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The Merry Widow
Musical
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 07, 1944
Closing Date
Nov 04, 1944
Performances
32
Musical
Operetta
Revival
Broadway
Open Date: Oct 07, 1944
Close Date: Nov 04, 1944
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
City Center
(Oct 07, 1944 - Nov 04, 1944)
Description
An operetta in three acts
Setting
Paris
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Yolanda Mero-Irian
and
The New Opera Company
Book adapted by
Sidney Sheldon
and
Ben Roberts
; Music by
Robert Stoltz
and
Franz Lehar
; Lyrics by
Adrian Ross
; Original Viennese Libretto to "Die Lustige Witwe" by:
Victor Leon
and
Leo Stein
; Original Viennese Libretto based on "L'Attache d'Amabassade" by:
Henri Meilhac
; Special Lyrics by:
Edward Gilbert
Directed by
Felix Brentano
; Choreographed by
George Balanchine
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Walter Florell
Conducted by
Fritz Zweig
Xenia Bank
Natalie
Stanton Barrett
Ensemble
Joseph Bellafiore
Ensemble
Aleks Bird
Ballet
Alice Borbus
Margot
Ballet
Katherine Borron
Ensemble
Mary Broussard
Frou-Frou
Ballet
Norman Budd
Nish
Jon Carlson
Ensemble
Rita Charise
Ballet
Charles Chartier
Ballet
Connie Clark
Ensemble
Guest
Dennis Dengate
Cascada
Gordon Dilworth
General Bardini
Marta Eggerth
Sonia
The Merry Widow
Karl Farkas
Popoff
Louis Friedman
Ensemble
Irene Gans
Ensemble
Jack Gansert
Dancer
Barbara Gaye
Ballet
Beatrice Gordon
Ensemble
John Harrold
The King
Gaston
Colin Harvey
Ensemble
Babs Heath
Do-Do
Dancer
Lucy Hillary
Olga
George Karle
Ensemble
Jan Kiepura
Prince Danilo
Bruce Laffey
Ballet
Nils Landin
Jolodon
Jeffrey Longe
Ballet
Joseph Monte
Ensemble
Alfred D. Morgan
Ensemble
Annette Norman
Lo-Lo
Ballet
Doris Parker
Ensemble
Nina Popova
Dancer
Alfred Porter
Khadja
Dorothy Ramsay
Ensemble
Jan Rankin
Ensemble
Mary Rankin
Ensemble
Ward Richard
Guest
Ensemble
Ernest Richman
Ballet
Georgette Rolandez
Ensemble
Teddi Sanders
Jou-Jou
Ballet
Maxine Schraeder
Ensemble
Alice Tisen
Ballet
Terry Townes
Ballet
Leona Vanni
Ensemble
Alan Vaughan
Nova Kovich
of the Embassy
Lisette Verea
Clo-Clo
Stanley Zompakos
Ballet
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Yolanda Mero-Irian
and
The New Opera Company
Book adapted by
Sidney Sheldon
and
Ben Roberts
; Music by
Robert Stoltz
and
Franz Lehar
; Lyrics by
Adrian Ross
; Original Viennese Libretto to "Die Lustige Witwe" by:
Victor Leon
and
Leo Stein
; Original Viennese Libretto based on "L'Attache d'Amabassade" by:
Henri Meilhac
; Special Lyrics by:
Edward Gilbert
Directed by
Felix Brentano
; Choreographed by
George Balanchine
Scenic Design by
Howard Bay
; Costume Design by
Walter Florell
Conducted by
Fritz Zweig
Xenia Bank
Natalie
Stanton Barrett
Ensemble
Joseph Bellafiore
Ensemble
Aleks Bird
Ballet
Alice Borbus
Margot
Ballet
Katherine Borron
Ensemble
Mary Broussard
Frou-Frou
Ballet
Norman Budd
Nish
Jon Carlson
Ensemble
Rita Charise
Ballet
Charles Chartier
Ballet
Connie Clark
Ensemble
Guest
Dennis Dengate
Cascada
Gordon Dilworth
General Bardini
Marta Eggerth
Sonia
The Merry Widow
Karl Farkas
Popoff
Louis Friedman
Ensemble
Irene Gans
Ensemble
Jack Gansert
Dancer
Barbara Gaye
Ballet
Beatrice Gordon
Ensemble
John Harrold
The King
Gaston
Colin Harvey
Ensemble
Babs Heath
Do-Do
Dancer
Lucy Hillary
Olga
George Karle
Ensemble
Jan Kiepura
Prince Danilo
Bruce Laffey
Ballet
Nils Landin
Jolodon
Jeffrey Longe
Ballet
Joseph Monte
Ensemble
Alfred D. Morgan
Ensemble
Annette Norman
Lo-Lo
Ballet
Doris Parker
Ensemble
Nina Popova
Dancer
Alfred Porter
Khadja
Dorothy Ramsay
Ensemble
Jan Rankin
Ensemble
Mary Rankin
Ensemble
Ward Richard
Guest
Ensemble
Ernest Richman
Ballet
Georgette Rolandez
Ensemble
Teddi Sanders
Jou-Jou
Ballet
Maxine Schraeder
Ensemble
Alice Tisen
Ballet
Terry Townes
Ballet
Leona Vanni
Ensemble
Alan Vaughan
Nova Kovich
of the Embassy
Lisette Verea
Clo-Clo
Stanley Zompakos
Ballet
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