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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying   

 
46th Street Theatre , (10/14/1961 - 3/06/1965)
First Preview:Oct 12, 1961 Total Previews:3
Opening Date:Oct 14, 1961   
Closing Date:Mar 06, 1965 Total Performances:1417

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: The new Park Avenue office building of The World Wide Wicket Company, Inc., in New York City.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization; 46th Street Theatre Managing Director: Lester Osterman; 46th Street Theatre General Manager: Richard Horner; House Manager: Leonard Soloway
Produced by Feuer & Martin; Produced in association with Frank Productions, Inc.
Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert; Music by Frank Loesser; Lyrics by Frank Loesser; Based on "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" by Shepherd Mead; Musical Director: Elliot Lawrence; Music orchestrated by Robert Ginzler; Additional scoring: Elliot Lawrence
Directed by Abe Burrows; Musical Staging by Bob Fosse; Choreographed by Hugh Lambert
Scenic Design by Robert Randolph; Costume Design by Robert Fletcher; Lighting Design by Robert Randolph; Hair Design by Ronnie De Mann
General Manager: Marshall Young
Production Stage Manager: Phil Friedman; Stage Manager: Lawrence N. Kasha; Assistant Stage Mgr: Lanier Davis and Stuart Fleming
Orchestra Personnel Manager: Henry Topper; Associate Conductor: Fred Manzella; Head Music Copyist: Scott Fisher
General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey and Seymour Krawitz; Assistant to the Director: Evelyn Greene; Dance Captain: Dale Moreda
Cast
Robert Morse J. Pierrepont Finch
Rudy Vallee J.B. Biggley
Virginia Martin Hedy La Rue
Charles Nelson Reilly Bud Frump
Bonnie Scott Rosemary Pillkington
Carol Jane Abney Dancer
Nick Andrews Dancer
Elaine Cancilla Dancer
Madilyn Clark Dancer
David Collyer Tackaberry
Singer
Lanier Davis Ovington
Singer
Tracy Everitt Dancer
Stuart Fleming Dancer
Suzanne France Dancer
Charlotte Frazier Singer
Robert Kaliban Jenkins
Singer
Ruth Kobart Miss Jones
Richard Korthaze Dancer
Mara Landi Scrubwoman
Miss Krumholtz
Singer
Fairfax Mason Singer
Ray Mason Milt Gatch
Toynbee
Donna McKechnie Dancer
Dale Moreda Dancer
Bob Murdock Policeman
Singer
Darrell Notara Dancer
Paul Reed Bert Bratt
Casper Roos Peterson
Singer
Silver Saundors Scrubwoman
Singer
Sammy Smith Twimble
Wally Womper
Ellie Somers Dancer
Maudeen Sullivan Singer
Claudette Sutherland Smitty
Merritt Thompson Dancer
Rosemary Yellen Dancer
Understudies: David Collyer (Bert Bratt), Lanier Davis (Twimble), Charlotte Frazier (Rosemary Pillkington), Robert Kaliban (Bud Frump, J. Pierrepont Finch), Mara Landi (Miss Jones), Fairfax Mason (Hedy La Rue), Casper Roos (Wally Womper) and Silver Saundors (Smitty)
1962 Tony Award® Best Musical
winnerBook by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert; Music by Frank Loesser; Lyrics by Frank Loesser; Produced by Feuer & Martin [winner]
1962 Tony Award® Best Author of a Musical
winnerBook by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert [winner]
1962 Tony Award® Best Composer
 Music by Frank Loesser; Lyrics by Frank Loesser [nominee]
1962 Tony Award® Best Actor in a Musical
winnerRobert Morse [winner]
1962 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Musical
winnerCharles Nelson Reilly [winner]
1962 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Musical
winnerAbe Burrows [winner]
1962 Tony Award® Best Conductor and Musical Director
winnerMusical Director: Elliot Lawrence [winner]
1962 Tony Award® Best Producer of a Musical
winnerFeuer & Martin [winner]
1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
winnerMusic by Frank Loesser; Lyrics by Frank Loesser; Book by Abe Burrows [winner]
music by Frank Loesser; lyrics by Frank Loesser 
How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - Various Artists

ACT 1Sung By
How To (Succeed) J. Pierrepont Finch
Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm Rosemary Pillkington
Coffee Break Bud Frump, Smitty and Office Staff
Company Way J. Pierrepont Finch and Twimble
Company Way (Reprise)Bud Frump, Twimble and Office Staff
A Secretary Is Not a Toy Bert Bratt, Bud Frump and Office Staff
Been a Long Day J. Pierrepont Finch, Rosemary Pillkington and Smitty
Been a Long Day (Reprise)J.B. Biggley, Hedy La Rue and Bud Frump
Grand Old Ivy J. Pierrepont Finch and J.B. Biggley
Paris Original Rosemary Pillkington, Smitty, Miss Jones and Secretaries
Rosemary J. Pierrepont Finch and Rosemary Pillkington
Finaletto J. Pierrepont Finch, Rosemary Pillkington and Bud Frump
ACT 2Sung By
Cinderella Darling Rosemary Pillkington, Smitty and Secretaries
Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm (Reprise)Rosemary Pillkington
Love From a Heart of Gold J.B. Biggley and Hedy La Rue
I Believe in You J. Pierrepont Finch, Bud Frump, Bert Bratt and Executives
The Yo Ho Ho (Pirate Dance) The Jolly Wickets and Wickettes
I Believe in You (Reprise)Rosemary Pillkington
Brotherhood of Man J. Pierrepont Finch, J.B. Biggley, Bud Frump, Bert Bratt, Wally Womper, Miss Jones and Office Staff
Finale Company