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Lend an Ear
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 16, 1948
Closing Date
Jan 21, 1950
Performances
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Open Date: Dec 16, 1948
Close Date: Jan 21, 1950
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
National Theatre
(Dec 16, 1948 - Feb 19, 1949)
Broadhurst Theatre
(Feb 21, 1949 - Oct 08, 1949)
Shubert Theatre
(Oct 10, 1949 - Oct 29, 1949)
Mansfield Theatre
(Oct 31, 1949 - Jan 21, 1950)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Select Theatres Corporation
Produced by
William R. Katzell
,
Franklin Gilbert
and
William Eythe
Lyrics by
Charles Gaynor
; Book by
Charles Gaynor
; Additional sketches by
Joseph Stein
and
Will Glickman
; Musical Director:
George Bauer
; Music orchestrated by
Clare Grundman
; Music by
Charles Gaynor
; Additional arrangements by
George Bauer
; Vocal arrangements by
Dorothy Freitag
; Sketches by
Charles Gaynor
Directed by
Hal Gerson
; Musical Staging by
Gower Champion
Scenic Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
; Costume Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
; Lighting Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
General Manager:
Michael Goldreyer
Production Stage Manager:
David Kanter
; Stage Manager:
Peter Lawrence
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Raymond Thomas
Duo Pianist:
George Bauer
and
Dorothy Freitag
; Orchestra Personnel Manager:
Gerald Rudy
General Press Representative:
Samuel J. Friedman
; Press Representative:
Harvey Sabinson
; Production Coordinator:
Frances Deitz
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Marge Champion
; Advertising:
Blaine-Thompson
and
Fred Golden
Yvonne Adair
The Secretary Who Sings
I'm Not in Love
Henry Jones' Mother
Friday Dancing Class
Ginger O'Toole
The Gladiola Girl
The Tourist
Santo Domingo
Miss Bridey
Friday Dancing Class
"Who Hit Me?" Singer
Anne Renee Anderson
The Patient
Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me
Singer
Girl
"The Gladiola Girl"
Mathilda
Words Without Song
Dorothy Babbs
The Girl in "Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing"
Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing
Girl
"The Gladiola Girl"
Dancer
The Girl in "Friday Dancing Class"
"Molly O'Reilly" Dancer
Carol Channing
Wife
Power of the Press
Girl
"The Gladiola Girl"
Singer
Mrs. Playgoer
All the World's
Te Countess
Words Without Song
Henry Jones' Mother
Friday Dancing Class
"Three Little Queens of the Silver Screen" Singer
Al Checco
Henry Jones' Friend
Friday Dancing Class
Boy
"The Gladiola Girl"
Chorus
Words Without Song
A Bartender
All the World's
Alberto
Words Without Song
Peter Conlow
A Boy
The Boss Who Dances
I'm Not in Love
Boy
"The Gladiola Girl"
"Molly O'Reilly" Dancer
Dancing Class Student
Robert Dixon
A Boy
Singer
The Boy
Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
Chorus
Words Without Song
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Singer
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
William Eythe
The Doctor
Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me
Announcer in "The Missing Road Company"
The Missing Road Company
Larry Van Patten
The Gladiola Girl
Mr. Playgoer
All the World's
Te Count
Words Without Song
Husband
Power of the Press
Nancy Franklin
Dancing Class Student
Antoinette Guhlke
Dancing Class Student
Dancer
Chorus
Words Without Song
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Dancer
Hal Hackett
Announcer in "Words Without Song"
George Hall
Husband
Power of the Press
Skiddy Tyres
The Gladiola Girl
A Bartender
All the World's
Alberto
Words Without Song
Gloria Hamilton
Singer
"I'm on the Lookout" Singer
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Singer
Rosalie
The Gladiola Girl
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Bob Herget
A Boy
Henry Jones' Friend
Friday Dancing Class
Dancing Class Student
Policeman
The Gladiola Girl
Chorus
Words Without Song
The Boss Who Dances
I'm Not in Love
Boy
"The Gladiola Girl"
The Boy
Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing
Beverly Hosier
