MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 18, 1961
Closing Date
Feb 24, 1962
1st Preview
Nov 16, 1961
1st Preview
Nov 16, 1961
Previews
3
Performances
113
MusicalOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Shubert Theatre
(Nov 18, 1961 - Feb 24, 1962)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
1904, Vienna.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Kermit Bloomgarden
Book by Fay Kanin and Michael Kanin; Music by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz; Lyrics by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz; Suggested by "Anatol" by Arthur Schnitzler; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Vocal arrangements by Herbert Greene; Musical Director: Herbert Greene; Dance arrangements by Robert Starer
Directed by Gerald Freedman; Musical Staging by Herbert Ross
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal; Hair Design by Ronald De Mann; Assistant to Oliver Smith: Jack Brown; Assistant to Lucinda Ballard: Florence Klotz; Assistant to Jean Rosenthal: Marian Kinsella
General Manager: Max Allentuck; Company Manager: Milton Pollack
Production Stage Manager: Kermit Kegley; Stage Manager: Cliff Cothren; Assistant Stage Mgr: Charles McDaniel and Rico Froehlich
Associate Conductor: Karen Gustafson; Orchestra Personnel Manager: Sol Gusikoff; Supervisor Copyist: Mathilde Pincus
Magical Illusions Created and Designed by Jack Adams
General Press Representative: Dick Weaver; Casting: Lillian Stein; Asst. to the Choreographer: Nora Kaye
Walter Chiari
Anatol
Barbara Cook
Liesl Brandel
Jules Munshin
Max
Loring Smith
Herr Brandel
Jack Adams
The Great Gaston
Elizabeth Allen
Magda
Kip Andrews
Dancing Ensemble
Ken Ayers
Singing Ensemble
Loyce Baker
Singing Ensemble
Jeanne Bal
Helene
Karoly Barta
Dancing Ensemble
Joan Bishop
Singing Ensemble
Bonnie Brandon
Dancing Ensemble
June Card
Singing Ensemble
Carolyn Clark
Dancing Ensemble
Sterling Clark
Usher
 
Dancing Ensemble
Thatcher Clarke
Dancing Ensemble
Yvonne Constant
Mimi
Leonard Elliott
Franz
Luce Ennis
Singing Ensemble
Marion Fels
Dancing Ensemble
Carol Flemming
Dancing Ensemble
Leslie Franzos
Dancing Ensemble
Rico Froehlich
Otto
 
Doorman
Russell Goodwin
Waiter
 
Singing Ensemble
Jeanne Grant
Singing Ensemble
Bettye Jenkins
Dancing Ensemble
Patrick King
Dancing Ensemble
Ray Kirchner
Dancing Ensemble
Louis Kosman
Dancing Ensemble
Ted Lambrinos
Waiter
 
Singing Ensemble
Lu Leonard
Frau Brandel
Carl Nicholas
Headwaiter
 
Singing Ensemble
Hal Norman
Waiter
 
Singing Ensemble
Carole O'Hara
Singing Ensemble
Doris Ortiz
Dancing Ensemble
Michael Quinn
Proprietor
 
Singing Ensemble
Nancy Radcliffe
Singing Ensemble
Tony Russo
Singing Ensemble
Joanne Spiller
Anna
 
Singing Ensemble
Michel Stuart
Dancing Ensemble
Gerald Teijelo
Photographer
 
Dancing Ensemble
Eleonore Treiber
Dancing Ensemble
Aura Vainio
Grandmother
 
Dancing Ensemble
Jenny Workman
Dancing Ensemble
Standby: Stephen Elliott (Anatol)
Understudies: June Card (Mimi), Luce Ennis (Liesl Brandel), Rico Froehlich (Franz, The Great Gaston), Michael Quinn (Herr Brandel), Nancy Radcliffe (Anna, Helene) and Joanne Spiller (Frau Brandel)

Shubert Theatre (Nov 18, 1961 - Feb 24, 1962)

Cast

Ben Gillespie
Photographer
 
Dancing Ensemble
Tony Russo
Baron
Vernon Wendorf
Dancing Ensemble
Understudies: June Card (Liesl Brandel), Leslie Franzos (Mimi) and Nancy Radcliffe (Magda)
music by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz; lyrics by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz
Act 1
Sung By
What A Charming Couple
Ensemble
Why Go Anywhere at All?
Helene
Bring Your Darling Daughter
Max and Ensemble
Now I'm Ready for a Frau
Anatol and Max
Magic Moment
Liesl Brandel
Who Can? You Can
Anatol and Liesl Brandel
Oh, Mein Liebchen
Ensemble
The Label on the Bottle (Song and Dance)
Liesl Brandel
This Kind of a Girl
Anatol and Liesl Brandel
The Bloom Is Off the Rose
Max and Male Ensemble
Who Can? You Can (Reprise)
Ensemble
Now I'm Ready for a Frau (Reprise)
Anatol
Magic Moment (Reprise)
Liesl Brandel
Act 2
Sung By
I'm Glad I'm Single
Max and Male Ensemble
I'm Glad I'm Single (Reprise)
Male Ensemble
Now I'm Ready for a Frau (Reprise)
Anatol and Max
Something You Never Had Before
Liesl Brandel
You Will Never Be Lonely
Frau Brandel, Herr Brandel and Ensemble
You're Not the Type
Anatol and Liesl Brandel
Come A-Wandering With Me
Magda and Male Dancers
I Never Had a Chance
Anatol
I Wouldn't Marry You
Liesl Brandel
For the First Time
Anatol

Tony Award®

 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1962 Nominee
Elizabeth Allen
 

Best Scenic Design

1962 Nominee
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith

Best Costume Design

1962 Winner
Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard
 

Best Conductor and Musical Director

1962 Nominee
Musical Director: Herbert Greene
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