MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 10, 1992
Closing Date
Jan 10, 1993
1st Preview
Oct 31, 1992
1st Preview
Oct 31, 1992
Previews
45
Performances
36
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Vivian Beaumont Theater
(Dec 10, 1992 - Jan 10, 1993)
Setting
New York City, 1954
Theatre Owned / Operated by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer)
Produced by Lincoln Center Theater (André Bishop: Artistic Director; Bernard Gersten: Executive Producer); Produced in association with AT&T: OnStage ®
Book by Joseph Dougherty; Music by Stephen Flaherty; Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens; Based on the motion picture "My Favorite Year" by Dennis Palumbo and Norman Steinberg; Music orchestrated by Michael Starobin; Dance arrangements by Wally Harper; Musical Director: Ted Sperling; Orchestration for "Manhattan" by Danny Troob; Bow Music Orchestration by Michael Gibson
Directed by Ron Lagomarsino; Musical Staging by Thommie Walsh; Associate Choreographer: Robin Black
Scenic Design by Thomas Lynch; Assistant Scenic Design: Matthew Bliss, Jim Feng and Larry Gruber; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt; Assistant Costume Design: Lauren Press; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher; Associate Lighting Design: Peggy Eisenhauer; Sound Design by Scott Lehrer; Assistant Sound Design: Thom Mohrman; Hair Design by Angela Gari
LCT General Manager: Steven C. Callahan; Company Manager: Edward J. Nelson; Assistant Gen. Mgr: Patrick Herold
LCT Production Manager: Jeff Hamlin; Production Stage Manager: Robin Rumpf; Stage Manager: Dale Kaufman; Assistant Stage Mgr: Jane Seiler
Conducted by Ted Sperling; Associate Conductor: Jan Rosenberg; Woodwinds: Alva Hunt, Ken Hitchcock, Rick Heckman and Eugene Scholtens; Trumpet: Lawrence Lunetta, Phil Granger and Darryl Shaw; Trombone: Sonny Russo and Jack Schatz; French Horn: Kaitilin Mahoney; Violin: Belinda Whitney-Barratt, Janine Kam-Lal and Susan Lorentsen; Viola: Ruth Siegler; Cello: Matthias Naegele; Bass: John Babich; Keyboard: Joseph Thalken and Jan Rosenberg; Drums: John Redsecker; Percussion: Larry Spivack; Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation
Fight direction by B. H. Barry; LCT Casting Director: Daniel Swee; LCT General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; LCT Director of Musical Theater: Ira Weitzman; Poster Design by Paul Rogers; Dance Captain: Robert Ashford; Fight Captain: Michael McGrath; LCT Director of Development: Hattie K. Jutagir; LCT Director of Marketing: Thomas Cott; LCT Dramaturg: Anne Cattaneo; Advertising: Russek Advertising; Photographer: Joan Marcus
Leslie Bell
Ensemble
Maria Calabrese
Ensemble
Kevin Chamberlin
Ensemble
Tim Curry
Alan Swann
Colleen Dunn
Ensemble
Katie Finneran
Tess
 
Ensemble
James Gerth
Ensemble
Michael Gruber
Ensemble
Thomas Ikeda
Rookie Carroca
Lainie Kazan
Belle Steinberg Carroca
David Lipman
Uncle Morty
 
Ensemble
Roxie Lucas
Ensemble
Nora Mae Lyng
Ensemble
Tom Mardirosian
King Kaiser
Andrea Martin
Alice Miller
Michael McGrath
Replaced Marcus Olson in previews
Ensemble
Josh Mostel
Sy Benson
Alan Muraoka
Ensemble
Evan Pappas
Benjy Stone
Ethan Phillips
Herb Lee
Jay Poindexter
Ensemble
Russell Ricard
Ensemble
Lannyl Stephens
K. C. Downing
Paul Stolarsky
Leo Silver
Mary Stout
Aunt Sadie
 
Ensemble
Thomas Titone
Ensemble
Bruce Winant
Ensemble
Christina Youngman
Ensemble
Swings: Robert Ashford and Amiee Turner
Standby: Michael O'Gorman (Alan Swann)
Understudies: Kevin Chamberlin (Sy Benson, Herb Lee), Katie Finneran (K. C. Downing), James Gerth (Leo Silver, Alan Swann), Roxie Lucas (Alice Miller), Nora Mae Lyng (Belle Steinberg Carroca), Michael McGrath (Benjy Stone, King Kaiser), Alan Muraoka (Rookie Carroca), Mary Stout (Alice Miller, Belle Steinberg Carroca), Thomas Titone (Benjy Stone, Herb Lee) and Bruce Winant (King Kaiser, Sy Benson, Leo Silver)

Vivian Beaumont Theater (Dec 10, 1992 - Jan 10, 1993)

Cast

Marcus Olson
Ensemble
Was replaced in previews
Understudy: Marcus Olson (Benjy Stone, King Kaiser, Leo Silver, Herb Lee)
music by Stephen Flaherty; lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Act 1
Sung By
Twenty Million People
Benjy Stone and Company
Larger Than Life
Benjy Stone
The Musketeer Sketch
Benjy Stone, Sy Benson, King Kaiser, Alice Miller, K. C. Downing, Leo Silver and Herb Lee
Waldorf Suite
Benjy Stone
Rookie in the Ring
Belle Steinberg Carroca
Manhattan
Alan Swann, Benjy Stone and Ensemble
Naked in Bethesda Fountain
Sy Benson, Alice Miller, Leo Silver, Herb Lee and K. C. Downing
The Gospel According to the King
King Kaiser, Alan Swann and Company
The Musketeer Sketch Rehearsal
Benjy Stone, Alan Swann and Ensemble
Funny / The Duck Joke
K. C. Downing and Alice Miller
The Musketeer Sketch Rehearsal (Part II)
King Kaiser, Alan Swann and Ensemble
Welcome to Brooklyn
Uncle Morty, Rookie Carroca, Belle Steinberg Carroca, Aunt Sadie, Benjy Stone, Alan Swann and Neighbors
If the World Were Like the Movies
Alan Swann
Act 2
Sung By
Exits
Alan Swann
Shut Up and Dance
K. C. Downing and Benjy Stone
Professional Showbizness Comedy
Alice Miller, King Kaiser and Ensemble
The Lights Come Up
Alan Swann and Benjy Stone
Maxford House
Maxford House Girls
The Musketeer Sketch Finale
Company
My Favorite Year
Benjy Stone and Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Actor in a Musical

1993 Nominee
Tim Curry

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1993 Winner
Andrea Martin
 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1993 Nominee
Lainie Kazan

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

1993 Nominee
Josh Mostel

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

1993 Winner
Andrea Martin
 

Outstanding Orchestrations

1993 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Michael Starobin

Theatre World

Award

1993 Recipient
Andrea Martin
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Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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