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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever   

 
Mark Hellinger Theatre , (10/17/1965 - 6/11/1966)
First Preview:Oct 14, 1965 Total Previews:3
Opening Date:Oct 17, 1965   
Closing Date:Jun 11, 1966 Total Performances:280

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: New York City, 1974
Comments: This production won the 1965 Grammy Award for "Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album."


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by Max Stahl and Stanley Stahl
Produced by Alan Jay Lerner; Produced in association with Rogo Productions
Book by Alan Jay Lerner; Music by Burton Lane; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett; Music continuity and vocals by Trude Rittman; Dance music by Betty Walberg; Musical Director: Theodore Saidenberg
Directed by Robert Lewis; Choreographed by Herbert Ross
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Freddy Wittop; Lighting Design by Feder; Miss Harris' modern clothes by Donald Brooks; Hair Design by Ronald De Mann; Assistant to Mr. Smith: Jack Brown and David Guthrie; Assistant to Mr. Wittop: Mary McKinley; Assistant to Mr. Feder: Rae Meltzer
General Manager: Irving Squires; Business Manager: Ronald Lee
Production Supervisor: Stone Widney; Production Stage Manager: Ross Bowman; Stage Manager: Pat Chandler and Edward Preston
Music Contractor: Sol Gusikoff; Music Copyist: Bob Haring, Jr.
Dance Captain: Gerald M. Teijelo Jr.; General Press Representative: The Mike Merrick Company and Barry Kobrin; Assistant to the Director: Judd Mathison; Asst. to the Choreographer: Nora Kaye; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner and Associates
Cast
John Cullum Dr. Mark Bruckner
Barbara Harris Daisy Gamble
Melinda Wells
William Daniels Warren Smith
Clifford David Edward Moncrief
Titos Vandis Themistocles Kriakos
Rita Agnese Dancing Ensemble
Hamilton Camp Evans Bolagard
Rudy Challenger Singing Ensemble
Sterling Clark Dancing Ensemble
Blanche Collins Mrs. Welles
Gordon Dilworth Samuel Welles
Paul Eichel Singing Ensemble
Eddie Erickson Singing Ensemble
Marion Fels Dancing Ensemble
Carol Flemming Flora
Dancing Ensemble
Leslie Franzos Dancing Ensemble
Luigi Gasparinetti Dancing Ensemble
Rita Golden Singing Ensemble
Stokely Gray Singing Ensemble
Bennett Hill Singing Ensemble
Joy Holly Singing Ensemble
Bettye Jenkins Dancing Ensemble
Bernard Johnson Blackamoor
Dancing Ensemble
Zona Kennedy Singing Ensemble
Kasimir Kokich Dancing Ensemble
Louis Kosman Dancing Ensemble
Michael Lewis Dr. Conrad Bruckner
Pat Lysinger Singing Ensemble
Art Matthews Singing Ensemble
Gerry Matthews Dr. Paul Bruckner
Charlene Mehl Dancing Ensemble
Barbara Monte Muriel Bunson
Dancing Ensemble
Evelyn Page Mrs. Hatch
Caroline Parks Singing Ensemble
Marco Pogacar Dancing Ensemble
Nancy Reeves Singing Ensemble
William Reilly James Preston
Dancing Ensemble
Hanne Marie Reiner Dolly Wainwhistle
Dancing Ensemble
Barbara Remington Prudence Cumming
Dancing Ensemble
Dan Resin Singing Ensemble
Ken Richards Singing Ensemble
Jeannette Seibert Singing Ensemble
Dixie Stewart Singing Ensemble
Ronald B. Stratton Dancing Ensemble
Gerald M. Teijelo Jr. Student
Dancing Ensemble
Millard Cross
David Thomas T.A.A. Official
Byron Webster Sir Hubert Insdale
Standbys: Rita Gardner (Daisy Gamble, Melinda Wells) and Hal Linden (Dr. Mark Bruckner, Edward Moncrief)
Understudies: Gordon Dilworth (Themistocles Kriakos), Michael Lewis (Samuel Welles, Sir Hubert Insdale), Pat Lysinger (Mrs. Hatch), Art Matthews (Dr. Conrad Bruckner), Dan Resin (Warren Smith), Ken Richards (T.A.A. Official), Jeannette Seibert (Mrs. Welles) and David Thomas (Evans Bolagard)
1966 Tony Award® Best Composer and Lyricist
 Music by Burton Lane; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner [nominee]
1966 Tony Award® Best Actor in a Musical
 John Cullum [nominee]
1966 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Musical
 Barbara Harris [nominee]
1966 Theatre World Award
winnerJohn Cullum [winner]
music by Burton Lane; lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner 
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Remastered] - Various Artists

ACT 1Sung By
Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here Daisy Gamble
Ring Out the Bells Samuel Welles, Mrs. Welles, Sir Hubert Insdale and Servants
Tosy and Cosh Daisy Gamble
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Dr. Mark Bruckner
On the S.S. Bernard Cohn Daisy Gamble, Muriel Bunson, James Preston and Millard Cross
At the Hellrakers Dancing Ensemble
Don't Tamper With My Sister Edward Moncrief, Sir Hubert Insdale and Ensemble
She Wasn't You Edward Moncrief
Melinda Dr. Mark Bruckner
ACT 2Sung By
When I'm Being Born Again Themistocles Kriakos
What Did I Have That I Don't Have Daisy Gamble
Wait 'Til We're Sixty-Five Warren Smith and Daisy Gamble
Come Back to Me Dr. Mark Bruckner
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Reprise)Dr. Mark Bruckner