MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 10, 1965
Closing Date
Dec 11, 1965
1st Preview
Dec 01, 1965
1st Preview
Dec 01, 1965
Previews
11
Performances
3
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Alvin Theatre
(Dec 10, 1965 - Dec 11, 1965)

Setting
Just after the Civil War. Northern Florida.

Theatre Owned by Herman Bernstein; Managing Director of Alvin Theatre: Lester Osterman; General Manager of Alvin Theatre: Richard Horner
Produced by Lore Noto; Associate Producer: Michael Balistreri
Book by Herbert Martin and Lore Noto; Music by Michael Leonard; Lyrics by Herbert Martin; Based on the novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings; Musical Director: Julian Stein; Vocal arrangements by Julian Stein; Music orchestrated by Larry Wilcox; Dance Music by David Baker
Directed by Lloyd Richards; Choreographed by Ralph Beaumont
Scenic Design by Ed Wittstein; Costume Design by Ed Wittstein; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher; Hair Design by Dorman Allison; Make-Up Design by Dorman Allison
General Manager: Norman Maibaum; Company Manager: Morton Zolotow
Production Stage Manager: Mortimer Halpern; Stage Manager: Edward Julien; Assistant Stage Mgr: Frank Bouley
Original Cast Album Recorded by Mercury Records; Score Published by Edwin H. Morris & Co.
General Press Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson and Lee Solters; Press Representative: David Powers; Assistant to the Producer: Alfa-Betty Olsen; Advertising: Ingram Ash; Animal Trainer: Dawn Animal Agency, Inc.
Ezra (Penny) Baxter
Fodder-Wing
Mrs. Hutto
Jody Baxter
Ora Baxter
Townsperson
Arch Forrester
Pack Forrester
Townsperson
Preacher
Eulalie
Doc Wilson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Millwheel Forrester
Lem Forrester
Townsperson
Oliver Hutto
Townsperson
Gabby Forrester
Townsperson
Townsperson
Buck Forrester
Pa Forrester
Townsperson
Townsperson
Captain
Townsperson
Ma Forrester
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Townsperson
Understudies: Vito Durante (Pack Forrester, Arch Forrester, Gabby Forrester), Bryant Fraser (Jody Baxter, Fodder-Wing), Lois Grandi (Eulalie), Barbara Miller (Ma Forrester), Lizabeth Pritchett (Ora Baxter), David Sabin (Arch Forrester, Buck Forrester, Oliver Hutto, Doc Wilson) and Mimi Wallace (Twink)
music by Michael Leonard; lyrics by Herbert Martin
Act 1
Sung By
Let Him Kick Up His Heels
Ezra (Penny) Baxter and Ora Baxter
Boy Talk
Jody Baxter and Fodder-Wing
Bear Hunt
Ezra (Penny) Baxter, Jody Baxter, Arch Forrester, Buck Forrester, Gabby Forrester, Lem Forrester, Ma Forrester, Millwheel Forrester, Pa Forrester and Pack Forrester
Some Day I'm Gonna Fly
Jody Baxter, Fodder-Wing, Arch Forrester, Buck Forrester, Gabby Forrester, Lem Forrester, Ma Forrester, Millwheel Forrester, Pa Forrester and Pack Forrester
Lonely Clearing
Ezra (Penny) Baxter
Everything In the World I Love
Jody Baxter and Mrs. Hutto
I'm All Smiles
Twink
I'm All Smiles (Reprise)
Oliver Hutto
The Kind of Man a Woman Needs
Ora Baxter
What a Happy Day
Ora Baxter, Jody Baxter, Doc Wilson, Buck Forrester and Millwheel Forrester
What a Happy Day (Reprise)
Jody Baxter, Doc Wilson, Buck Forrester and Millwheel Forrester
Act 2
Sung By
Ain't He a Joy?
Ezra (Penny) Baxter and Jody Baxter
Why Did I Choose You?
Ezra (Penny) Baxter and Ora Baxter
One Promise
Ora Baxter
One Promise (Reprise)
Ora Baxter and Townspeople
Bear Hunt (Reprise)
Entire Company
Everything In the World I Love (Reprise)
Ezra (Penny) Baxter, Jody Baxter, Mrs. Hutto, Oliver Hutto, Twink and Townspeople
What a Happy Day (Reprise)
Jody Baxter
Nothing More
Ezra (Penny) Baxter and Jody Baxter
Everything Beautiful
Ora Baxter
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