MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 13, 1950
Closing Date
Feb 24, 1951
Performances
84
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Mark Hellinger Theatre
(Dec 13, 1950 - Feb 24, 1951)
  • People
    Theatre Owned / Operated by Anthony Brady Farrell
    Produced by Herman Levin and Oliver Smith
    Music by Harold J. Rome; Lyrics by Harold J. Rome; Sketches by Arnold Auerbach; Musical Director: Lehman Engel; Vocal arrangements by Lehman Engel; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; "The Desert Flame" by Don Walker; Ballet music composed by Don Walker, Mischa Portnoff and Wesley Portnoff; Ballet music arranged by Don Walker, Mischa Portnoff and Wesley Portnoff
    Staged by John C. Wilson; Dances and Musical Ensembles Staged by Helen Tamiris
    Production Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Miles White; Lighting Design by Peggy Clark; Assistant to Mr. White: Frank Spencer and Peggy Clark
    General Manager: Philip Adler
    General Stage Manager: Frank Coletti; Stage Manager: David Jones; Assistant Stage Mgr: Richard Haas
    Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek
    Assistant to Mr. Wilson: R.T. Ingham; Assistant to Miss Tamaris: Daniel Nagrin; Press Representative: Richard Maney, Frank Goodman and Lewis Harmon
    Pearl Bailey
    Singer, "Bless You All"
     
    Pearl Bailey
     
    Pearl Bailey
    Valerie Bettis
    Singer, "Bless You All"
     
    The Rose
    A Rose is a Rose
     
    Singer, "Voting Blues"
    TV Over the White House
     
    Desert Flame
    The Desert Flame
    Mary McCarty
    Singer, "Bless You All"
     
    Marybelle, Col. Oglethorpes's daughter
    Southern Fried Chekhov
     
    Mary McCarty
     
    Jane Blow
    TV Over the White House
     
    Mrs. Weatherby (Peter)
    Peter and the PTA
     
    Singer, "The Roaring 20's Strike Back"
    Jules Munshin
    Singer, "Bless You All"
     
    Singer, "Do You Know a Better Way to Make a Living?"
     
    Enrico Bonzo
    Back to Napoli
     
    Joseph Gabriel Blow
    TV Over the White House
     
    Bill Slade
    The Cold War
     
    An Art Enthusiast
    The Nobbiest Hobby
     
    Singer, "The Roaring 20's Strike Back"
    Lee Barnett
    A Child
    Back to Napoli
     
    Jane & Joseph's son
    TV Over the White House
     
    Wendy
    Peter and the PTA
    Gene Barry
    The Publisher
    Southern Fried Chekhov
     
    Laszlo
    Back to Napoli
     
    Announcer
    TV Over the White House
     
    A Good Humor Man
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Robert Chisholm
    Benson
    Back to Napoli
     
    Teddy Roosevelt
    TV Over the White House
     
    Captain Hook
    Peter and the PTA
     
    A Clergyman
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Garry Davis
    Colonel Jasper Oglethorpe
    Southern Fried Chekhov
     
    Jaroslav
    Back to Napoli
     
    Abe Lincoln
    TV Over the White House
     
    The Druggist
    The Cold War
     
    Mr. Fothergill
    Peter and the PTA
    Noel Gordon
    George Washington
    TV Over the White House
     
    Singing Ensemble
     
    Doctor Smith
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Charlene Harris
    Emmaline, Col. Oglethorpes's wife
    Southern Fried Chekhov
     
    Miss Kane
    Back to Napoli
     
    Grandma
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Jane Harvey
    Singer, "A Rose is a Rose"
    A Rose is a Rose
     
    Jane Harvey
    Byron Palmer
    Singer, "A Rose is a Rose"
    A Rose is a Rose
     
    Singer, "Love Letter To Manhattan"
     
    Singer, "Summer Dresses"
    Summer Dresses
    Donald Saddler
    The Rich Boy
    "I Can Hear It Now"
     
    The Texan
    The Desert Flame
     
    The Mobile
    A Rose is a Rose
    Eleanor Boleyn
    The Rich Girl
    "I Can Hear It Now"
     
