The Apple Tree

MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

Opening Date

Oct 18, 1966

Closing Date

Nov 25, 1967

1st Preview

Oct 05, 1966

1st Preview

Oct 05, 1966

Previews

Performances

463

MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres

Shubert Theatre
(Oct 18, 1966 - Nov 25, 1967)

Description

A musical in three acts

Setting

Part I: Eden. Saturday, June 1st. Part II: A Semi-Barbaric Kingdom. A Long Time Ago. Part III: Here. Now.

People
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization

Produced by Stuart Ostrow

Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Book by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick; Additional book material by Jerome Coopersmith; Based on "The Diary of Adam and Eve" by Mark Twain; Based on "The Lady or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton; Based on "Passionella" by Jules Feiffer; Musical Director: Elliot Lawrence; Vocal arrangements by Elliot Lawrence; Music orchestrated by Eddie Sauter; Additional scoring by Elliot Lawrence

Directed by Mike Nichols; Choreographed by Lee Theodore; Additional musical staging by Herbert Ross; Assistant Choreographer: Jay Norman

Production Design by Tony Walton; Costume Design by Tony Walton; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal; Sound Design by Robert Liftin; Hair Design by Ernest Adler; Make-Up Design by Joe Cranzano; Projectionist: Milton Olshin

General Manager: Joseph Harris and Ira Bernstein; Secretary to General Managers: Nancy Simmons

Production Stage Manager: Jerry Adler; Stage Manager: George Thorn and Tom Porter

Associate Conductor: Leon Hyman

Scenic Assistant to Mr. Walton: Richard Casler; Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal: Maxine Glorsky; Animation film sequence of Miss Harris by Richard Williams; Films of Miss Harris photographed by Jerry Schatzberg

Casting Consultant: Michael Shurtleff; General Press Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson and Lee Solters; Press Representative: Harry Nigro; Advertising Representative: Ingram Ash; Secretary to Mr. Ostrow: Lola Shumlin

Alan Alda

Adam
Part 1

Captain Sanjar
Part 2

Flip, the Prince, Charming
Part 3

Larry Blyden

Snake
Part 1

Balladeer
Part 2

Narrator
Part 3

Barbara Harris

Eve
Part 1

Princess Barbára
Part 2

Ella and Passionella
Part 3

Carmen Alvarez

Nadjira
Part 2

Ensemble
Part 3

Jackie Cronin

King Arik's Court
Part 2

Ensemble
Part 3

Michael Davis

King Arik's Court
Part 2

Ensemble
Part 3

Neil F. Jones

King Arik's Court
Part 2

Ensemble
Part 3

Marc Jordan

King Arik
Part 2

Producer
Part 3

Ensemble
Part 3

Robert Klein

Guard
Part 2

Mr. Fallible
Part 3

Ensemble
Part 3

Barbara Lang

King Arik's Court
Part 2

Ensemble
Part 3

Mary Louise

King Arik's Court
Part 2

Ensemble
Part 3

Jay Norman

Prisoner
Part 2

Ensemble
Part 3

Jaclynn Villamil

Prisoner's Bride
Part 2

Ensemble
Part 3

Swings: Ceil Delli and Bill Reilly

Standby: Ken Kercheval (Adam, Captain Sanjar, Flip, the Prince, Charming, Snake, Balladeer, Narrator)

Understudy: Carmen Alvarez (Eve, Princess Barbára, Ella and Passionella)

Shubert Theatre (Oct 18, 1966 - Nov 25, 1967)

Production Stage Manager: George Thorn; Stage Manager: Joe Dooley

Press Representative: Jay Russell

Cast

Hal Holbrook

Adam

Part 1

Apr 06, 1967 - ?

Captain Sanjar

Part 2

Apr 06, 1967 - ?

Flip, the Prince, Charming

Part 3

Apr 06, 1967 - ?

Carmen Alvarez

Eve

Part 1

Aug 09, 1967 - ?
Alternate

Princess Barbára

Part 2

Aug 09, 1967 - ?
Alternate

Ella and Passionella

Part 3

Aug 09, 1967 - ?
Alternate

Ceil Delli

King Arik's Court

Part 2

Ensemble

Part 3

Ken Kercheval

Adam

Part 1

Mar 27, 1967 - ?

Captain Sanjar

Part 2

Mar 27, 1967 - ?

Flip, the Prince, Charming

Part 3

Mar 27, 1967 - ?

Sue Ane Langdon

Eve

Part 1

Nov 01, 1967 - ?

Princess Barbára

Part 2

Nov 01, 1967 - ?

Ella and Passionella

Part 3

Nov 01, 1967 - ?

