MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jun 25, 1952
Closing Date
Nov 28, 1953
1st Preview
Jun 02, 1952
1st Preview
Jun 02, 1952
Previews
26
Performances
598
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(Jun 25, 1952 - Nov 28, 1953)
Setting
Camp Karefree, a summer camp for adults, "where friendships are formed to last a whole lifetime through," is located in the heart of Vacationland. It could be the Berkshires, the Adirondacks, the Poconos, the White Mountains - or the Catskills. Summer.
Comments
This production featured a $28,000 full-sized swimming pool onstage. Due to the extensive construction, the production had a lengthy preview period in New York (extremely rare for the time) instead of an out-of-town tryout.
Theatre Operated by Select Operating Corporation
Produced by Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan
Book by Arthur Kober and Joshua Logan; Based on the play "Having Wonderful Time" by Arthur Kober; Music by Harold Rome; Lyrics by Harold Rome; Musical Director: Jay Blackton; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Musical Continuity by Trude Rittman
Directed by Joshua Logan; Dances by Joshua Logan; Uncredited show doctoring by Jerome Robbins; Assistant Directed by Marshall Jamison; Assistant Dance Director: Joe Calvan and Joe Milan
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Robert Mackintosh; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Steel swimming tank built and installed by Koven Steel Swimming Pool, Inc; Pool equipment by Modern Swimming Pool Co., Inc
General Manager: Herman Bernstein; Company Manager: Carl Fisher
Production Stage Manager: Robert Griffith; Stage Manager: Dan W. Sattler; Assistant Stage Manager: Joe Calvan
Music Contractor: Sol Gusikoff
Press Representative: Leo Freedman and Abner D. Klipstein; Press Assistant: Betty Lee Hunt; Casting: Marshall Jamison; Production Assistant: Joseph Curtis; Assistant to Mr. Rome: Margot Hopkins
Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey; Assistant to Mr Mackintosh: Florence Klotz; Master Carpenter: Abe Kurnit
Sidney Armus
Itchy Flexner
Sheila Bond
Fay Fromkin
Jack Cassidy
Chick Miller
Patricia Marand
Teddy Stern
 
Replaced Mardi Bayne and Christine Matthews in previews
Harry Clark
Herman Fabricant
John Perkins
Harry "Muscles" Green
Sammy Smith
Broadway debut
Lou Kandel
Paul Valentine
Pinky Harris
Frank Aletter
Eli (Itchy's Assistant)
Tom Ayre
Monty (Fay's dancing partner)
Nancy Baker
Ensemble
Mardi Bayne
Henrietta (Wallflower)
Joan Berke
Ensemble
Larry Blyden
Schmutz (Itchy's Assistant)
Sue Brin
Billie (Bathing Beauty)
Robert Dixon
Sid (Waiter friend of Chick's)
Norma Doggett
Kitty (Bathing Beauty)
Elliott Feder
Ensemble
Richard France
Lenny (Fay's dancing partner)
Nancy Franklin
Miriam (who has hay fever)
Gus Giordano
Mel (Fay's dancing partner)
Elaine Gordon
Sonja (Honeymooner (later billed as "Music Lover"))
Denise Griffin
Lena (Wallflower)
Stanley Grover
Fred
Florence Henderson
The New Girl
Bill Hogue
Morrie (Waiter)
Ray Hyson
Barney (Waiter friend of Chick's)
Joan Johnston
Mildred (Bathing Beauty)
Leo Kayeworth
Bill (Waiter)
Sybil Lamb
Shirley (Wallflower)
Al Lawrence
Ensemble
George Lenz
Butch (Waiter)
Roslynd Lowe
Irma (Wallflower)
Leila Martin
Gussie (Wallflower)
Joe Milan
Sam (Fay's dancing partner)
Phyllis Newman
Sarah (Bathing Beauty)
Toni Parker
Ensemble
Candi Parsons
Ensemble
Don Paterson
Ensemble
Shirley Ann Prior
Judy (Wallflower)
Inga Rode
Ensemble
Fred Sadoff
Marvin (Honeymooner (later billed as "Music Lover"))
Reid Shelton
Joe (Waiter)
Harry Snow
Harry (Waiter)
Ray Steele
Phil (Waiter)
Wally Strauss
Ensemble
Jan Stuart
Anna (Bathing Beauty)
Joseph Thomas
Eccentric Diver
Tom Tryon
Alex (Waiter)
Gloria Van Deweel
Felice (Bathing Beauty)
Don Wayne
Mac
Beverly Weston
The Girl Diver
Steve Wiland
The Acrobat
Rain Winslow
Wilma (Bathing Beauty)
Understudies: Tom Ayre (Marvin), Mardi Bayne (Teddy Stern), Robert Dixon (Chick Miller), Norma Doggett (Fay Fromkin), Nancy Franklin (Sonja), Gus Giordano (Lenny), Leo Kayeworth (Harry "Muscles" Green), Phyllis Newman (Fay Fromkin), Reid Shelton (Schmutz), Wally Strauss (Lenny), Tom Tryon (Pinky Harris), Gloria Van Deweel (Gussie) and Steve Wiland (Harry "Muscles" Green)