    Houris ensemble
    The Desert Flame
     
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    Cocktail Dress
    Summer Dresses
    Fred Bryan
    Singing Ensemble
     
    Pirate
    Jane Carlyle
    Singing Ensemble
     
    Pirate
    Carlene Carroll
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
     
    Evening Dress
    Summer Dresses
    Joseph Comadore
    Native Drummer
    The Desert Flame
    Richard D'Arcy
    Pepe Le Koko
    The Desert Flame
     
    Dancing Ensemble
    Clive Dill
    A Child
    Back to Napoli
     
    Singing Ensemble
     
    Pirate
    Gordon Edwards
    Marmaduke, Col. Oglethorpes's son
    Southern Fried Chekhov
     
    Singing Ensemble
     
    An Old Fisherman
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Dorothy Etheridge
    The Poor Girl
    "I Can Hear It Now"
     
    Houris ensemble
    The Desert Flame
     
    Dancing Ensemble
    Sage Fuller
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
     
    Morning Dress
    Summer Dresses
    Joe Gifford
    Gendarme
    The Desert Flame
    Joseph Gifford
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
     
    One of The Musicos
    A Rose is a Rose
    Blanche Grady
    Show Girl
     
    Morning Dress
    Summer Dresses
     
    A Bather
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Geraldine Hamburg
    Singing Ensemble
     
    A Dowager
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Betsy Holland
    A Child
    Back to Napoli
     
    Singing Ensemble
     
    Pirate
    Elmira Jones-Bey
    A Girl
    "When"
     
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    A Piece of Sculpture
    A Rose is a Rose
    Billie Kirpich
    A Child
    Back to Napoli
     
    Houris ensemble
    The Desert Flame
     
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    Cocktail Dress
    Summer Dresses
    Vera Lee
    Houris ensemble
    The Desert Flame
     
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
     
    Cocktail Dress
    Summer Dresses
    Donald McKayle
    Gendarme
    The Desert Flame
     
    Dancing Ensemble
    Jill Melford
    A Lady
    Back to Napoli
     
    Show Girl
     
    Cocktail Dress
    Summer Dresses
     
    A Bather
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Ray Morrissey
    A Child
    Back to Napoli
     
    Singing Ensemble
     
    A Lifeguard
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Illona Murai
    Houris ensemble
    The Desert Flame
    Ilona Murai
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
     
    Reveler
    A Rose is a Rose
     
    Evening Dress
    Summer Dresses
    Joe Nash
    A Boy
    "When"
     
    Gendarme
    The Desert Flame
     
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    The Sleeping Boy
    A Rose is a Rose
    Philip Nasta
    Gendarme
    The Desert Flame
     
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
    Kris Nodland
    Miss International Peace
    TV Over the White House
     
    Show Girl
     
    Evening Dress
    Summer Dresses
     
    A Bather
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Gloria Olson
    Show Girl
     
    Cocktail Dress
    Summer Dresses
     
    A Bather
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Dell Parker
    A Lady
    Back to Napoli
     
    Miss Strong Constitution
    TV Over the White House
     
    Show Girl
     
    Evening Dress
    Summer Dresses
     
    A Bather
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Dick Reed
    The Poor Boy
    "I Can Hear It Now"
     
    Gendarme
    The Desert Flame
     
    One of The Musicos
    A Rose is a Rose
    Richard Reed
    Dancing Ensemble
    Madelyn Remini
    Show Girl
     
    Evening Dress
    Summer Dresses
     
    A Bather
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Dorothy Richards
    Singing Ensemble
     
    Pirate
    Irene Riley
    A Child
    Back to Napoli
     
    Singing Ensemble
     
    A Schoolgirl
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Bertram Ross
    Gendarme
    The Desert Flame
     
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
     
    One of The Musicos
    A Rose is a Rose
     
    Stock Boy
    Summer Dresses
    John Sandal
    Torturer
    The Desert Flame
     
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
    Gwenna Lee Smith
    A Lady
    Back to Napoli
     
    Miss Federal Water Power
    TV Over the White House
     
    Show Girl
     
    The Mannequin
    Summer Dresses
     
    A Bather
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Kenny Smith
    Singing Ensemble
     
