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New Century Theatre , (12/08/1952 - 1/03/1953)

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Opening Date:	Dec 08, 1952
Closing Date:	Jan 03, 1953	Total Performances:

Category: Special, Ballet, Original, Broadway

Opening Night Credits

Production Staff
Produced by Charles Green
"Potrait of a Ballerina" set to "Variations on a Nursery Rhyme" composed by Ernst von Dohnanyi; "A Streetcar Named Desire" music by Alex North; "A Streetcar Named Desire" music adapted and orchestrated by Raymond Wright; "The Nutcracker Suite" music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; "A Streetcar Named Desire" based on the play by Tennessee Williams; Music orchestrated by Otto Frolich
"Portrait of a Ballerina" choreography by Mia Slavenska; "A Streetcar Named Desire" choreography by Valerie Bettis; "The Nutcracker Suite" choreography by Lev Ivanov; "Danse Arbe" from "The Nutcracker Suite" choreographed by Mme. La Meri; "The Nutcracker Suite" restaged by Mia Slavenska and Frederic Franklin
Production Design by Peter Larkin; "Portrait of a Ballerina" costumes by Mia Slavenska; "A Streetcar Named Desire" costumes by Saul Bolasni; Wig Design by Ira Senz
General Manager: Kurt Neumann
Ballet Orchestra Conducted by Otto Frolich; Musical Advisor: Franz Allers; Orchestra Contractor: Danny Epstein
Artistic Director: Mia Slavenska and Frederic Franklin; "Streetcar" costumes provided by Eaves Costume Company; Press Representative: Isadora Bennett

Cast

Jamie Bauer	Vendor of Flowers for the Dead "A Streetcar Named Desire"
Lee Becker	Figure of Desire "A Streetcar Named Desire"
Naomi Boneck	Pupil "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	Mask "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	A Neighbor "A Streetcar Named Desire"
	Danse Arabe "The Nutcracker Suite"
Peter Bonura	Waltz of the Flowers "The Nutcracker Suite"
Ronald Colton	Mask "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	The Man From Upstairs "A Streetcar Named Desire"
	Figure of Desire "A Streetcar Named Desire"
	Trepak "The Nutcracker Suite"
Alexandra Danilova	Portrait of a Ballerina "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	Sugar Plum Fairy "The Nutcracker Suite"
	Danse de la Fee Dragee "The Nutcracker Suite"
	Grand Pas de Deux "The Nutcracker Suite"
	Finale "The Nutcracker Suite"
Lois Ellyn	Young Dancer (Epilogue) "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	Stella "A Streetcar Named Desire"
	Waltz of the Flowers "The Nutcracker Suite"
Frederic Franklin	Maestro "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	Stanley "A Streetcar Named Desire"
Gene Gavin	Figure of Desire "A Streetcar Named Desire"
	Danse Chinoise "The Nutcracker Suite"
Marvin Krauter	The Mother "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	Mask "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	Mitch "A Streetcar Named Desire"
	Waltz of the Flowers "The Nutcracker Suite"
	Danse Chinoise "The Nutcracker Suite"
Robert Morrow	Mask "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	Maestro (Epilogue) "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	A Young Collector "A Streetcar Named Desire"
	Blanche's Young Husband "A Streetcar Named Desire"
	Waltz of the Flowers "The Nutcracker Suite"
Lolita San Miguel	Figure of Desire "A Streetcar Named Desire"
Sally Seven	Pupil "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	Mask "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	The Woman From Upstairs "A Streetcar Named Desire"
	Waltz of the Flowers "The Nutcracker Suite"
	Miriltons "The Nutcracker Suite"
Mia Slavenska	Young Dancer "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	Portrait of a Ballerina (Epilogue) "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	Blanche "A Streetcar Named Desire"
Sally Streets	Figure of Desire "A Streetcar Named Desire"
	Waltz of the Flowers "The Nutcracker Suite"
Roland Vazquez	A Doctor "A Streetcar Named Desire"
	Young Husband's Friend "A Streetcar Named Desire"
	Prince "The Nutcracker Suite"
	Grand Pas de Deux "The Nutcracker Suite"
	Finale "The Nutcracker Suite"
Shirley Weaver	Pupil "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	Mask "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	Figure of Death "A Streetcar Named Desire"
	Figure of Desire "A Streetcar Named Desire"
	Miriltons "The Nutcracker Suite"
Karel Williams	The Mother (Epilogue) "Portrait of a Ballerina"
	Figure of Death "A Streetcar Named Desire"
	Figure of Desire "A Streetcar Named Desire"