MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 24, 1975
Closing Date
Nov 30, 1975
1st Preview
Oct 15, 1975
1st Preview
Oct 15, 1975
Previews
48
Performances
7
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Edison Theatre
(Nov 24, 1975 - Nov 30, 1975)
Setting
A villa outside Florence in the year 1348.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Norman Kean
Produced by Rita Fredricks, Norman Kean and Theatre Now, Inc.
Originally presented as a showcase production at the Williamstown Theatre; Subsequently produced at Arena Stage (Zelda Fichandler: Artistic Director); Directed at Arena Stage by Gene Lesser
Based on stories from "The Decameron" by Giovanni Boccaccio; Music by Richard Peaslee; Dramatized by Kenneth Cavander; Lyrics by Kenneth Cavander; Musical Director: Ken Bichel; Music orchestrated by Walt Levinsky and Richard Peaslee; Music arranged by Walt Levinsky and Richard Peaslee
Directed by Warren Enters; Musical Staging by Julie Arenal
Scenic Design by Robert U. Taylor; Lighting Design by Patrika Brown; Costume Design by Linda Fisher; Hair Design by Steve Atha; Wig Design by Joanne Doloff; Make-Up Consultant: Rober Winslow Baker
General Manager: Theatre Now, Inc.
Production Stage Manager: Ron Abbott; Stage Manager: John Beven; Assistant Stage Mgr: Claudia Burk
General Press Representative: Les Schecter Associates; Casting: Howard Feuer; Vocal Coach: Jim Litt; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company; Photographer: Kenn Duncan
Armand Assante
Masetto
Beltramo's Younger Brother
 
Ferondo
D'Jamin Bartlett
Isabella
Masetto's Mistress
 
Sister Angelica
Richard Bauer
Anichino
Steward to the Family
 
Nuto
 
Abbot
Jill Choder
Alibech
Masetto's Friend
 
Sister Makaria
Munson Hicks
Rustico
A Cousin
 
Leonetto
 
Brother Perdurabo
Caroline McWilliams
Beatrice
Beltramo's Widowed Sister
 
Sister Teresa
 
Ferondo's Wife
Virginia Vestoff
Giletta
Beltramo's Wife
 
Abbess
Michael Zaslow
Beltramo
Count of Rossiglione
 
Egano
Standby: Michael Forella (Beltramo, Egano, Masetto, Ferondo, Rustico, Leonetto, Brother Perdurabo, Anichino, Nuto, Abbot) and Sheilah Rae (Giletta, Abbess, Beatrice, Sister Teresa, Ferondo's Wife, Isabella, Sister Angelica, Alibech, Sister Makaria)
music by Richard Peaslee; lyrics by Kenneth Cavander
Act 1
Sung By
Introduction
Company
Masetto's Song
Masetto and Nuto
Nuns's Song
Abbess and Nuns
God Is Good
Masetto and Nuns
Now My Season's Here
Company
Only in My Song
Anichino
Egano D'Galluzzi
Anichino and Egano
The Men Who Have Loved Me
Beatrice
In the Garden
Anichino and Egano
Lucky Anichino
Company
Pretend You're Living
Isabella
Devil in Hell
Alibech, Rustico and Company
Act 2
Sung By
She Doctor
Giletta and Beltramo
Lover Like a Blind Man
Giletta
If You Had Seen
Giletta
Love Was Just a Game
Beltramo
Madonna Isabella
Isabella and Company
My Holy Prayer
Abbot and Monks
Hold Me Gently
Ferondo's Wife
Finale
Company
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