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The Frogs
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jul 22, 2004
Closing Date
Oct 10, 2004
1st Preview
Jun 22, 2004
1st Preview
Jun 22, 2004
Previews
34
Performances
92
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Jul 22, 2004
Close Date: Oct 10, 2004
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Vivian Beaumont Theatre
(Jul 22, 2004 - Oct 10, 2004)
Setting
The time is the present. The place is Ancient Greece.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Produced by
Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
; Produced in association with
Bob Boyett
; LCT Musical Theater Associate Producer:
Ira Weitzman
A comedy written in 405 b.c. by
Aristophanes
; "The Frogs" freely adapted by
Burt Shevelove
; "The Frogs" even more freely adapted by
Nathan Lane
; Music by
Stephen Sondheim
; Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
; Lyrics for "Fear No More" from "Cymbeline" by
William Shakespeare
; Music orchestrated by
Jonathan Tunick
; Musical Director:
Paul Gemignani
; Dance arrangements by
Glen Kelly
; Associate Musical Dir.:
Annbritt duChateau
Directed by
Susan Stroman
; Choreographed by
Susan Stroman
; Associate Director:
Tara Young
; Associate Choreographer:
Tara Young
; Assistant Director:
Scott Bishop
Scenic Design by
Giles Cadle
; Costume Design by
William Ivey Long
; Lighting Design by
Kenneth Posner
; Sound Design by
Scott Lehrer
; Puppet Design by
Martin P. Robinson
; Hair and Wig Design by
Paul Huntley
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Robert John Andrusko
; Assistant Costume Design:
Tom Beall
; Assistant to William Ivey Long:
Rachel Attridge
and
Donald Sanders
; Make-Up Design by
Melissa Silver
; Associate Lighting Design:
Ben Stanton
; Automated Lighting Programmer:
Timothy F. Rogers
; Assistant to Kenneth Posner:
Paul Hackenmueller
; Assistant Sound Design:
Anthony Smolenski
; Plaza Frogs Soundscape by
Aural Fixation
LCT General Manager:
Adam Siegel
; LCT Company Manager:
Matthew Markoff
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Josh Lowenthal
Stage Manager:
Thom Widmann
; LCT Production Manager:
Jeff Hamlin
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Scott Taylor Rollison
and
Sarah Marie Elliott
Conducted by
Paul Gemignani
; Associate Conductor:
Annbritt duChateau
; Assistant Conductor:
Thad Wheeler
; Music Copyist:
Emily Grishman Music Preparation
; Concertmistress
Marilyn Reynolds
; Violin:
Mineko Yajima
; Viola:
Richard Brice
; Cello:
Deborah Sepe
; First Clarinet:
Les Scott
; Second Clarinet:
Eric Weidman
; First Bassoon:
Tom Sefcovic
; Second Bassoon:
Gili Sharett
; First Trumpet:
Dominic Derasse
; Second Trumpet:
Phil Granger
; First Trombone:
Richard Clark
; Second Trombone:
Mike Boschen
; Bass Trombone:
Dean Plank
; Piano:
Annbritt duChateau
; Harp:
Jennifer Hoult
; Bass:
John Beal
; Drums and Percussion:
Paul Pizzuti
; Percussion:
Thad Wheeler
Aerial Design:
Antigravity, Inc.
; Special Effects by
Gregory Meeh
; Special Effects Associate:
Patrick Boyd
Casting:
Tara Rubin Casting
; LCT Director of Development:
Hattie K. Jutagir
; LCT Director of Marketing:
Andrew Flatt
; General Press Representative:
Philip Rinaldi
; Advertising:
Serino Coyne, Inc.