David McCorkle

Guard

Part 2

Mr. Fallible

Part 3

Ensemble

Part 3

Phyllis Newman

Eve

Part 1

Nov 26, 1966 - ?
Alternate

Princess Barbára

Part 2

Nov 26, 1966 - ?
Alternate

Ella and Passionella

Part 3

Nov 26, 1966 - ?
Alternate

Scott Pearson

King Arik's Court

Part 2

Ensemble

Part 3

Sal Pernice

King Arik's Court

Part 2

Ensemble

Part 3

Swing: Scott Pearson

Standby: Melissa Hart (Eve, Princess Barbára, Ella and Passionella), James Moore (Snake, Balladeer, Narrator) and Phyllis Newman (Eve, Ella and Passionella, Princess Barbára)
Songs

music by Jerry Bock; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

Act 1

Sung By

Here in Eden

Eve

Feelings

Eve

Eve

Adam

Friends

Eve

The Apple Tree (Forbidden Fruit)

Snake

Beautiful, Beautiful World

Adam

It's a Fish

Adam

Go to Sleep Whatever You Are

Eve

What Makes Me Love Him

Eve

Act 2

Sung By

I'll Tell You a Truth

Balladeer

Make Way

King's Court and King Arik

Forbidden Love (In Gaul)

Princess Barbára and Captain Sanjar

The Apple Tree (Reprise)

Balladeer

I've Got What You Want

Princess Barbára

Tiger, Tiger

Princess Barbára

Make Way (Reprise)

King's Court

Which Door?

Captain Sanjar, Princess Barbára, King Arik and Court

I'll Tell You a Truth (Reprise)

Balladeer

Act 3

Sung By

Oh, to Be a Movie Star

Ella

Gorgeous

Passionella

I Know

Passionella and The Company

(Who, Who, Who, Who) Who Is She?

The Company

Wealth

Passionella

You Are Not Real

Flip, the Prince, Charming and The Company

George L

Ella and George
Awards

Tony Award®

Best Musical

1967 Nominee
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Book by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick
Music by Jerry Bock
Produced by Stuart Ostrow

Best Composer and Lyricist

1967 Nominee
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Music by Jerry Bock

Best Actor in a Musical

1967 Nominee
Alan Alda

Best Actress in a Musical

1967 Winner
Barbara Harris

Best Costume Design

1967 Nominee
Costume Design by Tony Walton

Best Choreography

1967 Nominee
Choreographed by Lee Theodore

Best Direction of a Musical

1967 Nominee
Directed by Mike Nichols

People
Songs
Awards

Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization

Produced by Stuart Ostrow

Music by Jerry Bock; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Book by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick; Additional book material by Jerome Coopersmith; Based on "The Diary of Adam and Eve" by Mark Twain; Based on "The Lady or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton; Based on "Passionella" by Jules Feiffer; Musical Director: Elliot Lawrence; Vocal arrangements by Elliot Lawrence; Music orchestrated by Eddie Sauter; Additional scoring by Elliot Lawrence

Directed by Mike Nichols; Choreographed by Lee Theodore; Additional musical staging by Herbert Ross; Assistant Choreographer: Jay Norman

Production Design by Tony Walton; Costume Design by Tony Walton; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal; Sound Design by Robert Liftin; Hair Design by Ernest Adler; Make-Up Design by Joe Cranzano; Projectionist: Milton Olshin

General Manager: Joseph Harris and Ira Bernstein; Secretary to General Managers: Nancy Simmons

Production Stage Manager: Jerry Adler; Stage Manager: George Thorn and Tom Porter

Associate Conductor: Leon Hyman

Scenic Assistant to Mr. Walton: Richard Casler; Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal: Maxine Glorsky; Animation film sequence of Miss Harris by Richard Williams; Films of Miss Harris photographed by Jerry Schatzberg

Casting Consultant: Michael Shurtleff; General Press Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson and Lee Solters; Press Representative: Harry Nigro; Advertising Representative: Ingram Ash; Secretary to Mr. Ostrow: Lola Shumlin

