MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 29, 1968
Closing Date
Jul 01, 1972
1st Preview
Apr 11, 1968
1st Preview
Apr 11, 1968
Performances
1,750
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Biltmore Theatre
(Apr 29, 1968 - Jul 01, 1972)
Setting
The 1960s. The East Village.
Theatre Owned / Operated by David J. Cogan
Produced by Michael Butler
Originally produced by Natoma
Book by Gerome Ragni and James Rado; Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado; Music by Galt MacDermot; Musical Director: Galt MacDermot
Directed by Tom O'Horgan; Dance Director: Julie Arenal; Assistant Director: Glen Nielsen
Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Costume Design by Nancy Potts; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher; Sound Design by Robert Kiernan; Hair and Wig Design by Wig City Salons; Hair Stylist for Messrs. Butler, Ragni and Rado: Roberto Vega; Assistant to Miss Potts: Robert Pusilo, Steve Atha and Mart Aldre
Executive Producer: Bertrand Castelli; Company Manager: Ronald Bruguiere
Production Stage Manager: Fred Reinglas; Stage Manager: Michael Maurer
Music Contractor: Herb Harris; Supervisor / Copyist: Irving Raymond; Musical Coordinator: Rick Shorter; Conducted by Galt MacDermot; Electric Piano: Galt MacDermot; Guitar: Alan Fontaine and Charlie Brown; Guitar and Bass: Jimmy Lewis; Clarinet and Saxaphone: Zane Paul Zacharoff; Trumpet: Donald Leight and Eddie Williams; Percussion: Warren Chaisson; Drums: Leo Morris; Alternate Conductor: Neal Tate; Alternate Electric Piano: Neal Tate
Press Representative: Robert Ganshaw, Michael F. Goldstein Inc. and Tom Trenkle; International Press Representatives: Gifford / Wallace, Inc.; Production Coordinator: Cara Robin; Advertising: Fred Golden and The Blaine Thompson Company; Company Astrologer: Maria Crummere; Company Card Reader: Earl Scott; Poster Design by Ruspoli-Rodriguez; Company Photographer: Dagmar
Donnie Burks
Sergeant
 
Member of the Tribe
Steve Curry
Woof
Lorrie Davis
Abraham Lincoln
 
Member of the Tribe
Ronald Dyson
Ron
Sally Eaton
Jeanie
 
Mother
Leata Galloway
Member of the Tribe
Steve Gamet
Member of the Tribe
Walter Harris
Member of the Tribe
Paul Jabara
Mother
 
General Grant
Diane Keaton
Waitress
 
Parent
 
Member of the Tribe
Hiram Keller
Member of the Tribe
Lynn Kellogg
Sheila
Jonathan Kramer
Mother
 
Tourist Couple
 
Young Recruit
Marjorie LiPari
Member of the Tribe
Emmaretta Marks
Member of the Tribe
Melba Moore
Dionne
Natalie Mosco
Member of the Tribe
Suzannah Norstrand
Father
 
Principal
 
Member of the Tribe
Shelley Plimpton
Crissy
James Rado
Claude
Gerome Ragni
Berger
Robert I. Rubinsky
Father
 
Principal
 
Tourist Couple
 
Parent
 
Member of the Tribe
Lamont Washington
Hud
 
Father
 
Principal
Standby: Seth Allen (Claude)
Understudies: Lorrie Davis (Jeanie), Diane Keaton (Sheila) and Suzannah Norstrand (Jeanie)

Biltmore Theatre (Apr 29, 1968 - Jul 01, 1972)

Musical Director: Margaret Harris; Assistant Musical Dir.: Mitch Kerper; Music arranged by Denzil A. Miller, Jr.
Assistant Director: Dan Sullivan and Wesley Fata
Sound Consultant: Abe Jacob
Assistant Co. Mgr: Mario De Maria; Company Manager: William Orton, David W. Payne and Richard Osorio
Stage Manager: Lani Ball, Ronald Schaeffer, Kenneth Cox, Joel Rudnick and Marc B. Weiss; Assistant Stage Mgr: Harvey Marks, Donnie Burks and Chapman Roberts; Production Stage Manager: Robert D. Currie, Joe Donovan and Neil Phillips
Drums: Idris Mohammad and Rick Cutler; Conducted by Margaret Harris and Denzil A. Miller, Jr.; Electric Piano: Margaret Harris; Electric Keyboards: Denzil A. Miller, Jr.; Bass: Jerry Jemmott; Assistant Conductor: Jerry Jemmott; Trumpet: Chris Alpert and Richard Hurwitz; Baritone Sax and Reeds: Danny Bank; Electric Guitar: Brian Koonin; Rhythm and Electric Guitar: Billy Butler; Percussion and Hand Drums: Mohammad Abdullah
Press Representative: David Rothenberg, Mary Bryant and John A. Prescott; Advertising: Richard A. Kenerson Associates; Furs by Jay Furs

Cast

Billy Alessi
Member of the Tribe
Bobby Alessi
Member of the Tribe
John Aman
Member of the Tribe
 
