MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 27, 1961
Closing Date
Jun 23, 1962
1st Preview
Dec 25, 1961
1st Preview
Dec 25, 1961
Previews
2
Performances
205
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
St. James Theatre
(Dec 27, 1961 - Jun 23, 1962)
Setting
New York City. The present.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters
Produced by David Merrick
Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Music by Jule Styne; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Suggested by the book by Edmund G. Love; Musical Director: Milton Rosenstock; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang; Dance arrangements by Peter Howard
Directed by Michael Kidd; Choreographed by Michael Kidd; Associate Choreographer: Marc Breaux
Scenic Design by Will Steven Armstrong; Costume Design by Freddy Wittop; Lighting Design by Will Steven Armstrong; Assistant to Mr. Armstrong: Lloyd Burlingame; Assistant to Mr. Wittop: Mary McKinley
General Manager: Jack Schlissel; Company Manager: Vince McKnight
Production Stage Manager: Howard Whitfield; Stage Manager: Joe Calvan; Assistant Stage Mgr: Lawrence Pool
Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek
Casting: Michael Shurtleff; General Press Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson; Press Representative: Lila Glaser; Production Associate: Robert Schear; Assistant Casting Director: Alan Shayne; Dance Captain: John Sharpe; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company and Fred Golden
Sydney Chaplin
Tom Bailey
Carol Lawrence
Angela McKay
Orson Bean
Charlie Smith
Gordon Connell
Broadway debut
Mr. Pitman
Grayson Hall
Myra Blake
Phyllis Newman
Martha Vail
John Sharpe
Sleeper
 
Mac
a caretaker
 
Photographer
 
Teenager
Cy Young
Sleeper
 
Gus Holt
Helen Baisley
Singer
Diane Ball
Model
 
Dancer
Carlos Bas
Dancer
Vicki Belmonte
Singer
Michael Bennett
A Delivery Boy
 
Teenager
 
Dancer
Sari Clymas
Model
 
Dancer
Joel Craig
Dancer
Pepe De Chazza
Dancer
Robert Evans
Dancer
Ted Forlow
Dancer
Bob Gorman
Sleeper
 
Freddie
 
Singer
Stokely Gray
Singer
Valerie Harper
Dancer
Joe Hill
J. Edward Sykes
 
Social Worker
 
Mr. Barney
 
Singer
Horase
Lancelot Zuckerman
Robert Howard
Station Guard
 
Lt. Pilsudski
 
Relief Doorman
 
Singer
Reby Howells
Dancer
Gene Kelton
Dancer
Victoria Mansfield
Dancer
Jeannine Michael
Singer
Wendy Nickerson
Dancer
Bruce Payton
Singer
Lawrence Pool
Zack Flint
Larry Roquemore
Dancer
Sandra Roveta
Dancer
Anthony Saverino
Bill
 
Joe
the museum guard
 
Singer
Joan Sheller
Singer
Ruth Shepard
Singer
Ron Stratton
Dancer
Dean Taliaferro
Mary Tompkins
 
Dancer
Gene Varrone
Sleeper
 
Jack
 
Max Hillman
Jim Weiss
A Drunk
 
Dancer
Eugene R. Wood
Harry Shelby
Standby: Dawn Nickerson (Angela McKay)
Understudies: Joel Craig (Sleeper, Mac, Photographer), Stokely Gray (Sleeper, Gus Holt), Joe Hill (Mr. Pitman), Robert Howard (Sleeper, Bill, Joe), Ruth Shepard (Myra Blake), Dean Taliaferro (Martha Vail) and Cy Young (Charlie Smith)

St. James Theatre (Dec 27, 1961 - Jun 23, 1962)

Production Stage Manager: Joe Calvan; Stage Manager: Warren Brown

Cast

Betty Munro
Singer
Anthony Saverino
Sleeper
 
Max Hillman
 
Jack
Understudy: Robert Howard (Max Hillman)
music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden
Act 1
Sung By
Subways Are for Sleeping
The Sleepers
Girls Like Me
Angela McKay
Station Rush
People Who Are Going Places
I'm Just Taking My Time
Tom Bailey
I Was a Shoo-In
Martha Vail
Subway Directions
Tom Bailey, Angela McKay and Subway Riders
Ride Through the Night
Tom Bailey, Angela McKay and Subway Riders
Who Knows What Might Have Been
Angela McKay and Tom Bailey
Swing Your Projects
Tom Bailey
Strange Duet
Martha Vail and Charlie Smith
I Said It and I'm Glad
Angela McKay
Be a Santa
Tom Bailey, Angela McKay, Shoppers and Santas
Act 2
Sung By
Subway Incident
Angela McKay and Teenagers
How Can You Describe a Face?
Tom Bailey
I Just Can't Wait
Charlie Smith
Comes Once in a Lifetime
Angela McKay and Tom Bailey
What Is This Feeling in the Air?
Tom Bailey, Angela McKay, Charlie Smith and Entire Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1962 Nominee
Orson Bean

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1962 Winner
Phyllis Newman
 

Best Choreography

1962 Nominee
Choreographed by Michael Kidd
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