Singer
Chorus
Words Without Song
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Jenny Lou Law
Miss Bridey
Friday Dancing Class
Chorus
Words Without Song
"Ballade" Singer
The Patient
Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me
Girl
"The Gladiola Girl"
Mathilda
Words Without Song
"Three Little Queens of the Silver Screen" Singer
Betty Low
Dancing Class Student
Arthur Maxwell
A Boy
The Boss Who Dictates
I'm Not in Love
Singer
Boy
"The Gladiola Girl"
The Travel Agent
Santo Domingo
Announcer in "The Missing Road Company"
The Missing Road Company
The Boy
Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Announcer in "All the World's"
Tommy Morton
A Boss Who Dances
Dancing Class Student
Boy
"The Gladiola Girl"
Chorus
Words Without Song
Gene Nelson
A Boss Who Dances
Dancing Class Student
Dancer
Bob Scheerer
A Boy
A Boss Who Dances
Henry Jones
Friday Dancing Class
Boy
"The Gladiola Girl"
Dancer
Henry Jones
Friday Dancing Class
William Skipper
Dancing Class Student
The Boss Who Dances
I'm Not in Love
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Dancer
"Who Hit Me?" Dancer
Jeanine Smith
Singer
Chorus
Words Without Song
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Lee Stacy
The Nurse
Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me
Dancing Class Student
Girl
"The Gladiola Girl"
Singer
Chorus
Words Without Song
"Three Little Queens of the Silver Screen" Singer
Larry Stewart
Singer
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
Policeman
The Gladiola Girl
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Bill Woods
Skiddy Tyres
The Gladiola Girl
Dancing Class Student
Chorus
Words Without Song
Henry Jones' Friend
Friday Dancing Class
National Theatre
(Dec 16, 1948 - Feb 19, 1949)
Broadhurst Theatre
(Feb 21, 1949 - Oct 08, 1949)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Affiliated Theatre Building Co., Inc.
Assistant Stage Mgr:
Hal Hackett
Shubert Theatre
(Oct 10, 1949 - Oct 29, 1949)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Mansfield Theatre
(Oct 31, 1949 - Jan 21, 1950)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Michael Myerberg
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Choreography
1949 Winner
Musical Staging by
Gower Champion
Theatre World
Award
1949 Recipient
Gene Nelson
,
Carol Channing
and
Bob Scheerer
People
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Select Theatres Corporation
Produced by
William R. Katzell
,
Franklin Gilbert
and
William Eythe
Lyrics by
Charles Gaynor
; Book by
Charles Gaynor
; Additional sketches by
Joseph Stein
and
Will Glickman
; Musical Director:
George Bauer
; Music orchestrated by
Clare Grundman
; Music by
Charles Gaynor
; Additional arrangements by
George Bauer
; Vocal arrangements by
Dorothy Freitag
; Sketches by
Charles Gaynor
Directed by
Hal Gerson
; Musical Staging by
Gower Champion
Scenic Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
; Costume Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
; Lighting Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
General Manager:
Michael Goldreyer
Production Stage Manager:
David Kanter
; Stage Manager:
Peter Lawrence
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Raymond Thomas
Duo Pianist:
George Bauer
and
Dorothy Freitag
; Orchestra Personnel Manager:
Gerald Rudy
General Press Representative:
Samuel J. Friedman
; Press Representative:
Harvey Sabinson
; Production Coordinator:
Frances Deitz
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Marge Champion
; Advertising:
Blaine-Thompson
and
Fred Golden
Yvonne Adair
The Secretary Who Sings
I'm Not in Love
Henry Jones' Mother
Friday Dancing Class
Ginger O'Toole
The Gladiola Girl
The Tourist
Santo Domingo
Miss Bridey
Friday Dancing Class
"Who Hit Me?" Singer
Anne Renee Anderson
The Patient
Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me
Singer
Girl
"The Gladiola Girl"
Mathilda
Words Without Song
Dorothy Babbs
The Girl in "Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing"
Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing
Girl
"The Gladiola Girl"
Dancer
The Girl in "Friday Dancing Class"
