MusicalRevueOriginalOff-Broadway
Opening Date
May 23, 1955
Closing Date
Jul 17, 1955
Performances
97
MusicalRevueOriginalOff-Broadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Phoenix Theatre
(May 23, 1955 - Jul 17, 1955)
Description
A revue in two acts
  • People
    Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
    Music by David Baker; Lyrics by David Craig; Sketches by Ira Wallach; Musical Director: Buster Davis; Ballet music by John Morris; Music orchestrated by Ralph Burns and Clare Grundman; Assistant to Mr. Davis: John Morris
    Staged by Marc Daniels; Choreographed by Boris Runanin; Conceived by Nicholas Benton and Stark Hesseltine
    Scenic Design by Eldon Elder; Costume Design by Alvin Colt; Lighting Design by Klaus Holm; Assistant to the Designer: Jesse F. Beers, Jr., Joseph Fretwell III and Stanley Simmons; Hairstyles and make-up by Ernest Adler
    General Manager: Carl Fisher; Company Manager: Nathan Parnes
    Production Stage Manager: Robert Woods; Stage Manager: Elliot Martin; Assistant Stage Mgr: David Hooks
    Pianists: John Morris and Dorothy Freitag
    Assistant to Mr. Daniels: William Wheeling; Publicity Director: Ben Kornzweig
    Nancy Walker
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Performer
     
    Millie Wubble
    First Prize
     
    "Down to the Sea" Performer
     
    The Maiden
    The Trap
     
    Chickie Popjoy
    The Ingenue
     
    "A Funny Heart" Performer
     
    Annie Snodgrass
    Upper Birth
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Gemze de Lappe
    "It Says Here" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    "Never Wait For Love" Dancer
     
    Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
    The Trap
     
    Aerialist
    "The Charade of the Marionettes"
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Kenneth Harvey
    "It Says Here" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    Bradbury
    First Prize
     
    Narrator
    The Trap
     
    Ted Morrow
    Upper Birth
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Bill Heyer
    "It Says Here" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    He
    "All Around the World"
     
    Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
    The Trap
     
    "This Tuxedo Is Mine!" Singer
     
    Him
    "Just Him"
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Louise Hoff
    "Opening" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    Nellie
    Handy Man Around the House
     
    2nd Customer
    Utter Ecstasy
     
    Brenda
    "Suburban Retreat"
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Harvey Lembeck
    Interviewer
    "Tomorrow Is Here"
     
    Dobberman
    First Prize
     
    Clerk
    Utter Ecstasy
     
    The Father
    The Trap
     
    Clifford Bodmer
    The Ingenue
     
    Mike Snodgrass
    Upper Birth
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Marge Redmond
    "It Says Here" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    Viv
    Handy Man Around the House
     
    Reporter
    First Prize
     
    Miss Lovelace
    Utter Ecstasy
     
    Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
    The Trap
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Elise Rhodes
    "It Says Here" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    She
    "All Around the World"
     
    Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
    The Trap
     
    Amanda Claxton
    The Ingenue
     
    Her
    "Just Him"
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Joshua Shelley
    "It Says Here" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    Chuck
    Handy Man Around the House
     
    Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
    The Trap
     
    Wallingford Merkle
    The Ingenue
     
    Harold
    "Suburban Retreat"
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Elton J. Warren
    "It Says Here" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    "Never Wait For Love" Singer
     
    Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
    The Trap
     
    "The Charade of the Marionettes" Singer
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Bob Bakanic
    "It Says Here" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    "Never Wait For Love" Dancer
     
    Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
    The Trap
     
    "This Tuxedo Is Mine!" Dancer
     
    Uncle Willie
    Upper Birth
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Shellie Farrell
    "It Says Here" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    "Never Wait For Love" Dancer
     
    Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
    The Trap
     
    "This Tuxedo Is Mine!" Dancer
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Jerry Fries
    "It Says Here" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    "Never Wait For Love" Dancer
     
    Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
    The Trap
     
    "This Tuxedo Is Mine!" Dancer
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Jay Harnick
    "It Says Here" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    Photographer
    First Prize
     
    Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
    The Trap
     
    Delivery Man
    Upper Birth
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Dick Korthaze
    "It Says Here" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
    The Trap
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Ralph McWilliams
    "It Says Here" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    "Never Wait For Love" Dancer
     
    Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
    The Trap
     
    Lion-Tamer
    "The Charade of the Marionettes"
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Cynthia Price
    "It Says Here" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    Secretary
    First Prize
     
    Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
    The Trap
     
    "Finale" Performer
    Boris Runanin
    The Young Dreamer
    The Trap
    Rain Winslow
    "It Says Here" Performer
     
    "Tomorrow Is Here" Company
     
    Reporter
    First Prize
     
    "Never Wait For Love" Dancer
     
    1st Customer
    Utter Ecstasy
     
    A Disreputable Element
    The Trap
     
    "This Tuxedo Is Mine!" Dancer
     
    "Finale" Performer
  • Songs
    music by David Baker; lyrics by David Craig
    Act 1
    It Says Here
    Tomorrow Is Here
    All Around the World
    Never Wait For Love
    Down to the Sea
    Act 2
    This Tuxedo Is Mine!
    Just Him
    The Charade of the Marionettes
    A Funny Heart
    Suburban Retreat
  • Awards

    Tony Award®

     

