MusicalOperettaRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Sep 05, 1973
Closing Date
Sep 16, 1973
1st Preview
Sep 04, 1973
1st Preview
Sep 04, 1973
Previews
1
Performances
15
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Uris Theatre
(Sep 05, 1973 - Sep 16, 1973)
Description
An operetta in two acts
Setting
The 1930s. Northern Africa.
Produced by Moe Septee; Produced in association with Jack L. Wolgin and Victor H. Potamkin
Music by Sigmund Romberg; Book by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II and Frank Mandel; Lyrics by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II and Frank Mandel; Dance arrangements by Dorothea Freitag; Featuring songs with lyrics by Edward Smith; Musical Director: Al Cavaliere
Directed by Henry Butler; Choreographed by David Nillo
Scenic Design by Clarke Dunham; Costume Design by Sara Brook; Lighting Design by Clarke Dunham
Production Stage Manager: Lee Murray; Stage Manager: Patricia Drylie
Press Representative: Betty Lee Hunt Associates, Inc. and Ellen Levene
Ruby Greene Aspinall
Neri
Marsha Bagwell
Ensemble
Kita Bouroff
Ensemble
Chris Callan
Margot Bonvalet
Lana Caradimas
Ensemble
Jacqueline Clark
Ensemble
Donald Coleman
Ensemble
Bill Collins
Ensemble
Austin Colyer
Ensemble
Kent Cottam
Lt. Davergne
 
Ensemble
David Cryer
Pierre Birabeau
General Birabeau's son
Osceola Davis
Edith
Ronald De Felice
Ensemble
Jerry Dodge
Benjamin Kidd
Society Correspondent of the Paris Herald
Dennis Dohman
Ensemble
Dick Ensslen
Hadji
 
Ensemble
Karen Ford
Ensemble
Stanley Grover
Captain Paul Fontaine
Bonnie Hinson
Ensemble
Michael Kermoyan
Ali Ben Ali
Caid of a Riff Tribe
Urylee Leonardos
Ensemble
Violet Ley
Ensemble
William Leyerle
Sgt. Boussac
Jane Lucas
Ensemble
Sandra Mannis
Ensemble
Rita Oney Best
Ensemble
Berdeen Pigorsh
Ensemble
John Ribecchi
Sid El Kar
the Red Shadow's Lieutenant
Gloria Rossi
Azuri
Frederick Sampson III
Palace Guard
Nicholas Scarpinati
Mindar
 
Ensemble
Brenda Schaffer
Ensemble
Peter Schroeder
Ensemble
Arthur Shaffer
Ensemble
Mandingo Shaka
Hassi
Shepperd Strudwick
General Birabeau
Governor of a French Moroccan Province
Britt Swanson
Susan
General Birabeau's ward
Anthony Tamburello
Ensemble
Carol Jeanne Tenney
on Wednesday and Saturday matinees
Margot Bonvalet
Alternate
David Vogel
Ensemble
David Weatherspoon
Ensemble
Dundi Wright
Ensemble
Gloria Zaglool
Clementina
a Spanish "lady"
Understudy: Bill Collins (Mindar)

Uris Theatre (Sep 05, 1973 - Sep 16, 1973)

Cast

Austin Colyer
Benjamin Kidd
Society Correspondent of the Paris Herald
David Vogel
General Birabeau
Governor of a French Moroccan Province
music by Sigmund Romberg; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Prelude, Feasting Song
Sid El Kar and Riffs
The Riff Song
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Red Shadow, Sid El Kar and Riffs
Feasting Song (Reprise)
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Sid El Kar and Riffs
The Riff Song (Reprise)
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Red Shadow and Sid El Kar
Margot
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Captain Paul Fontaine and Soldiers
Has Anybody Seen my Bennie?
(lyrics by Edward Smith)
Susan
Why Did We Marry Soldiers?
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
French Girls
French Military Marching Song
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Margot Bonvalet, French Girls and Soldiers
Romance
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Margot Bonvalet and French Girls
Then You Will Know
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Margot Bonvalet, Pierre Birabeau and Ensemble
I Want a Kiss
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Margot Bonvalet, Pierre Birabeau, Captain Paul Fontaine and Ensemble
It
(lyrics by Edward Smith)
Benjamin Kidd and Susan
The Desert Song
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Red Shadow and Margot Bonvalet
Azuri Dance
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Azuri and Azuri Girls
Soft as a Pigeon
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Sid El Kar, Captain Paul Fontaine and Ensemble
The Desert Song (Reprise)
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Red Shadow, Margot Bonvalet and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
My Little Castagnette
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Clementina and Spanish Girls
Song of the Brass Key
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Clementina and Spanish Girls
One Good Boy Gone Wrong
(lyrics by Edward Smith)
Benjamin Kidd and Clementina
Let Love Go
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Ali Ben Ali and Male Ensemble
One Flower in Your Garden
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Sid El Kar and Male Ensemble
One Alone
Red Shadow, Sid El Kar, Ali Ben Ali and Male Ensemble
The Sabre Song
Margot Bonvalet and Red Shadow
The Desert Song (Reprise)
(lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel)
Margot Bonvalet and Red Shadow
One Alone (Reprise)
Red Shadow and Male Ensemble
It (Reprise)
(lyrics by Edward Smith)
Benjamin Kidd and Susan
Dance of Triumph
Azuri
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