; Photographer:
Paul Kolnik
; Dance Captain:
James Brown III
and
Joanne Manning
; Dialect Coach:
Stephen Gabis
; Production Assistant:
Chad Lewis
and
Rachel Wolff
; Poster Design by
Fraver
Ryan L. Ball
Ensemble
Fire Belly Bouncing Frog
Roger Bart
Replaced Chris Kattan in previews
Xanthias
Jul 15, 2004 - Oct 10, 2004
Peter Bartlett
Pluto
John Byner
Charon / Aekos
Daniel Davis
George Bernard Shaw
Bryn Dowling
Ensemble
Handmaiden Charisma
One of Pluto's Hellraisers
Rebecca Eichenberger
Ensemble
Shavian
Meg Gillentine
Ensemble
One of Three Graces
One of Pluto's Hellraisers
Shavian
Pia C. Glenn
Ensemble
Virilla
the Amazon
Tyler Hanes
Ensemble
Shavian
Francesca Harper
Ensemble
One of Pluto's Hellraisers
Shavian
Rod Harrelson
Ensemble
Jessica Howard
Ensemble
One of Three Graces
One of Pluto's Hellraisers
Naomi Kakuk
Ensemble
One of Three Graces
One of Pluto's Hellraisers
Kenway Hon Wai K. Kua
Ensemble
Nathan Lane
Dionysos
Luke Longacre
Ensemble
Fire Belly Bouncing Frog
David Lowenstein
Ensemble
Shavian
Burke Moses
Herakles
Michael Siberry
William Shakespeare
Kathy Voytko
Ensemble
Ariadne
Steve Wilson
Ensemble
Jay Brian Winnick
Ensemble
Shavian
Swings:
James Brown III
,
Eric Michael Gillett
,
Timothy Gulan
,
Joanne Manning
and
Mia Price
Understudies:
Ryan L. Ball
(Herakles),
Meg Gillentine
(Ariadne, Virilla, Handmaiden Charisma),
Eric Michael Gillett
(Pluto, George Bernard Shaw, William Shakespeare),
Timothy Gulan
(Dionysos, Xanthias, Pluto),
Francesca Harper
(Virilla),
David Lowenstein
(Charon / Aekos),
Mia Price
(Ariadne, Handmaiden Charisma),
Steve Wilson
(Herakles, George Bernard Shaw, William Shakespeare) and
Jay Brian Winnick
(Dionysos, Xanthias, Charon / Aekos)
Vivian Beaumont Theatre
(Jul 22, 2004 - Oct 10, 2004)
Cast
Timothy Gulan
Performed the role after Chris Kattan's departure while Roger Bart was in rehearsal
Xanthias
Jul 12, 2004 - Jul 14, 2004
Chris Kattan
Xanthias
Jun 22, 2004 - Jul 11, 2004
Was replaced in previews
Songs
music by
Stephen Sondheim
; lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Act 1
Sung By
Invocation and Instructions to the Audience
1st Actor, 2nd Actor and Greek Chorus
I Love to Travel
Dionysos, Xanthias and Greek Chorus
Dress Big
Herakles, Dionysos and Xanthias
I Love to Travel
(Reprise)
Dionysos and Xanthias
All Aboard
Charon
Ariadne
Dionysos
The Frogs
Dionysos, A Splash of Frogs and Fire Belly Bouncing Frogs
Act 2
Sung By
Hymn to Dionysos
3 Graces, Dionysians, Dionysos and Xanthias
Hades
Pluto and The Hellraisers
It's Only a Play
Greek Chorus
Shaw
Dionysos, Shaw and Shavians
All Aboard
Charon
Fear No More
Shakespeare
Final Instructions to the Audience
Dionysos and Company
Statistics
Season:
2004-05
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The Frogs Statistics
2004-05 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Songs
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Produced by
Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
; Produced in association with
Bob Boyett
; LCT Musical Theater Associate Producer:
Ira Weitzman
A comedy written in 405 b.c. by
Aristophanes
; "The Frogs" freely adapted by
Burt Shevelove
; "The Frogs" even more freely adapted by
Nathan Lane
; Music by
Stephen Sondheim
; Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
; Lyrics for "Fear No More" from "Cymbeline" by
William Shakespeare
; Music orchestrated by
Jonathan Tunick
; Musical Director:
Paul Gemignani
; Dance arrangements by
Glen Kelly
; Associate Musical Dir.:
Annbritt duChateau
Directed by
Susan Stroman
; Choreographed by
Susan Stroman
; Associate Director:
Tara Young
; Associate Choreographer:
Tara Young
; Assistant Director:
Scott Bishop
Scenic Design by
Giles Cadle
; Costume Design by
William Ivey Long
; Lighting Design by
Kenneth Posner
; Sound Design by
Scott Lehrer
; Puppet Design by
Martin P. Robinson
; Hair and Wig Design by
Paul Huntley
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Robert John Andrusko
; Assistant Costume Design:
Tom Beall
; Assistant to William Ivey Long:
Rachel Attridge
and
Donald Sanders
; Make-Up Design by
Melissa Silver
; Associate Lighting Design:
Ben Stanton
; Automated Lighting Programmer:
Timothy F. Rogers
; Assistant to Kenneth Posner:
Paul Hackenmueller
; Assistant Sound Design:
Anthony Smolenski
; Plaza Frogs Soundscape by
Aural Fixation
LCT General Manager:
Adam Siegel
; LCT Company Manager:
Matthew Markoff
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Josh Lowenthal
Stage Manager:
Thom Widmann
; LCT Production Manager:
Jeff Hamlin
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Scott Taylor Rollison
and
Sarah Marie Elliott
Conducted by
Paul Gemignani
; Associate Conductor:
Annbritt duChateau
; Assistant Conductor:
Thad Wheeler
; Music Copyist:
Emily Grishman Music Preparation
; Concertmistress
Marilyn Reynolds
; Violin:
Mineko Yajima
; Viola:
Richard Brice
; Cello:
Deborah Sepe
; First Clarinet:
Les Scott
; Second Clarinet:
Eric Weidman
; First Bassoon:
Tom Sefcovic
; Second Bassoon:
Gili Sharett
; First Trumpet:
Dominic Derasse
; Second Trumpet:
Phil Granger
; First Trombone:
Richard Clark
; Second Trombone:
Mike Boschen
; Bass Trombone:
Dean Plank
; Piano:
Annbritt duChateau
; Harp:
Jennifer Hoult
; Bass:
John Beal
; Drums and Percussion:
Paul Pizzuti
; Percussion:
Thad Wheeler
Aerial Design:
Antigravity, Inc.
