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Make a Wish
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Apr 18, 1951
Closing Date
Jul 14, 1951
Performances
102
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Open Date: Apr 18, 1951
Close Date: Jul 14, 1951
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Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Apr 18, 1951 - Jul 14, 1951)
Setting
The action takes place on the Left Bank of Paris.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Harry Rigby
,
Jule Styne
and
Alexander H. Cohen
"Make A Wish" is owned and operated by
"The Good Fairy" Co.
Music by
Hugh Martin
; Lyrics by
Hugh Martin
; Book by
Preston Sturges
; (Uncredited) book by
Abe Burrows
; Based on "The Good Fairy" by
Ferenc Molnár
; Musical Director:
Milton Rosenstock
; Vocal arrangements by
Hugh Martin
; Music orchestrated by
Phil Lang
and
Allan Small
; Vocal Direction:
Buster Davis
; Dance Music Arranged by
Richard Pribor
Staged by
John C. Wilson
; Choreographed by
Gower Champion
Scenic Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
; Costume Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
Company Manager:
Paul Groll
Production Stage Manager:
Archie Thomson
; Stage Manager:
Neil Hartley
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Larry Baker
and
John Barry Ryan
Production Assistant:
Rose Goldstein
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
; Press Representative:
Willard Keefe
and
David Tebet
The Composer wishes to acknowledge the valuable assistance of
Jack Gray
; Mr. Champion wishes to acknowledge the valuable assistance of
Marge Champion
Nanette Fabray
Janette
Gene Bayliss
Dancer
Ray Borden
Sylvia Manon Trio
Aleen Buchanan
Dancer
Dean Campbell
Singer
Melville Cooper
Marius Frigo
Dick Crowley
Dancer
Robert Davis
Singer
Ray Dorian
Dancer
Stephen Douglass
Paul Dumont
Mary Finney
The Madam
Helen Gallagher
Poupette
Ed Gombos
Singer
Mary Harmon
Singer
Eda Heinemann
Dr. Didier
Carol Hendricks
Singer
David Huenergardt
Singer
Anne Humphrey
Singer
Janie Janvier
Singer
Margaret Jeanne
Dancer
Lynn Joelson
Dancer
Lida Loehring
Dancer
Harold Lang
Ricky
John Laverty
Dancer
Carol Lee
Dancer
Phil Leeds
Dr. Francel
Douglas Luther
Singer
Sylvia Manon
Sylvia Manon Trio
Ellen Martin
Singer
Mike Mason
Singer
Beverly McFadden
Singer
Don McKay
Singer
Claire Mitchell
Singer
Peggy O'Hara
Singer
Le Roi Operti
Felix Labiche
Rica Owen
Singer
Ernie Preston
Dancer
Jack Purcell
Dancer
Charlotte Ray
Dancer
Richard Reed
Dancer
Sue Scott
Dancer
Bob Shaver
Singer
Thelma Tadlock
Dancer
Norma Thornton
Dancer
Kenneth Urmston
Dancer
David Vogel
Singer
Victor Voley
Sylvia Manon Trio
Howard Wendell
Policeman
Sales Manager
Ken Whelan
Dancer
Standby:
Iva Withers
(Janette)
Understudies:
Mary Finney
(Dr. Didier),
Lynn Joelson
(Poupette),
Richard Reed
(Ricky),
Victor Voley
(Dr. Francel) and
Howard Wendell
(Marius Frigo)
Songs
Act 1
Sung By
The Tour Must Go On
Singer, Girls and Boys
I Wanna Be Good'n Bad
Janette and Girls
The Time Step
Janette, Poupette and Ricky
(You're Just) What I Was Warned About
Janette
Who Gives a Sou?
Janette, Paul Dumont, Poupette and Ricky
Folies Labiche Overture (Hello, Hello, Hello)
Folies Chorus
Tonight You Are in Paree
Janette, Girls and Boys
When Does This Feeling Go Away
Paul Dumont
Suits Me Fine
Poupette and Ricky
Students Ball
Girls and Boys
Paris, France
Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
That Face!
Poupette, Ricky, Girls and Boys
Make a Wish
Janette
I'll Never Make a Frenchman Out of You
Poupette and Ricky
Over and Over
Boys and Janette
The Sale (Ballet)
Dancers, Sylvia Manon Trio, Policeman, Girls and Boys
Over and Over
(Reprise)
Poupette and Ricky
Who Gives a Sou?
