MusicalSketchesOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 22, 1956
Closing Date
Jun 17, 1956
Performances
32
MusicalSketchesOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Phoenix Theatre
(May 22, 1956 - Jun 17, 1956)
Description
A musical revue in two acts
Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
Sketches by: Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg, Eudora Welty, Mike Stewart, George Baxt, Bud McCreery, Allan Manings and Bob Van Scoyk; Music by Ogden Nash and Vernon Duke; Lyrics by Ogden Nash and Vernon Duke; Additional music and lyrics by: John Latouche, Sheldon Harnick, Lee Adams, Charles Strouse, John Strauss, Sidney Shaw, Sammy Cahn and Michael Brown; Musical Director: Will Irwin; Music orchestrated by John Strauss; Additional orchestrations by: Joe Glover and Tommy Goodman
Conceived by Ben Bagley; Directed by Paul Lammers; Choreographed by Charles Weidman
Scenic Design by Klaus Holm; Costume Design by Alvin Colt; Lighting Design by Klaus Holm
Company Manager: Nat Parnes
Production Stage Manager: Robert Woods; Stage Manager: Stark Hesseltine and Melvyn Bernhardt
General Press Representative: Ben Kornzweig
Beverley Bozeman
Young Woman
 
Sister
 
Evans
 
Show Girl
Joel Grey
Compere
 
Son
 
The Vice-President
 
The Window Washer
 
Prime Minister
Tammy Grimes
Woman
 
Mom
 
Compere
 
Violet Whichaway
Mary Harmon
Show Girl
 
Slave Girl
Dorothy Jarnac
Daughter-in-law
 
The Gamin
 
Show Girl
George Marcy
Junior
 
Compere
 
Wrecker
 
Escort
 
Judge
Tommy Morton
Man
 
Grandfather
 
Wrecker
 
Escort
 
Cop
 
H. Drexel Groves
Charlotte Rae
Compere
 
Old Woman
 
Ecstasy
 
The Secretary
 
Millicent Fortescue
 
Brunhilde Benzine
 
Mrs. McKenzie
Larry Storch
Man
 
Dad
 
The Playwright
 
Desmond Dupree
 
Prince
Understudies: Mary Harmon and Jack Kauflin
Act 0
Far From Wonderful
(music by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash; lyrics by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash)
Act 1
Good Little Girls
(music by Sammy Cahn and Vernon Duke; lyrics by Sammy Cahn and Vernon Duke)
Second Avenue and 12th Street Rag
(music by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash; lyrics by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash)
The Shape of Things
(music by Sheldon Harnick; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick)
Madly in Love
(music by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash; lyrics by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash)
I Lost the Rhythm
(music by Charles Strouse; lyrics by Charles Strouse)
Third Avenue El
(music by Michael Brown; lyrics by Michael Brown)
Act 2
Sung By
Fly Now, Pay Later
(music by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash; lyrics by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash)
A Little Love, A Little Money--I
(music by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash; lyrics by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash)
Far From Wonderful
(music by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash; lyrics by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash)
The Window Washer and The Gamin
Born Too Late
(music by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash; lyrics by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash)
Spring Doth Let Her Colours Fly
(music by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse; lyrics by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse)
Brunhilde Benzine, Show Girls and Escorts
Summer Is Icumen In
(music by Vernon Duke and John Latouche; lyrics by Vernon Duke and John Latouche)
A Little Love, A Little Money--II
(music by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash; lyrics by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash)
Love Is Still in Town
(music by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash; lyrics by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash)
I'm Glad I'm Not a Man
(music by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash; lyrics by Vernon Duke and Ogden Nash)
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