    Pirate
    Osborne Smith
    Native Drummer
    The Desert Flame
    Emy St. Just
    Houris ensemble
    The Desert Flame
     
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
     
    Morning Dress
    Summer Dresses
    William Sutherland
    Singing Ensemble
     
    Pirate
    Swen Swenson
    Torturer
    The Desert Flame
     
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
     
    Stock Boy
    Summer Dresses
    Norval Tormsen
    Singing Ensemble
     
    Pirate
    Eileen Turner
    Singing Houris ensemble
    The Desert Flame
     
    Singing Ensemble
     
    A Pretty Young Girl
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Grace Varik
    Singing Houris ensemble
    The Desert Flame
     
    Singing Ensemble
     
    A Nursemaid
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Helen Wenzel
    Houris ensemble
    The Desert Flame
     
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
     
    Reveler
    A Rose is a Rose
     
    Evening Dress
    Summer Dresses
    Jeane Williams
    A Lady
    Back to Napoli
     
    Miss Natural Resources
    TV Over the White House
     
    Show Girl
     
    Morning Dress
    Summer Dresses
     
    A Bather
    The Nobbiest Hobby
    Parker Wilson
    Monsieur le Commandant
    The Desert Flame
     
    Dancing Ensemble
     
    Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
     
    Reveler
    A Rose is a Rose
    Margaret Wright
    Singing Houris ensemble
    The Desert Flame
     
    Singing Ensemble
     
    Aunty
    The Nobbiest Hobby
  • Songs
    Act 1
    Sung By
    Don't Wanna Write About the South
    Marybelle, Col. Oglethorpes's daughter, Colonel Jasper Oglethorpe, Emmaline, Col. Oglethorpes's wife and Marmaduke, Col. Oglethorpes's son
    I Can Hear it Now
    When
    Pearl Bailey
    Little Things Meant So Much to Me
    Mary McCarty
    Act 2
    Sung By
    Take Off the Coat
    Jane Harvey
    You Never Know What Hit You When It's Love
    Pearl Bailey
  • Awards

    Tony Award®

    Best Costume Design

    1951 Winner
    Costume Design by Miles White
Theatre Owned / Operated by Anthony Brady Farrell
Produced by Herman Levin and Oliver Smith
Music by Harold J. Rome; Lyrics by Harold J. Rome; Sketches by Arnold Auerbach; Musical Director: Lehman Engel; Vocal arrangements by Lehman Engel; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; "The Desert Flame" by Don Walker; Ballet music composed by Don Walker, Mischa Portnoff and Wesley Portnoff; Ballet music arranged by Don Walker, Mischa Portnoff and Wesley Portnoff
Staged by John C. Wilson; Dances and Musical Ensembles Staged by Helen Tamiris
Production Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Miles White; Lighting Design by Peggy Clark; Assistant to Mr. White: Frank Spencer and Peggy Clark
General Manager: Philip Adler
General Stage Manager: Frank Coletti; Stage Manager: David Jones; Assistant Stage Mgr: Richard Haas
Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek
Assistant to Mr. Wilson: R.T. Ingham; Assistant to Miss Tamaris: Daniel Nagrin; Press Representative: Richard Maney, Frank Goodman and Lewis Harmon
Pearl Bailey
Singer, "Bless You All"
 
Pearl Bailey
 
Pearl Bailey
Valerie Bettis
Singer, "Bless You All"
 
The Rose
A Rose is a Rose
 
Singer, "Voting Blues"
TV Over the White House
 
Desert Flame
The Desert Flame
Mary McCarty
Singer, "Bless You All"
 
Marybelle, Col. Oglethorpes's daughter
Southern Fried Chekhov
 
Mary McCarty
 
Jane Blow
TV Over the White House
 
Mrs. Weatherby (Peter)
Peter and the PTA
 
Singer, "The Roaring 20's Strike Back"
Jules Munshin
Singer, "Bless You All"
 
Singer, "Do You Know a Better Way to Make a Living?"
 
