MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 25, 1953
Closing Date
Jul 03, 1954
Performances
559
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Feb 25, 1953 - Jul 03, 1954)
Setting
Greenwich Village in the '30s.
Theatre Owned / Operated by J. J. Shubert
Produced by Robert Fryer
Music by Leonard Bernstein; Book by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Based on "My Sister Eileen" by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov; Based on stories by Ruth McKenney; Musical Director: Lehman Engel; Vocal arrangements by Lehman Engel; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Assistant to Don Walker: Seymour Ginzler and Sid Ramin; Assistant to Lehman Engel: Bill Jonson
Directed by George Abbott; Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Donald Saddler; Uncredited show doctoring by Jerome Robbins
Scenic Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois; Costume Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois; Miss Russell's costumes designed by Mainbocher; Lighting Design by Peggy Clark; Assistant to Raoul Pene du Bois: Mason Arvold, Willa Kim and Waldo Angelo
General Manager: Charles Harris
Production Stage Manager: Robert Griffith; Stage Manager: Hal Prince; Assistant Stage Mgr: Edmund Balin
Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek; Copyist: Mathilde Pincus
Assistant to Donald Saddler: Albia Kavan; Press Representative: Phyllis Perlman and Marian Byram; Associate Press Representative: David Powers
Rosalind Russell
Ruth Sherwood
Feb 25, 1953 - Apr 03, 1954
Edith Adams
Eileen Sherwood
Cris Alexander
Frank Lippencott
Jordan Bentley
Wreck
Dort Clark
Chick Clark
George Gaynes
Robert Baker
Henry Lascoe
Appopolous
Delbert Anderson
Drunk
 
Italian Waiter
 
Greenwich Villager
 
Policeman
Ed Balin
Greenwich Villager
Alvin Beam
Delivery Boy
 
Greenwich Villager
Marta Becket
Greenwich Villager
Ted Beniades
Speedy Valenti
Maxine Berke
Greenwich Villager
Michele Burke
Helen
Margaret Caddy
Greenwich Villager
Carol Cole
Greenwich Villager
Geraldine Delaney
Greenwich Villager
Ray Dorian
Second Cadet
 
Greenwich Villager
Jean Eliot
Greenwich Villager
Nathaniel Frey
Strange Man
 
Italian Chef
 
Policeman
Warren Galjour
Tour Guide
 
Associate Editor
 
Greenwich Villager
 
Policeman
Dody Goodman
Violet
 
Greenwich Villager
Edward J. Heim
Greenwich Villager
Isabella Hoopes
Mrs. Wade
Pat Johnson
Greenwich Villager
Walter Kelvin
Officer Lonigan
Robert Kole
Greenwich Villager
 
Policeman
Joe Layton
Greenwich Villager
Albert Linville
Associate Editor
 
Policeman
David Lober
First Cadet
 
Greenwich Villager
Victor Moreno
Greenwich Villager
Evelyn Page
Greenwich Villager
Lee Papell
Drunk
 
Shore Patrolman
 
Greenwich Villager
 
Policeman
Helen Rice
Greenwich Villager
Chris Robinson
Ruth's Escort
 
Greenwich Villager
 
Policeman
Helena Seroy
Greenwich Villager
Libi Staiger
Greenwich Villager
William Weslow
Greenwich Villager
Patty Wilkes
Greenwich Villager
Understudies: Delbert Anderson (Chick Clark), Geraldine Delaney (Helen), Warren Galjour (Speedy Valenti), Pat Johnson (Eileen Sherwood), Joe Layton (Wreck), Lee Papell (Appopolous), Hal Prince (Frank Lippencott), Helen Rice (Mrs. Wade), Chris Robinson (Robert Baker) and Patricia Wilkes (Ruth Sherwood)

Winter Garden Theatre (Feb 25, 1953 - Jul 03, 1954)

Assistant Stage Mgr: Walter Rinner

Cast

Carol Channing
Ruth Sherwood
Apr 05, 1954 - Jul 03, 1954
Donald Barton
Greenwich Villager
Ruth Anne Fleming
Greenwich Villager
Babs Heath
Greenwich Villager
Diana Herbert
Helen
Ray Kirchner
Greenwich Villager
Hugh Lambert
Greenwich Villager
Marion Lauer
Greenwich Villager
Joe Layton
Hermit
Paul Lyday
Greenwich Villager
Mike Mason
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
David Neuman
Hermit
 
Greenwich Villager
Virginia Poe
Greenwich Villager
Eva Ralf
Greenwich Villager
Walter Rinner
Greenwich Villager
Jean Sincere
Greenwich Villager
Doris Wright
Greenwich Villager
Understudies: Ruth Anne Fleming (Eileen Sherwood), Betty Gillett (Eileen Sherwood), Mike Mason (Wreck) and Jean Sincere (Ruth Sherwood)
music by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden
Act 1
Sung By
Christopher Street
Tour Guide and The Villagers
Ohio
Ruth Sherwood and Eileen Sherwood
Conquering New York
Ruth Sherwood, Eileen Sherwood, First Cadet, Violet and The Villagers
One Hundred Easy Ways
Ruth Sherwood
What a Waste
Robert Baker and Associate Editors
Ruth's Story Vignettes
Rexford, Mr. Mallory, Danny, Trent and Ruth Sherwood
A Little Bit in Love
Eileen Sherwood
Pass the Football
Wreck and The Villagers
Conversation Piece
Ruth Sherwood, Eileen Sherwood, Frank Lippencott, Robert Baker and Chick Clark
A Quiet Girl
Robert Baker
Conga! (Danced by the Cadets)
Ruth Sherwood
Act 2
Sung By
My Darlin' Eileen
Eileen Sherwood, Drunk and Policeman
Swing
Ruth Sherwood and Villagers
Ohio (Reprise)
Ruth Sherwood and Eileen Sherwood
It's Love (Reprise)
Robert Baker and The Villagers
Wrong Note Rag
Ruth Sherwood, Eileen Sherwood and The Villagers

Tony Award®

Best Musical

1953 Winner
Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Book by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Produced by Robert Fryer

Best Actress in a Musical

1953 Winner
Rosalind Russell

Best Scenic Design

1953 Winner
Scenic Design by Raoul Pène Du Bois

Choreographer

1953 Winner
Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Donald Saddler

Conductor and Musical Director

1953 Winner
Musical Director: Lehman Engel

Theatre World

Award

1953 Recipient
Edith Adams
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