MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jun 20, 1955
Closing Date
Jul 02, 1955
Performances
16
MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Longacre Theatre
(Jun 20, 1955 - Jul 02, 1955)
Description
A Musical Revue in Two Acts
Produced by John S. Cobb
Sketches by James Shelton, Hal Hackady and Robert A. Bernstein; Music by Portia Nelson, Raymond Taylor and James Shelton; Lyrics by Portia Nelson, Raymond Taylor and James Shelton; Musical Director: Al Rickey; Music arranged by Ted Royal
Entire production staged by Lew Kessler; Choreographed by William Skipper; Sketches directed by Christopher Hewett
Scenic Design by John Robert Lloyd; Costume Design by Stanley Simmons; Lighting Design by John Robert Lloyd
Production Stage Manager: Walter Rinner; Stage Manager: Freddie Nay
Kay Medford
Wife
 
Kitty's Roommate
 
Big Queenie
 
Third Woman
 
Veracity
 
Ruth
 
Ensemble
 
Mary Smiles Winter
James Shelton
The Husband
 
Ensemble
 
Kitty's Beau
 
Second Man
 
The Grump
Karen Anders
Ensemble
 
Announcer
 
His Girl
 
Maxine Madison
Alvin Beam
Member of the Quartette
 
The Mouse
 
Ensemble
Vincent Beck
Ensemble
 
Lover
 
Tender of the Grapes
Ron Cecill
Sailor
 
Member of the Quartette
 
Ensemble
Betty Colby
Lover
 
Ensemble
 
Mistress of the Villa
Nick Dana
Member of the Quartette
 
Cop
 
Ensemble
Lorna Del Maestro
Ensemble
 
First Woman
Phyllis Dorne
Ensemble
Babe Hines
Ensemble
Mildred Hughes
Ensemble
 
A Model
Joan Morton
Ensemble
 
Chat Noire
 
Truth
Fred Nay
Bartender
 
Street Cleaner
 
Barker
Kevin Scott
Member of the Quartette
 
Ensemble
 
Lifeguard
 
The Baritone
 
First Man
William Skipper
Member of the Quartette
 
Ensemble
Gloria Smith
Ensemble
 
Queenie
Rita Tanno
Ensemble
 
Second Woman
Richard Towers
Ensemble
 
Doctor
Ann York
Ensemble
Act 1
Sung By
Everything's Gonna Be Much Worse Next Year
(music by Lew Kesler; lyrics by James Shelton)
Ladies of the Ensemble and Quartette
Mother's Day
(music by Portia Nelson; lyrics by Joyce Geary)
Why Not Me?
(music by Edward Scott; lyrics by Sam Rosen)
But It's Love
(music by Raymond Taylor; lyrics by Hal Hackady)
Don't Bait for Fish You Can't Fry
(music by Portia Nelson; lyrics by Portia Nelson)
Where Is The Girl?
(music by James Shelton; lyrics by James Shelton)
Mother's Day (Reprise)
(music by Portia Nelson; lyrics by Joyce Geary)
Goin' to the Moon
(music by Edward Scott; lyrics by Leonard Adelson)
Down to Eartha
(music by Raymond Taylor; lyrics by Raymond Taylor)
Chat Noire
(music by Raymond Taylor)
Chat Noire, Bartender, Cop, Sailor, Street Cleaner and The Mouse
I Can Live Without It
(music by Raymond Taylor; lyrics by Raymond Taylor)
Come and Get Cozy With Me
(music by Lew Kesler; lyrics by Carley Mills)
Lifeguard, His Girl, Kitty's Roommate, Kitty's Beau, the Lovers and the Company
Act 2
Sung By
As We Told You
(music by Lew Kesler; lyrics by James Shelton)
Ladies of the Ensemble and the Quartette
Burlesque
(music by Bill Russell)
Queenie, Big Queenie, Barker and The Baritone
Vertigo
(music by Raymond Taylor; lyrics by Helen Bragdon)
Mistress of the Villa and Tender of the Grapes
Easy
(music by James Shelton; lyrics by James Shelton)
Always Tell The Truth (Dialogue by Hal Hackady)
(music by Portia Nelson; lyrics by Portia Nelson)
Truth and Veracity
Mother's Day (Reprise)
(music by Portia Nelson; lyrics by Joyce Geary)
Here Come the Blues
(music by Gene de Paul; lyrics by Don Raye)
More Fish
Love in the Barnyard
(music by Raymond Taylor; lyrics by Raymond Taylor)
Finale
Company
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