MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 24, 1963
Closing Date
Aug 08, 1964
1st Preview
Oct 23, 1963
1st Preview
Oct 23, 1963
Previews
2
Performances
330
MusicalOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(Oct 24, 1963 - Aug 08, 1964)
Setting
A western state from dawn to midnight of a summer day in a time of drought.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by David Merrick; Produced with the cooperation of Rainbow Ventures, Inc.
Book by N. Richard Nash; Music by Harvey Schmidt; Lyrics by Tom Jones; Based on the play "The Rainmaker" by N. Richard Nash; Musical Director: Donald Pippin; Music orchestrated by Hershy Kay; Dance arrangements by William Goldenberg; Vocal arrangements by Robert DeCormier; Assistant Musical Dir.: Frederick Vogelgesang; Assistant to Mr. Kay: Bill Stegmeyer
Directed by Joseph Anthony; Choreographed by Agnes de Mille
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Motley; Lighting Design by John Harvey; Hair Design by Michel Kazan; Assistant to Mr. Smith: Robin Wagner
General Manager: Jack Schlissel; Company Manager: Ethel Davis; Assistant to Mr. Schlissel: David Payne
Production Stage Manager: Bill Ross; Stage Manager: Charles Blackwell; Assistant Stage Mgr: May Muth; Production Supervisor: Neil Hartley
Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek; Music Copyist: Bob Haring, Jr.
General Press Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson and Lee Solters; Press Representative: David Powers; Secretary to Mr. Merrick: Helen Nickerson; Dance Captain: Vernon Lusby; Advertising: Fred Golden; Assistant to the Director: Ann McIntosh; Asst. to the Choreographer: Mavis Ray
Stephen Douglass
File
Robert Horton
Bill Starbuck
Inga Swenson
Lizzie Curry
George Church
Toby
Will Geer
H. C. Curry
Steve Roland
Noah Curry
Scooter Teague
Jimmy Curry
Lesley Warren
Snookie
Don Atkinson
Townsperson
Barbara Bossert
Townsperson
Lynne Broadbent
Townsperson
Don Crabtree
Geshy Toops
Gretchen Cryer
Townsperson
Dori Davis
Townsperson
Diane Deering
Mrs. Jensen
 
Townsperson
Frank Derbas
Townsperson
Jerry Dodge
Gil Demby
 
Townsperson
Renee Dudley
Belinda
Clifford Fearl
Townsperson
Leslie Franzos
Olive Barrow
 
Townsperson
Ben Gillespie
Townsperson
Loren Hightower
Wally Skacks, III
 
Townsperson
Carolyn Kemp
Townsperson
Lucia Lambert
Townsperson
Urylee Leonardos
Townsperson
Paula Lloyd
Townsperson
David London
Townsperson
Vernon Lusby
Bo Dollivan
 
Townsperson
Carl Nicholas
Wally Skacks
 
Townsperson
Stan Page
Townsperson
Seth Riggs
Phil Mackey
Donna Sanders
Townsperson
Robert Shepard
Mr. Curtis
Evelyn Taylor
Maurine Toops
 
Townsperson
Esther Villavicencio
Townsperson
Christopher Votos
Tommy
Arthur Whitfield
Townsperson
Florence Willson
Townsperson
Standby: Joan Fagan (Lizzie Curry) and Seth Riggs (Bill Starbuck)
Understudies: Don Crabtree (Noah Curry), Jerry Dodge (Jimmy Curry), Vernon Lusby (Toby), Carl Nicholas (Toby), Stan Page (File), Robert Shepard (H. C. Curry) and Florence Willson (Snookie)

Broadhurst Theatre (Oct 24, 1963 - Aug 08, 1964)

Assistant Stage Mgr: Seth Riggs; Stage Manager: May Muth
Staff Associate: Sylvia Schwartz, Carol Capelletti and Warren Lyons

Cast

Bob Bishop
Wally Skacks, III
John Carter
Geshy Toops
David Cryer
Phil Mackey
 
Townsperson
Dori Davis
Hannah
Joan Fagan
Lizzie Curry
Apr 23, 1964 - ?
Clifford Fearl
Clem
Loi Leabo
Olive Barrow
 
Townsperson
Robert Spelvin
Mr. Curtis
Arthur Whitfield
Gil Demby
music by Harvey Schmidt; lyrics by Tom Jones
Act 1
Sung By
Another Hot Day
File and Townspeople
Lizzie's Coming Home
H. C. Curry, Noah Curry and Jimmy Curry
Love, Don't Turn Away
Lizzie Curry
Poker Polka
File, H. C. Curry and Noah Curry
Hungry Men
Townspeople
The Rain Song
Bill Starbuck and Townspeople
You're Not Foolin' Me
Lizzie Curry and Bill Starbuck
Raunchy
Lizzie Curry and H. C. Curry
A Man and a Woman
Lizzie Curry and File
Old Maid
Lizzie Curry
Act 2
Sung By
Everything Beautiful Happens at Night
Toby, Jimmy Curry, Snookie and Townspeople
Melisande
Bill Starbuck
Simple Little Things
Lizzie Curry
Little Red Hat
Snookie and Jimmy Curry
Is It Really Me?
Lizzie Curry and Bill Starbuck
Wonderful Music
File, Bill Starbuck and Lizzie Curry
The Rain Song (Reprise)
Full Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Composer and Lyricist

1964 Nominee
Lyrics by Tom Jones
Music by Harvey Schmidt
 

Best Actress in a Musical

1964 Nominee
Inga Swenson
 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1964 Nominee
Will Geer
 

Best Direction (Musical)

1964 Nominee
Directed by Joseph Anthony
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