Tourist Couple
Debbie Andrews
Crissy
Jul 1971 - Nov 14, 1971
Marjorie Barnes
Member of the Tribe
Robalee Barnes
Sergeant
 
Member of the Tribe
Richard Bayne
Parent
 
Member of the Tribe
Kay Beckett
Member of the Tribe
Eugene Blythe
Member of the Tribe
Erroll Booker
Member of the Tribe
Alan Braunstein
Woof
Obie Bray
Mother
 
Member of the Tribe
 
Sergeant
Beverly Ann Bremers
Broadway debut
Sheila
Obie Brey
Member of the Tribe
Aldora Britton
Member of the Tribe
Dennis Browne
Member of the Tribe
Donnie Burks
Hud
 
Father
 
Principal
Keith Carradine
Woof
Keith Ian Carradine
Claude
 
Member of the Tribe
Peppy Castro
General Grant
 
Member of the Tribe
 
Woof
Kay Cole
Crissy
 
Jeanie
Linda Compton
Parent
 
Member of the Tribe
 
Principal
Zenobia Conkerite
Member of the Tribe
 
Dionne
Dennis Cooley
Member of the Tribe
 
Tourist Couple
Roger Cruz
Berger
Dell Cunningham
Tourist Couple
 
Member of the Tribe
Steve Curry
Berger
Cliff De Young
Young Recruit
 
Member of the Tribe
Denise Delapenha
Member of the Tribe
Fred Diaz
Member of the Tribe
Arthur Dillingham
Member of the Tribe
Debi Dye
Member of the Tribe
Ronald Dyson
Mother
Cecelia Eaves
Member of the Tribe
Stephen Fenning
General Grant
 
Member of the Tribe
Bobby C. Ferguson
Principal
 
Young Recruit
Robbie Ferguson
Mother
 
Principal
 
Member of the Tribe
José Fernández
Young Recruit
 
Member of the Tribe
Jim Fields
Member of the Tribe
Tomay Fields
Member of the Tribe
George Garcia
Principal
 
Member of the Tribe
Steve Gillette
Member of the Tribe
Tressa Gilliland
Member of the Tribe
Robert Golden
Parent
 
Member of the Tribe
Gloria Goldman
Father
 
Principal
 
Member of the Tribe
Rick Granat
Father
 
Principal
 
General Grant
 
Parent
Nat Grant
Mother
 
Member of the Tribe
 
Hud
 
Sergeant
Nathaniel Grant
Mother
 
Member of the Tribe
Gerri Griffin
Member of the Tribe
Delores Hall
Dionne
 
Member of the Tribe
 
Abraham Lincoln
Jessica Harper
Member of the Tribe
Gayle Hayden
Principal
 
Member of the Tribe
Ula Hedwig
Member of the Tribe
Marta Heflin
Sheila
Fluffer Hirsch
Father
 
Young Recruit
 
Member of the Tribe
Paul Jabara
Woof
Joan Johnson
Dionne
Jonathan Johnson
Claude
? - Jul 01, 1972
 
Member of the Tribe
Signa Joy
Member of the Tribe
Jeannie Jurgun
Member of the Tribe
Ursuline Kairson
Member of the Tribe
Gregory V. Karliss
Berger
Diane Keaton
Sheila
Jul 1968 - ?
Jonathan Kramer
General Grant
 
Member of the Tribe
Pat Lambert
Member of the Tribe
Charlotte Lambeth
Member of the Tribe
Ted Lange
Young Recruit
 
Member of the Tribe
William E. Lindner
Woof
Peter Link
Berger
Clifford Lipson
Father
 
Principal
 
Tourist Couple
 
Parent
 
Member of the Tribe
 
General Grant
Bobby London
Member of the Tribe
Charles O. Lynch
Mother
 
Tourist Couple
 
Young Recruit
 
General Grant
 
Member of the Tribe
Heather MacRae
Sheila
Jan 1969 - ?
 
Member of the Tribe
Larry Marshall
Berger
 
Hud
 
Father
 
Principal
 
Sergeant
Ronnie McCain
Member of the Tribe
Barry McGuire
Claude
Robin McNamara
Member of the Tribe
 
Claude
 
Woof
Meat Loaf
General Grant
 
Mother
 
Young Recruit
Victoria Medlin
Sheila
Mary Mendum
Member of the Tribe
Kim Milford
Claude
Richard Kim Milford
Woof
Bartholomew Miro, Jr.
Mother
 
General Grant
 
Member of the Tribe
Melba Moore
Sheila
Oct 1969 - ?
Dolores Morris
Member of the Tribe
Nathaniel Morris
Member of the Tribe
Natalie Mosco
Waitress
Allan Nicholls
Berger
 
Member of the Tribe
 
Claude
Cecelia Norfleet
Waitress
 
Member of the Tribe
Debbie Offner
Member of the Tribe
 
Father
 
Principal
 
Waitress
 
Parent
Angie Ortega
Principal
 
Member of the Tribe
Stephanie Parker
Member of the Tribe
Shelley Plimpton
Member of the Tribe
Janet Powell
Dionne
 
