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The Scarlet Pimpernel
The New Musical Adventure

Minskoff Theatre, (11/9/1997 - 10/1/1998)
Minskoff Theatre, (10/10/1998 - 5/30/1999) Scarlet Pimpernel 2.0 (revised version)
Neil Simon Theatre, (9/10/1999 - 1/2/2000) Scarlet Pimpernel 3.0 (revised version)
Preview:Oct 6, 1997 Total Previews:39
Opening:Nov 9, 1997   
Closing:Jan 2, 2000 Total Performances:772


Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: May into July, 1794. England and France
Comments: This production closed, reopened as an entirely "revised" production, and subsequently went on to transfer theatres. Individuals involved with the revised version are credited on the replacement/transfer page.






by opening date




Music by Frank Wildhorn; Book by Nan Knighton; Lyrics by Nan Knighton; Based on the novel "The Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Orczy; Music orchestrated by Kim Scharnberg; Musical Director: Ron Melrose; Vocal arrangements by Ron Melrose; Associate Musical Dir.: Wendy Bobbitt Cavett

Directed by Peter Hunt; Choreographed by Adam Pelty

Scenic Design by Andrew Jackness; Costume Design by Jane Greenwood; Lighting Design by Natasha Katz; Sound Design by Karl Richardson; Hair Design by Paul Huntley; Associate Scenic Design: Anna Louizos and Nancy Thun; Assistant Scenic Design: Michael Simms; Associate Costume Design: Angelina Avallone; Assistant Costume Design: MaryAnn D. Smith; Associate Lighting Design: Ted Mather; Assistant Lighting Design: Traci Klainer-McDonnell; Associate Sound Design: Peter Hylenski and Cynthia J. Hawkins


Production Manager: Peter Fulbright; Production Stage Manager: Steven Beckler; Stage Manager: Bonnie L. Becker; Assistant Stage Mgr: Marcos Dinnerstein; Technical Supervisor: Tech Production Services, Inc.

Musical Supervisor: Jason Howland; Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Conducted by Ron Melrose; Associate Conductor: Wendy Bobbitt Cavett; Assistant Conductor: Andrew Wilder; Concert Master: Michael Roth; Violin: Britt Swenson, Lisa Matricardi, Laura Oatts and Ashley D. Horne; Viola: Liuh-Wen Ting and Leslie Tomkins; Cello: Daniel D. Miller and Sarah Hewitt; Bass: Richard Sarpola; Woodwind: Edward Joffe, James Roe, Andrew Sterman and Gilbert Dejean; Trumpet: Chris Gekker; Trombone: Mike Christianson; French Horn: Chris Komer and Kelly Dent; Keyboards: Wendy Bobbitt Cavett, Robert Gustafson and Andrew Wilder; Percussion: John Meyers and Benjamin Herman

Casting: Hughes / Moss Casting; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Marketing: FourFront, Inc.; Fight direction by Rick Sordelet; Dialect Coach: Stephen Gabis; Fight Captain: Marcos Dinnerstein; Advertising: Grey Advertising; Logo Design: Frank Verlizzo


Opening Night Cast

Christine Andreas Marguerite St. Just  
Terrence Mann Chauvelin  
Douglas Sills Percy Blakeney  
Stephanie Bast Ensemble  
Eric Bennyhoff Coupeau  
Bill Bowers
Broadway debut 
Leggett  
Pamela Burrell Lady Llewellyn  
Nick Cavarra Ensemble  
Gilles Chiasson Armand St. Just  
Dave Clemmons Ben  
David Cromwell Robespierre  
 Prince of Wales  
 Fisherman  
R. F. Daley Neville  
Ed Dixon Ozzy  
James Dybas Jessup  
William Thomas Evans Hastings  
Allen Fitzpatrick Farleigh  
Sutton Foster Ensemble  
Jeff Gardner Mercier  
Melissa Hart Ensemble  
Philip Hoffman Tussaud  
Marine Jahan
Broadway debut 
Madame St. Cyr  
James Judy Dewhurst  
Ken Labey
Broadway debut 
Grappin  
Lauri Landry Ensemble  
Alison Lory
Broadway debut 
Ensemble  
Don Mayo Ensemble  
Kevyn Morrow Ensemble  
Katie Nutt
Broadway debut 
Ensemble  
Adam Pelty Elton  
Terry Richmond
Broadway debut 
Ensemble  
Sandy Rosenberg
Broadway debut 
Lady Digby  
Craig Rubano Ensemble  
Ron Sharpe Hal  
Tim Shew St. Cyr  
Elizabeth Ward Marie  
Charles West Ensemble  


Standby: George Dvorsky (Percy Blakeney).

Understudies: Eric Bennyhoff (Chauvelin), James Dybas (Prince of Wales, Robespierre), Lauri Landry (Marguerite St. Just), Adam Pelty (Dewhurst), Craig Rubano (Armand St. Just), Ed Sala (Ozzy).