MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 13, 1989
Closing Date
Apr 22, 1989
1st Preview
Mar 27, 1989
1st Preview
Mar 27, 1989
Previews
20
Performances
12
MusicalOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Music Box Theatre
(Apr 13, 1989 - Apr 22, 1989)
Setting
A New York City jail exclusively for alimony delinquents. The present.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President) and Irving Berlin
Produced by Cy Coleman, A. E. Hotchner, William H. Kessler, Jr. and Michael M. Weatherly; Produced in association with Raymond J. Greenwald; Associate Producer: Robert R. Larsen
Originally produced at The Coconut Grove Playhouse (Arnold Mittelman, Producing Artistic Director)
Music by Cy Coleman; Lyrics by Cy Coleman (Broadway debut as lyricist) and A. E. Hotchner; Book by A. E. Hotchner; Music orchestrated by Doug Katsaros; Vocal arrangements by Cy Coleman and David Pogue; Musical Director: David Pogue
Directed by Peter Mark Schifter; Musical Staging by Patricia Birch
Scenic Design by David Jenkins; Costume Design by William Ivey Long; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Sound Design by Otts Munderloh; Hair Design by Angela Gari
General Manager: Richard Seader and Sylrich Management; Company Manager: Paul B. Berkowsky
Production Stage Manager: Mary Porter Hall; Stage Manager: John C. McNamara; Assistant Stage Mgr: Victor Lukas
Conducted by David Pogue; Music Contractor: John Miller; Assistant Conductor: Donald Sosin; Keyboards: David Pogue, Donald Sosin and Lee Musiker; Reeds: Ken Hitchcock; Guitar: Bob Rose; Bass: David Finck; Cello: Marisol Espada and Arnold Schween; Percussion: David Ratajczak
Casting: Deborah Aquila and Don Pemrick; General Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates; Dance Captain: Terri White; Advertising: Grey Entertainment & Media; Logo Design by Nicky Zann
Avery Schreiber
Milton Meltzer
Marilyn Sokol
Arlene Meltzer
Jodi Benson
Betty Bursteter
Bill Buell
Gus Bottomly
Sally Mayes
Broadway debut; replaced Sharon Scruggs in previews
Winona Shook
Marcia Mitzman
Carol Bates
Scott Waara
Kevin Bursteter
Scott Wentworth
Aaron Bates
Terri White
Eve Aiken
Samuel E. Wright
Bruce Aiken
Understudies: Joanna Glushak (Arlene Meltzer, Betty Bursteter, Carol Bates), Walter Hudson (Aaron Bates, Kevin Bursteter) and Sal Mistretta (Milton Meltzer, Gus Bottomly, Bruce Aiken)

Music Box Theatre (Apr 13, 1989 - Apr 22, 1989)

Cast

Sharon Scruggs
Winona Shook
Was replaced in previews
music by Cy Coleman; lyrics by A. E. Hotchner and Cy Coleman
Act 1
Sung By
A Place Called Alimony Jail
Husbands and Wives
Pay the Lawyer
Husbands
Mrs. Meltzer Wants the Money Now!
Arlene Meltzer and Husbands
That's a Woman
Aaron Bates, Carol Bates and Wives
Piece of Cake
Eve Aiken and Bruce Aiken
Rio
Milton Meltzer, Arlene Meltzer, Wives and Gus Bottomly
Holidays
Arlene Meltzer
The Trouble with You
Aaron Bates, Carol Bates, Husbands and Wives
Mother-in-Law
Husbands
At My Side
Bruce Aiken and Kevin Bursteter
Act 2
Sung By
Southern Comfort
Winona Shook, Aaron Bates, Wives and Husbands
The Two of Us
Bruce Aiken and Milton Meltzer
It's Love! It's Love!
Gus Bottomly and Husbands
The Name of Love
Carol Bates
Miami Beach
Arlene Meltzer and Husbands
Guilty
Winona Shook
Love Behind Bars
Winona Shook, Aaron Bates and Wives
At My Side (Reprise)
Kevin Bursteter and Betty Bursteter
It Wouldn't Be You
Husbands and Wives

Tony Award®

 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1989 Nominee
Scott Wentworth
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1989 Nominee
Directed by Peter Mark Schifter

Theatre World

Award

1989 Recipient
Sally Mayes
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Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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