Member of the Tribe
Edward Rambeau
Member of the Tribe
Michael Rhone
Hud
 
Father
 
Sergeant
Chapman Roberts
Member of the Tribe
Erik Robinson
Member of the Tribe
 
Claude
Sakinah
Member of the Tribe
Carl Scott
Member of the Tribe
Mary Seymour
Member of the Tribe
Wende Smith
Member of the Tribe
Bert Sommer
Woof
 
Member of the Tribe
Dale Soules
Jeanie
 
Mother
 
Member of the Tribe
Bryan Spencer
Mother
 
Tourist Couple
 
Member of the Tribe
Oatis Stephens
Berger
 
Member of the Tribe
 
Tourist Couple
Tom Stovall
Member of the Tribe
Sandra Thornton
Member of the Tribe
George Tipton
Member of the Tribe
George Turner
Member of the Tribe
Martha Velez
Sheila
 
Member of the Tribe
 
Parent
Ben Vereen
Broadway debut
Claude
Helena Walquer
Member of the Tribe
Valerie Williams
Father
 
Waitress
 
Abraham Lincoln
 
Member of the Tribe
Willie Windsor
Claude
Hattie Winston
Dionne
 
Member of the Tribe
Lillian Wong
Crissy
 
Member of the Tribe
Kathrynann Wright
Parent
 
Member of the Tribe
 
Father
Nathaniel Wright
Member of the Tribe
Understudies: Bobby Alessi (Woof), John Aman (Berger), Robalee Barnes (Hud), Kay Beckett (Crissy), Eugene Blythe (Berger), Alan Braunstein (Claude), Obie Bray (Hud), Keith Carradine (Claude), Peppy Castro (Berger), Linda Compton (Jeanie, Crissy), Zenobia Conkerite (Jeanie), Dell Cunningham (Claude), Lorrie Davis (Hud), Cliff De Young (Claude), Denise Delapenha (Sheila, Dionne), Arthur Dillingham (Hud), Debi Dye (Crissy), Candice Earley (Crissy), Stephen Fenning (Woof), Robbie Ferguson (Hud), Jim Fields (Hud), Steve Gamet (Young Recruit), George Garcia (Berger, Hud), Robert Golden (Berger), Gloria Goldman (Sheila), Nat Grant (Hud), Walter Harris (Young Recruit), Fluffer Hirsch (Woof), Paul Jabara (Tourist Couple, Woof), Jonathan Johnson (Claude, Woof), Ursuline Kairson (Sheila), Marjorie LiPari (Crissy), Clifford Lipson (Berger), Heather MacRae (Sheila), Larry Marshall (Berger, Hud), Robin McNamara (Woof), Richard Kim Milford (Claude), Melba Moore (Sheila), Dolores Morris (Dionne), Debbie Offner (Crissy), Angie Ortega (Jeanie), Sakinah (Dionne), Dale Soules (Crissy), Oatis Stephens (Berger), Tom Stovall (Claude), George Turner (Hud), Martha Velez (Sheila), Ben Vereen (Hud), Valerie Williams (Jeanie) and Kathrynann Wright (Sheila, Jeanie)
music by Galt MacDermot; lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado
Act 1
Sung By
Aquarius
Ron and Company
Donna
Berger and Company
Hashish
Company
Sodomy
Woof and Company
Colored Spade
Hud and Company
Manchester
Claude and Company
Ain't Got No
Woof, Hud, Dionne and Company
I Believe In Love
Sheila
Air
Jeanie, Crissy, Dionne and Company
Initials
Company
I Got Life
Claude and Company
Going Down
Berger and Company
Hair
Claude, Berger and Company
My Conviction
Tourist Lady and Company
Easy To Be Hard
Sheila
Don't Put It Down
Berger, Steve and Woof
Frank Mills
Crissy
Be-In
Company
Where Do I Go
Claude and Company
Dead End (added after Broadway opening)
Dionne, Leata, Emmaretta, Suzannah and Joe
Act 2
Sung By
Electric Blues
Suzannah, Leata, Steve and Paul
Black Boys
Martha, Suzannah and Natalie
White Boys
Dionne, Lorrie and Emmaretta
Walking in Space
Company
Abie Baby
Hud, Ron, Jim and Lorrie
Three-Five-Zero-Zero
Company
What A Piece Of Work Is Man
Ron and Walter
Good Morning Starshine
Sheila, Dionne and Company
The Bed
Company
The Flesh Failures (Let The Sun Shine In)
Claude, Sheila, Dionne and Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1969 Nominee
Book by Gerome Ragni and James Rado
Lyrics by James Rado
Music by Galt MacDermot
Produced by Michael Butler
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1969 Nominee
Directed by Tom O'Horgan

Drama Desk Award

Vernon Rice-Drama Desk Award

1968 Winner
Music by Galt MacDermot (for his music)
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