The Beauty Part
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 26, 1962
Closing Date
Mar 09, 1963
Performances
85
PlayComedyOriginalBroadway
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Open Date: Dec 26, 1962
Close Date: Mar 09, 1963
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Music Box Theatre
(Dec 26, 1962 - Feb 23, 1963)
(Dec 26, 1962 - Feb 23, 1963)
Plymouth Theatre
(Feb 25, 1963 - Mar 09, 1963)
(Feb 25, 1963 - Mar 09, 1963)
Description
A play in two acts
Setting
Weatherwax library. April Monkhood's apartment. Office of Hyacinth Beddoes Laffoon. Goddard Quagmeyer's studio. Mrs. Younghusband's Employment Agency. Fingerhead's kitchen. Nelson Smedley's conservatory. Whirlaway Scenic Studios. L.A. courtroom.
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by Irving BerlinProduced by Michael Ellis; Produced in association with Edmund AndersonWritten by S. J. Perelman; Incidental music by Don Walker; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Musical Director: Abba BoginDirected by Noel Willman; Gorilla choreography by Jonathan LucasScenic Design by William Pitkin; Costume Design by Alvin Colt; Lighting Design by William Pitkin; Hair Design by Ernest Adler; Jewelry created by Sam Kramer; Assistant to Mr. Willman: William StromGeneral Manager: Elias Goldin; Company Manager: Leonard A. MulhernProduction Stage Manager: Perry Bruskin; Stage Manager: Bruce Laffey; Assistant Stage Mgr: Maurice BrennerMusic Contractor: Emory DavisGeneral Press Representative: Robert Ullman; Press Representative: Anne Woll; Casting: Jerri Kenneally; Advertising: Fred Golden; Assistant to the Director: Walter Perner, Jr.Organ and pianos courtesy of The Wurlitzer CompanyHyacinth Beddoes LaffoonHarry HubrisNelson SmedleyJudge Herman J. RinderbrustKitty EntrailGrace FingerheadMrs. YounghusbandRowena InchcapeMrs. Lafcadio MifflinBunceMaurice BlountCurtis FingerheadWagnerianHanrattyFish-Market BoyElmoPolicemanSecretaryBoris PickwickEmmett StaggHennepinBailiffVernon EquinoxRukeyserJoe GourielliSherry QuicklimeCourt StenographerSeymour KrumgoldWormserPoteatStandby: Patricia Ripley (Octavia Weatherwax, Gloria Krumgold, Kitty Entrail, Mrs. Younghusband, Grace Fingerhead, Rowena Inchcape, Mrs. Lafcadio Mifflin) and Bernie West (Milo Leotard Allardyce DuPlessis Weatherwax, Hyacinth Beddoes Laffoon, Harry Hubris, Nelson Smedley, Judge Herman J. Rinderbrust)Understudies: Wallace Acton (Vishnu, Van Lennep, Maurice Blount, Boris Pickwick, Vernon Equinox, Curtis Fingerhead, Emmett Stagg, Rukeyser, Poteat, Camera Man, Hanratty, Bailiff, Joe Gourielli, Sam Fussfeld), Maurice Brenner (Bunce, Hagedorn, Seymour Krumgold, Hennepin, Wagnerian), Gil Gardner (Lance Weatherwax, Rob Roy Fruitwell), William LeMassena (Mike Mulroy), Fiddle Viracola (April Munkhood, Roxanna DeVilbiss) and Marie Wallace (Chenille Schreiber, Sherry Quicklime)
Music Box Theatre (Dec 26, 1962 - Feb 23, 1963)
Plymouth Theatre (Feb 25, 1963 - Mar 09, 1963)
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization -
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1963 Nominee
Bert LahrBest Featured Actress in a Play
1963 Nominee
Alice Ghostley
Theatre Owned / Operated by Irving Berlin
Produced by Michael Ellis; Produced in association with Edmund Anderson
Written by S. J. Perelman; Incidental music by Don Walker; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Musical Director: Abba Bogin
Directed by Noel Willman; Gorilla choreography by Jonathan Lucas
Scenic Design by William Pitkin; Costume Design by Alvin Colt; Lighting Design by William Pitkin; Hair Design by Ernest Adler; Jewelry created by Sam Kramer; Assistant to Mr. Willman: William Strom
General Manager: Elias Goldin; Company Manager: Leonard A. Mulhern
Production Stage Manager: Perry Bruskin; Stage Manager: Bruce Laffey; Assistant Stage Mgr: Maurice Brenner
Music Contractor: Emory Davis
General Press Representative: Robert Ullman; Press Representative: Anne Woll; Casting: Jerri Kenneally; Advertising: Fred Golden; Assistant to the Director: Walter Perner, Jr.
Organ and pianos courtesy of The Wurlitzer Company
Hyacinth Beddoes Laffoon
Harry Hubris
Nelson Smedley
Judge Herman J. Rinderbrust
Kitty Entrail
Grace Fingerhead
Mrs. Younghusband
Rowena Inchcape
Mrs. Lafcadio Mifflin
Bunce
Maurice Blount
Curtis Fingerhead
Wagnerian
Hanratty
Fish-Market Boy
Elmo
Policeman
Secretary
Boris Pickwick
Emmett Stagg
Hennepin
Bailiff
Vernon Equinox
Rukeyser
Joe Gourielli
Sherry Quicklime
Court Stenographer
Seymour Krumgold
Wormser
Poteat
Standby:
Patricia Ripley
(Octavia Weatherwax, Gloria Krumgold, Kitty Entrail, Mrs. Younghusband, Grace Fingerhead, Rowena Inchcape, Mrs. Lafcadio Mifflin) and Bernie West
(Milo Leotard Allardyce DuPlessis Weatherwax, Hyacinth Beddoes Laffoon, Harry Hubris, Nelson Smedley, Judge Herman J. Rinderbrust)
Understudies:
Wallace Acton
(Vishnu, Van Lennep, Maurice Blount, Boris Pickwick, Vernon Equinox, Curtis Fingerhead, Emmett Stagg, Rukeyser, Poteat, Camera Man, Hanratty, Bailiff, Joe Gourielli, Sam Fussfeld), Maurice Brenner
(Bunce, Hagedorn, Seymour Krumgold, Hennepin, Wagnerian), Gil Gardner
(Lance Weatherwax, Rob Roy Fruitwell), William LeMassena
(Mike Mulroy), Fiddle Viracola
(April Munkhood, Roxanna DeVilbiss) and Marie Wallace
(Chenille Schreiber, Sherry Quicklime)
Music Box Theatre (Dec 26, 1962 - Feb 23, 1963)
Plymouth Theatre (Feb 25, 1963 - Mar 09, 1963)
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Tony Award®
Best Actor in Play
1963 Nominee
Bert Lahr
Bert Lahr
Best Featured Actress in a Play
1963 Nominee
Alice Ghostley
Alice Ghostley
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