; Special Effects by
Gregory Meeh
; Special Effects Associate:
Patrick Boyd
Casting:
Tara Rubin Casting
; LCT Director of Development:
Hattie K. Jutagir
; LCT Director of Marketing:
Andrew Flatt
; General Press Representative:
Philip Rinaldi
; Advertising:
Serino Coyne, Inc.
; Photographer:
Paul Kolnik
; Dance Captain:
James Brown III
and
Joanne Manning
; Dialect Coach:
Stephen Gabis
; Production Assistant:
Chad Lewis
and
Rachel Wolff
; Poster Design by
Fraver
Ryan L. Ball
Ensemble
Fire Belly Bouncing Frog
Roger Bart
Replaced Chris Kattan in previews
Xanthias
Jul 15, 2004 - Oct 10, 2004
Peter Bartlett
Pluto
John Byner
Charon / Aekos
Daniel Davis
George Bernard Shaw
Bryn Dowling
Ensemble
Handmaiden Charisma
One of Pluto's Hellraisers
Rebecca Eichenberger
Ensemble
Shavian
Meg Gillentine
Ensemble
One of Three Graces
One of Pluto's Hellraisers
Shavian
Pia C. Glenn
Ensemble
Virilla
the Amazon
Tyler Hanes
Ensemble
Shavian
Francesca Harper
Ensemble
One of Pluto's Hellraisers
Shavian
Rod Harrelson
Ensemble
Jessica Howard
Ensemble
One of Three Graces
One of Pluto's Hellraisers
Naomi Kakuk
Ensemble
One of Three Graces
One of Pluto's Hellraisers
Kenway Hon Wai K. Kua
Ensemble
Nathan Lane
Dionysos
Luke Longacre
Ensemble
Fire Belly Bouncing Frog
David Lowenstein
Ensemble
Shavian
Burke Moses
Herakles
Michael Siberry
William Shakespeare
Kathy Voytko
Ensemble
Ariadne
Steve Wilson
Ensemble
Jay Brian Winnick
Ensemble
Shavian
Swings:
James Brown III
,
Eric Michael Gillett
,
Timothy Gulan
,
Joanne Manning
and
Mia Price
Understudies:
Ryan L. Ball
(Herakles),
Meg Gillentine
(Ariadne, Virilla, Handmaiden Charisma),
Eric Michael Gillett
(Pluto, George Bernard Shaw, William Shakespeare),
Timothy Gulan
(Dionysos, Xanthias, Pluto),
Francesca Harper
(Virilla),
David Lowenstein
(Charon / Aekos),
Mia Price
(Ariadne, Handmaiden Charisma),
Steve Wilson
(Herakles, George Bernard Shaw, William Shakespeare) and
Jay Brian Winnick
(Dionysos, Xanthias, Charon / Aekos)
Vivian Beaumont Theatre
(Jul 22, 2004 - Oct 10, 2004)
Cast
Timothy Gulan
Performed the role after Chris Kattan's departure while Roger Bart was in rehearsal
Xanthias
Jul 12, 2004 - Jul 14, 2004
Chris Kattan
Xanthias
Jun 22, 2004 - Jul 11, 2004
Was replaced in previews
music by
Stephen Sondheim
; lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Act 1
Sung By
Invocation and Instructions to the Audience
1st Actor, 2nd Actor and Greek Chorus
I Love to Travel
Dionysos, Xanthias and Greek Chorus
Dress Big
Herakles, Dionysos and Xanthias
I Love to Travel
(Reprise)
Dionysos and Xanthias
All Aboard
Charon
Ariadne
Dionysos
The Frogs
Dionysos, A Splash of Frogs and Fire Belly Bouncing Frogs
Act 2
Sung By
Hymn to Dionysos
3 Graces, Dionysians, Dionysos and Xanthias
Hades
Pluto and The Hellraisers
It's Only a Play
Greek Chorus
Shaw
Dionysos, Shaw and Shavians
All Aboard
Charon
Fear No More
Shakespeare
Final Instructions to the Audience
Dionysos and Company
Season:
2004-05
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The Frogs Statistics
2004-05 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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