MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 19, 1962
Closing Date
May 26, 1962
Performances
86
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Mar 19, 1962 - May 26, 1962)
Setting
Today. U.S.A.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Edward Padula; Produced in association with L. Slade Brown
Book by Mel Brooks; Music by Charles Strouse; Lyrics by Lee Adams; Based on the novel "Professor Fodorski" by Robert Lewis Taylor; Dance arrangements by John Morris; Musical Director: John Morris; Music orchestrated by Robert Ginzler; Musical continuity by Trude Rittman
Directed by Joshua Logan; Choreographed by Danny Daniels
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Patton Campbell; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Hair Design by Ronald De Mann; Associate Scenic Design: Richard Casler; Assistant Scenic Design: Richard Bianchi; Assistant to Mr. Campbell: Constance Ross
General Manager: Michael Goldreyer; Company Manager: David Lawlor; Assistant Co. Mgr: Frank Hopkins
Production Manager: Duane Camp; Stage Manager: George Wagner; Assistant Stage Mgr: Fred Kimbrough and Bob Bakanic
Music Contractor: Sheldon Russell; Assistant Conductor: Don Plumby; Copyist: Bert Clayton Williams
General Press Representative: Bill Doll; Press Representative: Robert Ganshaw and Dick Williams; Assistant to Mr. Logan: Joseph Curtis; Production Associate: Dorian Granowski; Production Assistant: Joseph Wishy; Press Assistant: Midori Tsuji; Advertising: Ingram Ash; Assistant to Mr. Daniels: Anne Wallace
Ray Bolger
Professor Fodorski
Anita Gillette
Susan
Eileen Herlie
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Ron Husmann
Edwin Bricker
Fritz Weaver
Henderson
Will B. Able
Immigrant
 
Taxi
 
Peddler
 
President Piedmont
Jed Allan
Immigrant
 
Policeman
 
Football Player
 
Craven
 
Singing Ensemble
Don Atkinson
Immigrant
 
Dancing Ensemble
Bob Bakanic
Gorilla
 
Fountainhead
 
Dancing Ensemble
Vicki Belmonte
Immigrant
 
Singing Ensemble
Bonnie Brody
Immigrant
 
Bride
 
Chewing Gum Girl
 
Singing Ensemble
Bill Burns
Immigrant
 
Cowboy
 
Football Player
 
Wyler
 
Singing Ensemble
Trudy Carole
Immigrant
 
First Girl
 
Dancing Ensemble
Cathy Conklin
Dancing Ensemble
John Drew
Immigrant
 
Football Player
 
Singing Ensemble
Anthony Falco
Immigrant
 
Phillips
 
Singing Ensemble
Mary Jane Ferguson
Immigrant
 
Mannikin
 
Dancing Ensemble
Catherine Gale
Immigrant
 
Singing Ensemble
Joseph Gentry
Immigrant
 
Con Ed Worker
 
Football Player
Michael Gentry
Immigration Officer
 
Taxi
 
Football Player
Linda Rae Hager
Immigrant
 
Dancing Ensemble
Warren Hays
Immigrant
 
Professor White
 
Singing Ensemble
Jerry Howard
Immigrant
 
Football Player
Ed Kresley
Second Boy
 
Dancing Ensemble
Bill Landrum
Immigrant
 
Football Player
 
Dancing Ensemble
George Lindsey
Immigrant
 
Second Sightseeing Tour Guide
 
Moose
Robert Lone
Flight Attendant
 
Cowboy
 
First Boy
 
Dancing Ensemble
Selma Malinou
Immigrant
 
Singing Ensemble
Mort Marshall
Fleisser
 
Drunk
 
Coach Hulkington Stockworth
Hulk
Barney Martin
Head Immigration Officer
 
Taxi
 
Assistant Coach
 
Red Stern
Joe McWherter
Immigrant
 
Football Player
Charlene Mehl
Dancing Ensemble
Betty Oakes
Katrinka
 
Park Avenue Couple
 
House Mother
 
Whistler's Mother
 
Secretary
Fred Randall
Taxi
 
Football Player
Norman Riggins
Immigrant
 
Taxi
 
Singing Ensemble
Lori Rogers
Airline Stewardess
 
Singing Ensemble
Karen Sargent
Immigrant
 
Second Girl
 
Baton Twirler
 
Dancing Ensemble
Bill Starr
Immigrant
 
Football Player
 
Farquar
David Thomas
Shindler
 
Park Avenue Couple
 
Professor Dawson
Sharon Vaughn
Immigrant
 
Homecoming Queen
 
Singing Ensemble
Frank Virgulto
Swing Boy
Kip Watson
Dancing Ensemble
Bernie West
Feinschveiger
 
Sightseeing Tour Guide
 
Dr. Snopes
Understudies: Will B. Able (Professor Fodorski, Henderson), Betty Oakes (Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock) and Lori Rogers (Susan)
music by Charles Strouse; lyrics by Lee Adams
Act 1
Sung By
Melt Us
Professor Fodorski and Immigrants
What a Country!
Professor Fodorski and Company
Our Children
Professor Fodorski and Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Animal Attraction
Susan and Edwin Bricker
Our Children (Reprise)
Professor Fodorski and Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
We Speak the Same Language
Professor Fodorski and Edwin Bricker
I Can Teach Them!
Professor Fodorski, Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock, Edwin Bricker and Professor Dawson
It's Fun to Think
Professor Fodorski, Professors and Students
Once Upon a Time
Professor Fodorski and Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Nightlife
Susan and Girls
I've Just Seen Her
Edwin Bricker
Once Upon a Time (Reprise)
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Physical Fitness
The Football Team
The Fight Song
Professor Fodorski and The Football Team
What a Country! (Reprise)
Professor Fodorski and Company
Act 2
Sung By
I Couldn't Have Done It Alone
Edwin Bricker and Susan
If I Were You
Professor Fodorski and Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Have a Dream
Professor Fodorski, Henderson and Company
I've Just Seen Him
Susan
I'm Fascinating
Professor Fodorski
Once Upon a Time (Reprise)
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
The Real Me
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
It's Up to Me
Professor Fodorski
The Fight Song (Reprise)
Professor Fodorski and Company
It's Fun to Think
The Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Actor in a Musical

1962 Nominee
Ray Bolger
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1962 Nominee
Directed by Joshua Logan
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