MusicalDrama OperaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 15, 1950
Closing Date
Nov 04, 1950
Performances
269
MusicalDrama OperaOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Mar 15, 1950 - Nov 04, 1950)
Setting
Somewhere in Europe.
Theatre Owned by The Shubert Organization; Theatre Operated by the Barrymore Theatre Corporation
Produced by Chandler Cowles and Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Music by Gian-Carlo Menotti; Book by Gian-Carlo Menotti; Lyrics by Gian-Carlo Menotti
Staged by Gian-Carlo Menotti; Dreams Choreography by John Butler
Scenic Design by Horace Armistead; Costume Design by Grace Houston; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal
General Manager: Chandos Sweet
General Stage Manager: David Kanter; Stage Manager: Charles Pratt, Jr.
Orchestra Under the Direction of Lehman Engel; Musical Coordinator: Thomas Schippers; Orchestra Personnel Manager: Bernard Eichenbaum
Press Representative: George Ross and Dorothy Ross; Press Assistant: Madelin Blitzstein; Assistant to Mr. Menotti: Bill Butler; Production Coordinator: Bill Butler
Patricia Neway
Magda Sorel
Marie Powers
The Mother
Maria Andreassi
Anna Gomez
Donald Blackey
Second Police Agent
Vera Bryner
Monday evenings and Wednesday matinees
Magda Sorel
Mar 20, 1950 - Jul 31, 1950
Alternate
George Jongeyans
Mr. Kofner
Gloria Lane
The Secretary
Leon Lishner
Chief Police Agent
Cornell MacNeil
John Sorel
Mar 15, 1950 - Sep 16, 1950
Maria Marlo
The Foreign Woman
Andrew McKinley
Nika Magadoff
Mabel Mercer
Voice on the Record
Francis Monachino
Assan
Lydia Summers
Vera Boronell
Chester Watson
First Police Agent
Understudies: Donald Blackey (Nika Magadoff), Russell George (John Sorel), Jeanne Grant (The Foreign Woman, Anna Gomez), Faye Elizabeth Smith (The Secretary, Vera Boronell), Lydia Summers (The Mother) and Chester Watson (Chief Police Agent, Mr. Kofner, Assan)

Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Mar 15, 1950 - Nov 04, 1950)

Musical Director: Evan Whallon, Jr. (Apr 16, 1950 - ?) and Thomas Schippers

Cast

David Aiken
Mr. Kofner
Donald Blackey
First Police Agent
Georgeanna Bourdon
Vera Boronell
Bruni Falcon
Monday evenings and Wednesday matinees
Magda Sorel
Aug 14, 1950 - Nov 01, 1950
Russell George
John Sorel
Sep 18, 1950 - Nov 04, 1950
Norman Kelley
Nika Magadoff
Charles Pratt, Jr.
Second Police Agent
Lydia Summers
The Mother
Randolph Symonette
Mr. Kofner
Chester Watson
Assan
Understudies: Rosemary Kuhlmann (The Secretary) and Roger Schmidt (Nika Magadoff)
music by Gian-Carlo Menotti; lyrics by Gian-Carlo Menotti
Tu Reviendras
Now, O Lips, Say Goodbye
In Endless Waiting Rooms
Lullaby
Oh, What a Lovely Dance
To This We've Come
All the Documents Must be Signed
Death's Frontiers Are Opened

Tony Award®

Conductor and Musical Director

1951 Winner
Orchestra Under the Direction of Lehman Engel
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