Enrico Bonzo
Back to Napoli
 
Joseph Gabriel Blow
TV Over the White House
 
Bill Slade
The Cold War
 
An Art Enthusiast
The Nobbiest Hobby
 
Singer, "The Roaring 20's Strike Back"
Lee Barnett
A Child
Back to Napoli
 
Jane & Joseph's son
TV Over the White House
 
Wendy
Peter and the PTA
Gene Barry
The Publisher
Southern Fried Chekhov
 
Laszlo
Back to Napoli
 
Announcer
TV Over the White House
 
A Good Humor Man
The Nobbiest Hobby
Robert Chisholm
Benson
Back to Napoli
 
Teddy Roosevelt
TV Over the White House
 
Captain Hook
Peter and the PTA
 
A Clergyman
The Nobbiest Hobby
Garry Davis
Colonel Jasper Oglethorpe
Southern Fried Chekhov
 
Jaroslav
Back to Napoli
 
Abe Lincoln
TV Over the White House
 
The Druggist
The Cold War
 
Mr. Fothergill
Peter and the PTA
Noel Gordon
George Washington
TV Over the White House
 
Singing Ensemble
 
Doctor Smith
The Nobbiest Hobby
Charlene Harris
Emmaline, Col. Oglethorpes's wife
Southern Fried Chekhov
 
Miss Kane
Back to Napoli
 
Grandma
The Nobbiest Hobby
Jane Harvey
Singer, "A Rose is a Rose"
A Rose is a Rose
 
Jane Harvey
Byron Palmer
Singer, "A Rose is a Rose"
A Rose is a Rose
 
Singer, "Love Letter To Manhattan"
 
Singer, "Summer Dresses"
Summer Dresses
Donald Saddler
The Rich Boy
"I Can Hear It Now"
 
The Texan
The Desert Flame
 
The Mobile
A Rose is a Rose
Eleanor Boleyn
The Rich Girl
"I Can Hear It Now"
 
Houris ensemble
The Desert Flame
 
Dancing Ensemble
 
Cocktail Dress
Summer Dresses
Fred Bryan
Singing Ensemble
 
Pirate
Jane Carlyle
Singing Ensemble
 
Pirate
Carlene Carroll
Dancing Ensemble
 
Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
 
Evening Dress
Summer Dresses
Joseph Comadore
Native Drummer
The Desert Flame
Richard D'Arcy
Pepe Le Koko
The Desert Flame
 
Dancing Ensemble
Clive Dill
A Child
Back to Napoli
 
Singing Ensemble
 
Pirate
Gordon Edwards
Marmaduke, Col. Oglethorpes's son
Southern Fried Chekhov
 
Singing Ensemble
 
An Old Fisherman
The Nobbiest Hobby
Dorothy Etheridge
The Poor Girl
"I Can Hear It Now"
 
Houris ensemble
The Desert Flame
 
Dancing Ensemble
Sage Fuller
Dancing Ensemble
 
Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
 
Morning Dress
Summer Dresses
Joe Gifford
Gendarme
The Desert Flame
Joseph Gifford
Dancing Ensemble
 
Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
 
One of The Musicos
A Rose is a Rose
Blanche Grady
Show Girl
 
Morning Dress
Summer Dresses
 
A Bather
The Nobbiest Hobby
Geraldine Hamburg
Singing Ensemble
 
A Dowager
The Nobbiest Hobby
Betsy Holland
A Child
Back to Napoli
 
Singing Ensemble
 
Pirate
Elmira Jones-Bey
A Girl
"When"
 
Dancing Ensemble
 
A Piece of Sculpture
A Rose is a Rose
Billie Kirpich
A Child
Back to Napoli
 
Houris ensemble
The Desert Flame
 
Dancing Ensemble
 
Cocktail Dress
Summer Dresses
Vera Lee
Houris ensemble
The Desert Flame
 
Dancing Ensemble
 
Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
 
Cocktail Dress
Summer Dresses
Donald McKayle
Gendarme
The Desert Flame
 
Dancing Ensemble
Jill Melford
A Lady
Back to Napoli
 
Show Girl
 
Cocktail Dress
Summer Dresses
 
A Bather
The Nobbiest Hobby
Ray Morrissey
A Child
Back to Napoli
 
Singing Ensemble
 
A Lifeguard
The Nobbiest Hobby
Illona Murai
Houris ensemble
The Desert Flame
Ilona Murai
Dancing Ensemble
 
Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
 
Reveler
A Rose is a Rose
 
Evening Dress
Summer Dresses
Joe Nash
A Boy
"When"
 
Gendarme
The Desert Flame
 
Dancing Ensemble
 
The Sleeping Boy
A Rose is a Rose
Philip Nasta
Gendarme
The Desert Flame
 
Dancing Ensemble
 
Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
Kris Nodland
Miss International Peace
TV Over the White House
 
Show Girl
 
Evening Dress
Summer Dresses
 
A Bather
The Nobbiest Hobby
Gloria Olson
Show Girl
 
Cocktail Dress
Summer Dresses
 
A Bather
The Nobbiest Hobby
Dell Parker
A Lady
Back to Napoli
 
Miss Strong Constitution
TV Over the White House
 
Show Girl
 
Evening Dress
Summer Dresses
 
A Bather
The Nobbiest Hobby
Dick Reed
The Poor Boy
"I Can Hear It Now"
 
Gendarme
The Desert Flame
 
One of The Musicos
A Rose is a Rose
Richard Reed
Dancing Ensemble
Madelyn Remini
Show Girl
 
Evening Dress
Summer Dresses
 
A Bather
The Nobbiest Hobby
Dorothy Richards
Singing Ensemble
 
Pirate
Irene Riley
A Child
Back to Napoli
 
Singing Ensemble
 
A Schoolgirl
The Nobbiest Hobby
Bertram Ross
Gendarme
The Desert Flame
 
Dancing Ensemble
 
Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
 
One of The Musicos
A Rose is a Rose
 
Stock Boy
Summer Dresses
John Sandal
Torturer
The Desert Flame
 
Dancing Ensemble
 
Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
Gwenna Lee Smith
A Lady
Back to Napoli
 
Miss Federal Water Power
TV Over the White House
 
Show Girl
 
The Mannequin
Summer Dresses
 
A Bather
The Nobbiest Hobby
Kenny Smith
Singing Ensemble
 
Pirate
Osborne Smith
Native Drummer
The Desert Flame
Emy St. Just
Houris ensemble
The Desert Flame
 
Dancing Ensemble
 
Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
 
Morning Dress
Summer Dresses
William Sutherland
Singing Ensemble
 
Pirate
Swen Swenson
Torturer
The Desert Flame
 
Dancing Ensemble
 
Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
 
Stock Boy
Summer Dresses
Norval Tormsen
Singing Ensemble
 
Pirate
Eileen Turner
Singing Houris ensemble
The Desert Flame
 
Singing Ensemble
 
A Pretty Young Girl
The Nobbiest Hobby
Grace Varik
Singing Houris ensemble
The Desert Flame
 
Singing Ensemble
 
A Nursemaid
The Nobbiest Hobby
Helen Wenzel
Houris ensemble
The Desert Flame
 
Dancing Ensemble
 
Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
 
Reveler
A Rose is a Rose
 
Evening Dress
Summer Dresses
Jeane Williams
A Lady
Back to Napoli
 
Miss Natural Resources
TV Over the White House
 
Show Girl
 
Morning Dress
Summer Dresses
 
A Bather
The Nobbiest Hobby
Parker Wilson
Monsieur le Commandant
The Desert Flame
 
Dancing Ensemble
 
Dancer, "I Can Hear It Now"
 
Reveler
A Rose is a Rose
Margaret Wright
Singing Houris ensemble
The Desert Flame
 
Singing Ensemble
 
Aunty
The Nobbiest Hobby
Act 1
Sung By
Don't Wanna Write About the South
Marybelle, Col. Oglethorpes's daughter, Colonel Jasper Oglethorpe, Emmaline, Col. Oglethorpes's wife and Marmaduke, Col. Oglethorpes's son
I Can Hear it Now
When
Pearl Bailey
Little Things Meant So Much to Me
Mary McCarty
Act 2
Sung By
Take Off the Coat
Jane Harvey
You Never Know What Hit You When It's Love
Pearl Bailey

Tony Award®

Best Costume Design

1951 Winner
Costume Design by Miles White
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