"Molly O'Reilly" Dancer
Carol Channing
Wife
Power of the Press
Girl
"The Gladiola Girl"
Singer
Mrs. Playgoer
All the World's
Te Countess
Words Without Song
Henry Jones' Mother
Friday Dancing Class
"Three Little Queens of the Silver Screen" Singer
Al Checco
Henry Jones' Friend
Friday Dancing Class
Boy
"The Gladiola Girl"
Chorus
Words Without Song
A Bartender
All the World's
Alberto
Words Without Song
Peter Conlow
A Boy
The Boss Who Dances
I'm Not in Love
Boy
"The Gladiola Girl"
"Molly O'Reilly" Dancer
Dancing Class Student
Robert Dixon
A Boy
Singer
The Boy
Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
Chorus
Words Without Song
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Singer
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
William Eythe
The Doctor
Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me
Announcer in "The Missing Road Company"
The Missing Road Company
Larry Van Patten
The Gladiola Girl
Mr. Playgoer
All the World's
Te Count
Words Without Song
Husband
Power of the Press
Nancy Franklin
Dancing Class Student
Antoinette Guhlke
Dancing Class Student
Dancer
Chorus
Words Without Song
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Dancer
Hal Hackett
Announcer in "Words Without Song"
George Hall
Husband
Power of the Press
Skiddy Tyres
The Gladiola Girl
A Bartender
All the World's
Alberto
Words Without Song
Gloria Hamilton
Singer
"I'm on the Lookout" Singer
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Singer
Rosalie
The Gladiola Girl
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Bob Herget
A Boy
Henry Jones' Friend
Friday Dancing Class
Dancing Class Student
Policeman
The Gladiola Girl
Chorus
Words Without Song
The Boss Who Dances
I'm Not in Love
Boy
"The Gladiola Girl"
The Boy
Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing
Beverly Hosier
Singer
Chorus
Words Without Song
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Jenny Lou Law
Miss Bridey
Friday Dancing Class
Chorus
Words Without Song
"Ballade" Singer
The Patient
Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me
Girl
"The Gladiola Girl"
Mathilda
Words Without Song
"Three Little Queens of the Silver Screen" Singer
Betty Low
Dancing Class Student
Arthur Maxwell
A Boy
The Boss Who Dictates
I'm Not in Love
Singer
Boy
"The Gladiola Girl"
The Travel Agent
Santo Domingo
Announcer in "The Missing Road Company"
The Missing Road Company
The Boy
Give Your Heart a Chance to Sing
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Announcer in "All the World's"
Tommy Morton
A Boss Who Dances
Dancing Class Student
Boy
"The Gladiola Girl"
Chorus
Words Without Song
Gene Nelson
A Boss Who Dances
Dancing Class Student
Dancer
Bob Scheerer
A Boy
A Boss Who Dances
Henry Jones
Friday Dancing Class
Boy
"The Gladiola Girl"
Dancer
Henry Jones
Friday Dancing Class
William Skipper
Dancing Class Student
The Boss Who Dances
I'm Not in Love
"When Someone You Love Loves You" Dancer
"Who Hit Me?" Dancer
Jeanine Smith
Singer
Chorus
Words Without Song
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Lee Stacy
The Nurse
Neurotic You and Psychopathic Me
Dancing Class Student
Girl
"The Gladiola Girl"
Singer
Chorus
Words Without Song
"Three Little Queens of the Silver Screen" Singer
Larry Stewart
Singer
"Friday Dancing Class" Singer
Policeman
The Gladiola Girl
"Molly O'Reilly" Singer
Bill Woods
Skiddy Tyres
The Gladiola Girl
Dancing Class Student
Chorus
Words Without Song
Henry Jones' Friend
Friday Dancing Class
National Theatre
(Dec 16, 1948 - Feb 19, 1949)
Broadhurst Theatre
(Feb 21, 1949 - Oct 08, 1949)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Affiliated Theatre Building Co., Inc.
Assistant Stage Mgr:
Hal Hackett
Shubert Theatre
(Oct 10, 1949 - Oct 29, 1949)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Mansfield Theatre
(Oct 31, 1949 - Jan 21, 1950)
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Michael Myerberg
Tony Award®
Best Choreography
1949 Winner
Musical Staging by
Gower Champion
Theatre World
Award
1949 Recipient
Gene Nelson
,
Carol Channing
and
Bob Scheerer
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