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The Liar
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
May 18, 1950
Closing Date
May 27, 1950
Performances
12
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(May 18, 1950 - May 27, 1950)
Setting
Scenes include a square, an inn and the Doctor's house in Venice, in the Spring in the Sixteenth Century.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Dorothy Willard
and
Thomas Hammond
Music by
John Mundy
; Book by
Alfred Drake
and
Edward Eager
; Lyrics by
Edward Eager
; Based on "La Locandiera" by
Carlo Goldoni
; Musical Director:
Lehman Engel
; Music orchestrated by
Lehman Engel
and
Ben Ludlow
Directed by
Alfred Drake
; Choreographed by
Hanya Holm
Scenic Design by
Donald Oenslager
; Costume Design by
Motley
; Lighting Design by
Donald Oenslager
General Stage Manager:
John E. Sola
Assistant to the Producer:
David Graham
; Casting:
David Graham
; Swordplay staged by
Leslie Litomy
Walter F. Appler
Innkeeper
Barbara Ashley
Cleonice Anselmi
Martin Balsam
Servingman
Edward Bryce
Guard
Glenn Burris
Florindo Pallido
Stanley Carlson
Ottavio Ossimorsi
Leonardo Cimino
Servingman
David Coliver
Vino
Russell Collins
Brighelia
Philip Coolidge
Doctor Balanzoni
Melville Cooper
Pantalone Bisognosi
William Eythe
Lelio Bisognosi
Jean Handzlik
Innkeeper's Wife
William Hogue
Guard
Paula Laurence
Colombina
Karen Lindgren
Beatrice Balanzoni
Leslie Litomy
Letter Carrier
Walter Matthau
Guard
Barbara Moser
Rosaura Balanzoni
May Muth
Woman at Window
William Myers
Urchin
Marybelle Norton
Vegetabili
Margery Oldroyd
Fiori
Robert Penn
Captian of the Venetian Guard
Joshua Shelley
Arlecchino
Lawrence Weber
Guard
Lee Wilcox
Servingwench
Songs
music by
John Mundy
; lyrics by
Edward Eager
Act 1
Sung By
March of the Guards
Captian of the Venetian Guard and Guards
The Ladies' Opinion
Innkeeper's Wife, Woman at Window, Servingwench, Fiori and Vegetabili
You've Stolen My Heart
Florindo Pallido
The Liar's Song
Lelio Bisognosi and Arlecchino
Supper Trio
Lelio Bisognosi, Arlecchino and Ottavio Ossimorsi
Truth
Colombina, Arlecchino, Lelio Bisognosi, Rosaura Balanzoni and Beatrice Balanzoni
Lackaday
Rosaura Balanzoni and Florindo Pallido
Stop Holding Me Back
Ottavio Ossimorsi and Company
What's in a Name
Rosaura Balanzoni and Lelio Bisognosi
Act 2
Sung By
Women's Work
Colombina, Innkeeper's Wife, Servingwench and Woman at Window
Spring
Colombina and Brighelia
Stomachs and Stomachs
Arlecchino
A Jewel of a Duel
Captian of the Venetian Guard, Rosaura Balanzoni, Beatrice Balanzoni, Colombina, Pantalone Bisognosi, Doctor Balanzoni, Lelio Bisognosi and Arlecchino
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Lelio Bisognosi and Company
Lackaday
(Reprise)
Rosaura Balanzoni and Florindo Pallido
A Plot to Catch a Man In
Company
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
(Reprise)
Cleonice Anselmi
Funeral March
Company
'Twill Never Be the Same
Cleonice Anselmi
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Dorothy Willard
and
Thomas Hammond
Music by
John Mundy
; Book by
Alfred Drake
and
Edward Eager
; Lyrics by
Edward Eager
; Based on "La Locandiera" by
Carlo Goldoni
; Musical Director:
Lehman Engel
; Music orchestrated by
Lehman Engel
and
Ben Ludlow
Directed by
Alfred Drake
; Choreographed by
Hanya Holm
Scenic Design by
Donald Oenslager
; Costume Design by
Motley
; Lighting Design by
Donald Oenslager
General Stage Manager:
John E. Sola
Assistant to the Producer:
David Graham
; Casting:
David Graham
; Swordplay staged by
Leslie Litomy
Walter F. Appler
Innkeeper
Barbara Ashley
Cleonice Anselmi
Martin Balsam
Servingman
Edward Bryce
Guard
Glenn Burris
Florindo Pallido
Stanley Carlson
Ottavio Ossimorsi
Leonardo Cimino
Servingman
David Coliver
Vino
Russell Collins
Brighelia
Philip Coolidge
Doctor Balanzoni
Melville Cooper
Pantalone Bisognosi
William Eythe
Lelio Bisognosi
Jean Handzlik
Innkeeper's Wife
William Hogue
Guard
Paula Laurence
Colombina
Karen Lindgren
Beatrice Balanzoni
Leslie Litomy
Letter Carrier
Walter Matthau
Guard
Barbara Moser
Rosaura Balanzoni
May Muth
Woman at Window
William Myers
Urchin
Marybelle Norton
Vegetabili
Margery Oldroyd
Fiori
Robert Penn
Captian of the Venetian Guard
Joshua Shelley
Arlecchino
Lawrence Weber
Guard
Lee Wilcox
Servingwench
music by
John Mundy
; lyrics by
Edward Eager
Act 1
Sung By
March of the Guards
Captian of the Venetian Guard and Guards
The Ladies' Opinion
Innkeeper's Wife, Woman at Window, Servingwench, Fiori and Vegetabili
You've Stolen My Heart
Florindo Pallido
The Liar's Song
Lelio Bisognosi and Arlecchino
Supper Trio
Lelio Bisognosi, Arlecchino and Ottavio Ossimorsi
Truth
Colombina, Arlecchino, Lelio Bisognosi, Rosaura Balanzoni and Beatrice Balanzoni
Lackaday
Rosaura Balanzoni and Florindo Pallido
Stop Holding Me Back
Ottavio Ossimorsi and Company
What's in a Name
Rosaura Balanzoni and Lelio Bisognosi
Act 2
Sung By
Women's Work
Colombina, Innkeeper's Wife, Servingwench and Woman at Window
Spring
Colombina and Brighelia
Stomachs and Stomachs
Arlecchino
A Jewel of a Duel
Captian of the Venetian Guard, Rosaura Balanzoni, Beatrice Balanzoni, Colombina, Pantalone Bisognosi, Doctor Balanzoni, Lelio Bisognosi and Arlecchino
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Lelio Bisognosi and Company
Lackaday
(Reprise)
Rosaura Balanzoni and Florindo Pallido
A Plot to Catch a Man In
Company
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
(Reprise)
Cleonice Anselmi
Funeral March
Company
'Twill Never Be the Same
Cleonice Anselmi
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