(Reprise)
Janette and Paul Dumont
Take Me Back to Texas With You
Janette, Poupette and Ricky
Suits Me Fine
(Reprise)
Girls and Boys
Finale-Make a Wish
Janette and Entire Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Harry Rigby
,
Jule Styne
and
Alexander H. Cohen
"Make A Wish" is owned and operated by
"The Good Fairy" Co.
Music by
Hugh Martin
; Lyrics by
Hugh Martin
; Book by
Preston Sturges
; (Uncredited) book by
Abe Burrows
; Based on "The Good Fairy" by
Ferenc Molnár
; Musical Director:
Milton Rosenstock
; Vocal arrangements by
Hugh Martin
; Music orchestrated by
Phil Lang
and
Allan Small
; Vocal Direction:
Buster Davis
; Dance Music Arranged by
Richard Pribor
Staged by
John C. Wilson
; Choreographed by
Gower Champion
Scenic Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
; Costume Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
Company Manager:
Paul Groll
Production Stage Manager:
Archie Thomson
; Stage Manager:
Neil Hartley
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Larry Baker
and
John Barry Ryan
Production Assistant:
Rose Goldstein
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
; Press Representative:
Willard Keefe
and
David Tebet
The Composer wishes to acknowledge the valuable assistance of
Jack Gray
; Mr. Champion wishes to acknowledge the valuable assistance of
Marge Champion
Nanette Fabray
Janette
Gene Bayliss
Dancer
Ray Borden
Sylvia Manon Trio
Aleen Buchanan
Dancer
Dean Campbell
Singer
Melville Cooper
Marius Frigo
Dick Crowley
Dancer
Robert Davis
Singer
Ray Dorian
Dancer
Stephen Douglass
Paul Dumont
Mary Finney
The Madam
Helen Gallagher
Poupette
Ed Gombos
Singer
Mary Harmon
Singer
Eda Heinemann
Dr. Didier
Carol Hendricks
Singer
David Huenergardt
Singer
Anne Humphrey
Singer
Janie Janvier
Singer
Margaret Jeanne
Dancer
Lynn Joelson
Dancer
Lida Loehring
Dancer
Harold Lang
Ricky
John Laverty
Dancer
Carol Lee
Dancer
Phil Leeds
Dr. Francel
Douglas Luther
Singer
Sylvia Manon
Sylvia Manon Trio
Ellen Martin
Singer
Mike Mason
Singer
Beverly McFadden
Singer
Don McKay
Singer
Claire Mitchell
Singer
Peggy O'Hara
Singer
Le Roi Operti
Felix Labiche
Rica Owen
Singer
Ernie Preston
Dancer
Jack Purcell
Dancer
Charlotte Ray
Dancer
Richard Reed
Dancer
Sue Scott
Dancer
Bob Shaver
Singer
Thelma Tadlock
Dancer
Norma Thornton
Dancer
Kenneth Urmston
Dancer
David Vogel
Singer
Victor Voley
Sylvia Manon Trio
Howard Wendell
Policeman
Sales Manager
Ken Whelan
Dancer
Standby:
Iva Withers
(Janette)
Understudies:
Mary Finney
(Dr. Didier),
Lynn Joelson
(Poupette),
Richard Reed
(Ricky),
Victor Voley
(Dr. Francel) and
Howard Wendell
(Marius Frigo)
Act 1
Sung By
The Tour Must Go On
Singer, Girls and Boys
I Wanna Be Good'n Bad
Janette and Girls
The Time Step
Janette, Poupette and Ricky
(You're Just) What I Was Warned About
Janette
Who Gives a Sou?
Janette, Paul Dumont, Poupette and Ricky
Folies Labiche Overture (Hello, Hello, Hello)
Folies Chorus
Tonight You Are in Paree
Janette, Girls and Boys
When Does This Feeling Go Away
Paul Dumont
Suits Me Fine
Poupette and Ricky
Students Ball
Girls and Boys
Paris, France
Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
That Face!
Poupette, Ricky, Girls and Boys
Make a Wish
Janette
I'll Never Make a Frenchman Out of You
Poupette and Ricky
Over and Over
Boys and Janette
The Sale (Ballet)
Dancers, Sylvia Manon Trio, Policeman, Girls and Boys
Over and Over
(Reprise)
Poupette and Ricky
Who Gives a Sou?
(Reprise)
Janette and Paul Dumont
Take Me Back to Texas With You
Janette, Poupette and Ricky
Suits Me Fine
(Reprise)
Girls and Boys
Finale-Make a Wish
Janette and Entire Company
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