MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 27, 1964
Closing Date
Jun 12, 1965
1st Preview
Feb 25, 1964
1st Preview
Feb 25, 1964
Previews
3
Performances
540
MusicalOriginalBroadway
External Links
Shop

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
54th Street Theatre
(Feb 27, 1964 - Jun 12, 1965)
Description
A musical comedy in two acts.
Setting
New York and Hollywood. A generation ago.
Produced by Joseph Cates and Cates Brothers; Produced in association with Beresford Productions, Ltd.
Book by Budd Schulberg and Stuart Schulberg; Music by Ervin M. Drake; Lyrics by Ervin M. Drake; Based on the novel by Budd Schulberg; Musical Director: Lehman Engel; Vocal arrangements by Lehman Engel; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Dance arrangements by Arnold Goland
Directed by Abe Burrows; Musical Staging by Matt Mattox
Scenic Design by Herbert Senn and Helen Pond; Costume Design by Noel Taylor; Lighting Design by Herbert Senn and Helen Pond; Assistant to Mr. Senn and Miss Pond: Robert Brand and David Reppa
Company Manager: Leonard Mulhern
Stage Manager: Robert Maxwell; Production Manager: George Thorn; Production Supervisor: Robert Weiner; Assistant Stage Mgr: Richard Via
Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek; Assistant Conductor: Alfonso Cavaliere; Supervising Copyist: Mathilde Pincus
Assistant to the Director: Evelyn Greene; Advertising: Blaine-Thompson; Press Representative: Gertrude Kirschner and Violet Welles
Diaan Ainslee
Dancing Ensemble
Robert Alda
Al Manhaim
Darrell J. Askey
Singing Ensemble
Mace Barrett
Seymour Glick
Jean L. Blanchard
Dancing Ensemble
Lillian Bozinoff
Singing Ensemble
Nancy Carnegie
Dancing Ensemble
George Coe
Julian Blumberg
Natalie Costa
Singing Ensemble
Graciela Daniele
Rita Rio
John Dorrin
Osborn
 
Singing Ensemble
Richard France
Tracy Clark
Arny Freeman
Sidney Fineman
Barbara Gine
Dancing Ensemble
Marco Gomez
Dancing Ensemble
Lavinia Hamilton
Dancing Ensemble
Judith Hastings
Singing Ensemble
Buck Heller
Dancing Ensemble
Nat Horne
Dancing Ensemble
Sally Ann Howes
Kit Sargent
Walter Klavun
H.L Harrington
Jack Kresy
Dancing Ensemble
Steve Lawrence
Sammy Glick
Bernice Massi
Laurette Harrington
Bob Maxwell
Technical Advisor
Edward McNally
Lucky Dugan
Barry Newman
Sheik Orsini
Bella Shalom
Dancing Ensemble
Jamie Simmons
Singing Ensemble
Ralph Stantley
O'Brien
Richard Terry
Singing Ensemble
Maralyn Thoma
Dancing Ensemble
Ralph Vucci
Singing Ensemble
 
Bartender
Swings: Lynn Gremmler and Doug Spingler
Standby: Mace Barrett (Al Manhaim), Richard France (Sammy Glick) and Judith Hastings (Kit Sargent)
Understudies: Barbara Andrews (Rita Rio), Natalie Costa (Laurette Harrington), Warren Galjour (Lucky Dugan), Grant Lashley (Tracy Clark), Edward McNally (O'Brien), Dom Salinaro (Sheik Orsini), Ralph Stantley (Sidney Fineman, H.L Harrington), Richard Terry (Seymour Glick) and Richard Via (Julian Blumberg)

54th Street Theatre (Feb 27, 1964 - Jun 12, 1965)

Conducted by Joe Guercio

Cast

Kenny Adams
Singing Ensemble
Diaan Ainslee
Rita Rio
Barbara Andrews
Rita Rio
Paul Anka
Sammy Glick
Jul 13, 1964 - Jul 20, 1964
George Blackwell
Bartender
 
Singing Ensemble
Warren Galjour
Osborn
 
Singing Ensemble
Lynn Gremmler
Dancing Ensemble
Leslie Litomy
Lucky Dugan
Bernice Massi
Kit Sargent
Mar 22, 1965 - ?
Frank Pietri
Dancing Ensemble
Dom Salinaro
Dancing Ensemble
Ralph Stantley
H.L Harrington
Paula Stewart
Laurette Harrington
Mar 22, 1965 - ?
Dede Thomas
Dancing Ensemble
Stuart Unger
Julian Blumberg
Swings: Barbara Andrews and Grant Lashley
music by Ervin M. Drake; lyrics by Ervin M. Drake
Act 1
Sung By
A New Pair of Shoes
Sammy Glick, Al Manhaim and Ensemble
You Help Me
Sammy Glick and Al Manhaim
A Tender Spot
Kit Sargent
Lites--Camera--Platitude
Sammy Glick, Kit Sargent and Al Manhaim
My Hometown
Sammy Glick
Monsoon
Rita Rio, Tracy Clark and Ensemble
I See Something
Laurette Harrington and Sammy Glick
Maybe Some Other Time
Kit Sargent and Al Manhaim
You Can Trust Me
Sammy Glick
A Room Without Windows
Kit Sargent and Sammy Glick
Kiss Me No Kisses
Kit Sargent and Sammy Glick
Act 2
Sung By
I Feel Humble
Sammy Glick, Sheik Orsini and Ensemble
Something to Live For
Kit Sargent
Paint a Rainbow
Rita Rio, Tracy Clark and Ensemble
You're No Good
Laurette Harrington and Sammy Glick
Something to Live For (Reprise)
Al Manhaim
My Hometown (Reprise)
Sammy Glick
The Friendliest Thing
Laurette Harrington
Wedding of the Year
Ensemble
Some Days Everything Goes Wrong
Sammy Glick

Tony Award®

 

Best Actor in a Musical

1964 Nominee
Steve Lawrence
 

Best Conductor and Musical Director

1964 Nominee
Musical Director: Lehman Engel
PRODUCTIONS

More Productions by Opening Date

Abraham Cochrane Feb 17, 1964
Feb 17, 1964
 
Any Wednesday Feb 18, 1964
Jun 26, 1966
 
Marco Millions Feb 20, 1964
Jun 18, 1964
 
The Deputy Feb 26, 1964
Nov 28, 1964
 
Children of the Shadows Feb 26, 1964
Mar 22, 1964
 
What Makes Sammy Run? Feb 27, 1964
Jun 12, 1965
 
The Sunday Man May 13, 1964
May 13, 1964
 
The White House May 19, 1964
Jun 06, 1964
 
Roar Like a Dove May 21, 1964
Jun 06, 1964
 
The Subject Was Roses May 25, 1964
May 21, 1966
 
Fade Out - Fade In May 26, 1964
Apr 17, 1965