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Subways Are for Sleeping
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Dec 27, 1961
Closing Date
Jun 23, 1962
1st Preview
Dec 25, 1961
1st Preview
Dec 25, 1961
Previews
2
Performances
205
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Dec 27, 1961
Close Date: Jun 23, 1962
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
St. James Theatre
(Dec 27, 1961 - Jun 23, 1962)
Setting
New York City. The present.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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
Stokey 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),
Stokey 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)
Songs
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
Awards
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
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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
Stokey 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),
Stokey 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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