, Beautiful World
Adam
It's a Fish
Adam
Go to Sleep Whatever You Are
Eve
What Makes Me Love Him
Eve
Act 2
Sung By
I'll Tell You a Truth
Balladeer
Make Way
King's Court and King Arik
Forbidden Love (In Gaul)
Princess Barbára and Captain Sanjar
The Apple Tree
(Reprise)
Balladeer
I've Got What You Want
Princess Barbára
Tiger, Tiger
Princess Barbára
Make Way
(Reprise)
King's Court
Which Door?
Captain Sanjar, Princess Barbára, King Arik and Court
I'll Tell You a Truth
(Reprise)
Balladeer
Act 3
Sung By
Oh, to Be a Movie Star
Ella
Gorgeous
Passionella
I Know
Passionella and The Company
(Who, Who, Who, Who) Who Is She?
The Company
Wealth
Passionella
You Are Not Real
Flip, the Prince, Charming and The Company
George L
Ella and George
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1967 Nominee
Lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
Book by
Jerry Bock
and
Sheldon Harnick
Music by
Jerry Bock
Produced by
Stuart Ostrow
Best Composer and Lyricist
1967 Nominee
Lyrics by
Sheldon Harnick
Music by
Jerry Bock
Best Actor in a Musical
1967 Nominee
Alan Alda
Best Actress in a Musical
1967 Winner
Barbara Harris
Best Costume Design
1967 Nominee
Costume Design by
Tony Walton
Best Choreography
1967 Nominee
Choreographed by
Lee Theodore
Best Direction of a Musical
1967 Nominee
Directed by
Mike Nichols
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