MusicalSatire ComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 11, 1953
Closing Date
Sep 19, 1953
Performances
190
MusicalSatire ComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Mark Hellinger Theatre
(Feb 11, 1953 - Sep 19, 1953)
Setting
Conference room of Everywhere Magazine; Dr. Downer's house; Railroad depot, Stonyhead; New York hotel suite; Laura Carew's office; Roseland Ballroom; various other New York locales. The Thirties.
Comments
Hazel Flagg was on hiatus from 7/5/1953 through 8/31/1953.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Anthony Brady Farrell
Produced by Jule Styne; Produced in association with Anthony B. Farrell
Book by Ben Hecht; Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Bob Hilliard; Based on a story by James Street; Based on the cinema "Nothing Sacred" Ben Hecht; Musical Director: Pembroke Davenport; Choral arrangements and direction by Hugh Martin; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Ballet arrangements by Oscar Kosarin; Assistant to Mr. Martin: Buster Davis; Additional orchestrations by Jack Mason and Joe Glover
Production Supervised by Robert Alton; Book Directed by David Alexander; Musical Staging by Robert Alton; Assistant Director: Paul Lammers
Scenic Design by Harry Horner; Lighting Design by Harry Horner; Costume Design by Miles White; Assistant to Mr. White: Morton Haack and Elinor Robbins
General Manager: Rose Goldstein; Company Manager: Michael Goldreyer; Executive Secretary: Sylvia Herscher
Production Stage Manager: Neil Hartley; Stage Manager: Freddie Nay; Technical Supervisor: Jack Landau
Music Contractor: Phil Palmer; Head Copyist: Mathilde Pincus
Lighting Supervisor: James Orr; Press Representative: John L. Toohey and Arthur Cantor; Press Assistant: Harriette Gelb; Production Assistant: George Gilbert; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner; Assistant to Mr. Alton: Ward Ellis and Svetlana McLee
Helen Gallagher
Hazel Flagg
John Howard
Broadway debut
Wallace Cook
Feb 11, 1953 - Jul 04, 1953
Thomas Mitchell
Dr. Downer
Benay Venuta
Laura Carew
Feb 11, 1953 - Jun 13, 1953
Jack Whiting
Mayor of New York
John Brascia
Broadway debut
Willie
Jonathan Harris
Oleander
Ross Martin
Broadway debut
Dr. Egelhofer
Sheree North
Broadway debut
Whitey
John Pelletti
Broadway debut
Maximilian Lavian
Estelle Aza
Dancer
John Bartis
Committeeman
 
Singer
Christopher Brown
Dancer
Dean Campbell
An Editor
 
Singer
Chris Carter
Dancer
David Carter
Singer
Ronald Cecill
Dancer
Jerry Craig
Bellboy
 
Singer
Al Craine
Dancer
Don Crichton
Dancer
Bob Davis
Singer
Sara Dillon
Singer
Marcella Dodge
Dancer
Lillian Donau
Dancer
Anna Friedland
Dancer
Mary Harmon
Singer
Carol Hendricks
Vermont Villager
 
Singer
Ruby Herndon
Dancer
Bill Heyer
Fireman
 
Singer
Betsy Holland
Miss Winterbottom
 
Singer
Dossie Hollingsworth
Singer
Lori Jon
Chorus Girl
 
Dancer
B.J. Keating
Vermont Villager
 
Singer
Hugh Lambert
Dancer
Gerard Leavitt
Dancer
Robert Lenn
Mr. Jenkins
 
Singer
Dorothy Love
Vermont Villager
Sherry McCutcheon
Dancer
Beverly McFadden
Singer
Betty McMillen
Dancer
Barbara Michaels
Dancer
Judy Miller
Dancer
Joan Morton
Vermont Villager
 
Dancer
Margot Myers
Dancer
Virginia Poe
Chorus Girl
 
Dancer
Eva Ralf
Dancer
David Randall
Singer
George Reeder
Man on the Street
 
Dancer
Eric Schepard
Policeman
 
Dancer
Laurel Shelby
Vermont Villager
 
Singer
Michael Spaeth
Committeeman
 
Dancer
Beryl Towbin
Dancer
Lawrence Weber
Mr. Billings
Toni Wheelis
Dancer
Understudies: Chris Carter (Whitey), Jonathan Harris (Dr. Downer), Dossie Hollingsworth (Laura Carew), Dorothy Love (Hazel Flagg), George Reeder (Willie) and Lawrence Weber (Wallace Cook)

Mark Hellinger Theatre (Feb 11, 1953 - Sep 19, 1953)

Musical Director: Oscar Kosarin

Cast

Nancy Andrews
Laura Carew
Jun 15, 1953 - Sep 19, 1953
Tony Bavaar
Wallace Cook
Sep 01, 1953 - Sep 19, 1953
Richard Bishop
Judge Curley
Bill Heyer
Committeeman
Ross Martin
Man on the Street
music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Bob Hilliard
Act 1
Sung By
A Little More Heart
Laura Carew, Wallace Cook and Magazine Staff
The World Is Beautiful Today
Hazel Flagg
I'm Glad I'm Leaving
Hazel Flagg
The Ruthland Bounce
Vermont Villager, Man on the Street, Dancer and Villagers
Hello Hazel
Laura Carew and New Yorkers
Paris Gown
Hazel Flagg, Maximilian Lavian, Dancers, Models and Attendants
The World Is Beautiful Today (Reprise)
Wallace Cook and Editors
Every Street's a Boulevard in Old New York
Mayor of New York
How Do You Speak to an Angel
Wallace Cook
Autograph Chant
Autograph Hunters
I Feel Like I'm Gonna Live Forever
Hazel Flagg
You're Gonna Dance With Me, Willie
Hazel Flagg, Willie and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Who Is the Bravest?
University Glee CLub
Dream Parade
Hazel Flagg and Company
Salome
Dancing Girls, Salome, Cowboy Singer and Cowboy Dancers
Everybody Loves To Take a Bow
Laura Carew, Mayor of New York and Men
Laura De Maupassant
Hazel Flagg
Autograph Chant (Reprise)
Autograph Hunters
I Feel Like I'm Gonna Live Forever (Reprise)
Company
How Do You Speak to an Angel ((Earlier placement))
Wallace Cook

Tony Award®

Best Actor in a Musical

1953 Winner
Thomas Mitchell

Best Costume Design

1953 Winner
Costume Design by Miles White

Theatre World

Award

1953 Recipient
Sheree North
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