Imperial Theatre (Jun 25, 1952 - Nov 28, 1953)

Cast

Frank Aletter
Itchy Flexner
Mardi Bayne
Teddy Stern
Was replaced in previews
Jun 04, 1952 - Jun 14, 1952
Replaced Christine Matthews in previews, then was replaced by Patrica Marand
Larry Blyden
Itchy Flexner
Leo De Lyon
Itchy Flexner
Peter Kelley
Chick Miller
Christine Matthews
Teddy Stern
Was replaced in previews
Jun 02, 1952 - Jun 03, 1952
Nancy Baker
Seymour's Girl Friend
Dick Bernie
Herman Fabricant
Eleanor Duffy
Judy (Wallflower)
Elliott Feder
Nat (Waiter)
Ruth Gilbert
Wilma (Bathing Beauty)
Frank Green
Harry (Waiter)
Edmund Hall
Alan (Waiter)
Larry Howard
Sam (Waiter) (Waiter)
Pat Kelley
Billie (Bathing Beauty)
Peter Kelley
Joe (Waiter)
George Lenz
Schmutz (Itchy's Assistant)
Buddy Martin
Danny (Waiter)
Mary Menzies
April (Bathing Beauty)
Candi Parsons
June (Bathing Beauty)
Don Peterson
Phil (Waiter)
Inga Rode
The New Girl
Reid Shelton
Eli (Itchy's Assistant)
Wally Strauss
Seymour (Fay's dancing partner)
George Vosburgh
Lenny (Fay's dancing partner)
Ray Walston
Itchy Flexner
Was replaced in previews
Arnold Walton
Marvin (Honeymooner (later billed as "Music Lover"))
Charles Wood
Morrie (Waiter)
Understudies: Frank Aletter (Herman Fabricant, Lou Kandel, Schmutz, Itchy Flexner), Larry Blyden (Itchy Flexner), Richard France (Pinky Harris), Frank Green (Eli), Stan Grover (Chick Miller), Larry Howard (Lenny), John Martin (Lou Kandel, Herman Fabricant), Bernice Massi (Teddy Stern) and Tom Tryon (Harry "Muscles" Green)
music by Harold Rome; lyrics by Harold Rome
Act 1
Sung By
Camp Karefree
Lou Kandel, Waiters and Ensemble
Goodbye Love
Teddy Stern, Fay Fromkin and Girls
(Ballad of a) Social Director
Itchy Flexner and Ensemble
Shopping Around
Fay Fromkin
Bright College Days
Waiters
Mix and Mingle
Chick Miller and Waiters
Could Be
Teddy Stern and Girls
Tripping the Light Fantastic
Ensemble
(Ballad of a) Social Director (Reprise)
Itchy Flexner and Ensemble
Where Did the Night Go?
Chick Miller, Teddy Stern and Ensemble
Certain Individuals
Fay Fromkin and Ensemble
They Won't Know Me
Chick Miller
Summer Afternoon
Pinky Harris and Ensemble
Act 2
Sung By
Where Did the Night Go? (Reprise)
Eli and Ensemble
Don Jose (of Far Rockaway)
Itchy Flexner and Ensemble
Everybody Love Everybody
Fay Fromkin and Ensemble
Wish You Were Here
Chick Miller and Waiters
Relax
Pinky Harris and Teddy Stern
Where Did the Night Go? (Be-Bop Version)
Fay Fromkin and Ensemble
Flattery
Teddy Stern and Itchy Flexner
Finale
Entire Company

Tony Award®

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1953 Winner
Sheila Bond

Stage Technician

1953 Winner
Master Carpenter: Abe Kurnit
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