    Best Actress in a Musical

    1956 Nominee
    Nancy Walker
     

    Best Costume Design

    1956 Nominee
    Costume Design by Alvin Colt
     

    Best Choreography

    1956 Nominee
    Choreographed by Boris Runanin
Produced by The Phoenix Theatre (T. Edward Hambleton: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Norris Houghton: Co-Founder)
Music by David Baker; Lyrics by David Craig; Sketches by Ira Wallach; Musical Director: Buster Davis; Ballet music by John Morris; Music orchestrated by Ralph Burns and Clare Grundman; Assistant to Mr. Davis: John Morris
Staged by Marc Daniels; Choreographed by Boris Runanin; Conceived by Nicholas Benton and Stark Hesseltine
Scenic Design by Eldon Elder; Costume Design by Alvin Colt; Lighting Design by Klaus Holm; Assistant to the Designer: Jesse F. Beers, Jr., Joseph Fretwell III and Stanley Simmons; Hairstyles and make-up by Ernest Adler
General Manager: Carl Fisher; Company Manager: Nathan Parnes
Production Stage Manager: Robert Woods; Stage Manager: Elliot Martin; Assistant Stage Mgr: David Hooks
Pianists: John Morris and Dorothy Freitag
Assistant to Mr. Daniels: William Wheeling; Publicity Director: Ben Kornzweig
Nancy Walker
"Tomorrow Is Here" Performer
 
Millie Wubble
First Prize
 
"Down to the Sea" Performer
 
The Maiden
The Trap
 
Chickie Popjoy
The Ingenue
 
"A Funny Heart" Performer
 
Annie Snodgrass
Upper Birth
 
"Finale" Performer
Gemze de Lappe
"It Says Here" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
"Never Wait For Love" Dancer
 
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
The Trap
 
Aerialist
"The Charade of the Marionettes"
 
"Finale" Performer
Kenneth Harvey
"It Says Here" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
Bradbury
First Prize
 
Narrator
The Trap
 
Ted Morrow
Upper Birth
 
"Finale" Performer
Bill Heyer
"It Says Here" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
He
"All Around the World"
 
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
The Trap
 
"This Tuxedo Is Mine!" Singer
 
Him
"Just Him"
 
"Finale" Performer
Louise Hoff
"Opening" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
Nellie
Handy Man Around the House
 
2nd Customer
Utter Ecstasy
 
Brenda
"Suburban Retreat"
 
"Finale" Performer
Harvey Lembeck
Interviewer
"Tomorrow Is Here"
 
Dobberman
First Prize
 
Clerk
Utter Ecstasy
 
The Father
The Trap
 
Clifford Bodmer
The Ingenue
 
Mike Snodgrass
Upper Birth
 
"Finale" Performer
Marge Redmond
"It Says Here" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
Viv
Handy Man Around the House
 
Reporter
First Prize
 
Miss Lovelace
Utter Ecstasy
 
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
The Trap
 
"Finale" Performer
Elise Rhodes
"It Says Here" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
She
"All Around the World"
 
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
The Trap
 
Amanda Claxton
The Ingenue
 
Her
"Just Him"
 
"Finale" Performer
Joshua Shelley
"It Says Here" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
Chuck
Handy Man Around the House
 
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
The Trap
 
Wallingford Merkle
The Ingenue
 
Harold
"Suburban Retreat"
 
"Finale" Performer
Elton J. Warren
"It Says Here" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
"Never Wait For Love" Singer
 
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
The Trap
 
"The Charade of the Marionettes" Singer
 
"Finale" Performer
Bob Bakanic
"It Says Here" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
"Never Wait For Love" Dancer
 
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
The Trap
 
"This Tuxedo Is Mine!" Dancer
 
Uncle Willie
Upper Birth
 
"Finale" Performer
Shellie Farrell
"It Says Here" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
"Never Wait For Love" Dancer
 
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
The Trap
 
"This Tuxedo Is Mine!" Dancer
 
"Finale" Performer
Jerry Fries
"It Says Here" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
"Never Wait For Love" Dancer
 
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
The Trap
 
"This Tuxedo Is Mine!" Dancer
 
"Finale" Performer
Jay Harnick
"It Says Here" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
Photographer
First Prize
 
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
The Trap
 
Delivery Man
Upper Birth
 
"Finale" Performer
Dick Korthaze
"It Says Here" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
The Trap
 
"Finale" Performer
Ralph McWilliams
"It Says Here" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
"Never Wait For Love" Dancer
 
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
The Trap
 
Lion-Tamer
"The Charade of the Marionettes"
 
"Finale" Performer
Cynthia Price
"It Says Here" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
Secretary
First Prize
 
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements
The Trap
 
"Finale" Performer
Boris Runanin
The Young Dreamer
The Trap
Rain Winslow
"It Says Here" Performer
 
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
 
Reporter
First Prize
 
"Never Wait For Love" Dancer
 
1st Customer
Utter Ecstasy
 
A Disreputable Element
The Trap
 
"This Tuxedo Is Mine!" Dancer
 
"Finale" Performer
music by David Baker; lyrics by David Craig
Act 1
It Says Here
Tomorrow Is Here
All Around the World
Never Wait For Love
Down to the Sea
Act 2
This Tuxedo Is Mine!
Just Him
The Charade of the Marionettes
A Funny Heart
Suburban Retreat

Tony Award®

 

Best Actress in a Musical

1956 Nominee
Nancy Walker
 

Best Costume Design

1956 Nominee
Costume Design by Alvin Colt
 

Best Choreography

1956 Nominee
Choreographed by Boris Runanin
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