Alan Alda

Adam

Part 1

Captain Sanjar

Part 2

Flip, the Prince, Charming

Part 3

Larry Blyden

Snake

Part 1

Balladeer

Part 2

Narrator

Part 3

Barbara Harris

Eve

Part 1

Princess Barbára

Part 2

Ella and Passionella

Part 3

Carmen Alvarez

Nadjira

Part 2

Ensemble

Part 3

Jackie Cronin

King Arik's Court

Part 2

Ensemble

Part 3

Michael Davis

King Arik's Court

Part 2

Ensemble

Part 3

Neil F. Jones

King Arik's Court

Part 2

Ensemble

Part 3

Marc Jordan

King Arik

Part 2

Producer

Part 3

Ensemble

Part 3

Robert Klein

Guard

Part 2

Mr. Fallible

Part 3

Ensemble

Part 3

Barbara Lang

King Arik's Court

Part 2

Ensemble

Part 3

Mary Louise

King Arik's Court

Part 2

Ensemble

Part 3

Jay Norman

Prisoner

Part 2

Ensemble

Part 3

Jaclynn Villamil

Prisoner's Bride

Part 2

Ensemble

Part 3

Swings: Ceil Delli and Bill Reilly

Standby: Ken Kercheval (Adam, Captain Sanjar, Flip, the Prince, Charming, Snake, Balladeer, Narrator)

Understudy: Carmen Alvarez (Eve, Princess Barbára, Ella and Passionella)

Shubert Theatre (Oct 18, 1966 - Nov 25, 1967)

Production Stage Manager: George Thorn; Stage Manager: Joe Dooley

Press Representative: Jay Russell

Cast

Hal Holbrook

Adam

Part 1

Apr 06, 1967 - ?

Captain Sanjar

Part 2

Apr 06, 1967 - ?

Flip, the Prince, Charming

Part 3

Apr 06, 1967 - ?

Carmen Alvarez

Eve

Part 1

Aug 09, 1967 - ?

Alternate

Princess Barbára

Part 2

Aug 09, 1967 - ?

Alternate

Ella and Passionella

Part 3

Aug 09, 1967 - ?

Alternate

Ceil Delli

King Arik's Court

Part 2

Ensemble

Part 3

Ken Kercheval

Adam

Part 1

Mar 27, 1967 - ?

Captain Sanjar

Part 2

Mar 27, 1967 - ?

Flip, the Prince, Charming

Part 3

Mar 27, 1967 - ?

Sue Ane Langdon

Eve

Part 1

Nov 01, 1967 - ?

Princess Barbára

Part 2

Nov 01, 1967 - ?

Ella and Passionella

Part 3

Nov 01, 1967 - ?

David McCorkle

Guard

Part 2

Mr. Fallible

Part 3

Ensemble

Part 3

Phyllis Newman

Eve

Part 1

Nov 26, 1966 - ?

Alternate

Princess Barbára

Part 2

Nov 26, 1966 - ?

Alternate

Ella and Passionella

Part 3

Nov 26, 1966 - ?

Alternate

Scott Pearson

King Arik's Court

Part 2

Ensemble

Part 3

Sal Pernice

King Arik's Court

Part 2

Ensemble

Part 3

Swing: Scott Pearson

Standby: Melissa Hart (Eve, Princess Barbára, Ella and Passionella), James Moore (Snake, Balladeer, Narrator) and Phyllis Newman (Eve, Ella and Passionella, Princess Barbára)

music by Jerry Bock; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

Act 1

Sung By

Here in Eden

Eve

Feelings

Eve

Adam

Friends

Eve

The Apple Tree (Forbidden Fruit)

Snake

Beautiful, Beautiful World

Adam

It's a Fish

Adam

Go to Sleep Whatever You Are

Eve

What Makes Me Love Him

Eve

Act 2

Sung By

I'll Tell You a Truth

Balladeer

Make Way

King's Court and King Arik

Forbidden Love (In Gaul)

Princess Barbára and Captain Sanjar

The Apple Tree (Reprise)

Balladeer

I've Got What You Want

Princess Barbára

Tiger, Tiger

Princess Barbára

Make Way (Reprise)

King's Court

Which Door?

Captain Sanjar, Princess Barbára, King Arik and Court

I'll Tell You a Truth (Reprise)

Balladeer

Act 3

Sung By

Oh, to Be a Movie Star

Ella

Gorgeous

Passionella

I Know

Passionella and The Company

(Who, Who, Who, Who) Who Is She?

The Company

Wealth

Passionella

You Are Not Real

Flip, the Prince, Charming and The Company

George L

Ella and George

Tony Award®

Best Musical

1967 Nominee
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Book by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick
Music by Jerry Bock
Produced by Stuart Ostrow

Best Composer and Lyricist

1967 Nominee
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Music by Jerry Bock

Best Actor in a Musical

1967 Nominee
Alan Alda

Best Actress in a Musical

1967 Winner
Barbara Harris

Best Costume Design

1967 Nominee
Costume Design by Tony Walton

Best Choreography

1967 Nominee
Choreographed by Lee Theodore

Best Direction of a Musical

1967 Nominee
Directed by Mike Nichols

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