MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 15, 1971
Closing Date
May 15, 1971
1st Preview
Apr 07, 1971
1st Preview
Apr 07, 1971
Previews
9
Performances
35
MusicalOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(Apr 15, 1971 - May 15, 1971)
Setting
New York City. The Cornucopia Tea Room; the Broadhurst Theatre; Ida's room; Sadie's fur salon; lobby of Sussex Arms; Arctic Cold Storage Co.; the Coliseum; a chapel.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Arthur Whitelaw; Produced in association with Seth Harrison
Book by Fred Ebb and Norman L. Martin; Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Book adapted by Joe Masteroff; Based on the play "Breath of Spring" by Peter Coke; Musical Director: Oscar Kosarin; Vocal arrangements by Oscar Kosarin; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Dance arrangements by Dorothea Freitag; Associate Musical Dir.: Karen Gustafson
Production Supervised by Stanley Prager; Directed by Paul Aaron; Choreographed by Onna White; Associate Choreographer: Martin Allen
Scenic Design by Robert Randolph; Lighting Design by Robert Randolph; Costume Design by Jane Greenwood; Hair Styles by Joe Tubens; Assistant to Miss Greenwood: David James and David Tolzer
General Manager: Marvin A. Krauss; Company Manager: David Wyler
Production Stage Manager: Edwin P. Aldridge; Stage Manager: Victor Straus; Assistant Stage Mgr: John Johann
Music published by Tommy Valando; Original cast album on Columbia Records; Music Preparation: Mathilde Pincus and Al Miller
General Press Representative: Max Eisen; Press Representative: Warren Pincus; Press Assistant: Milly Schoenbaum; Casting: Shirley Rich; Furs: Ben Kahn Furs; Production Assistant: Tim Cope; Advertising: The Blaine Thompson Company
Hans Conried
Harry
Mildred Natwick
Ida Dodd
Lillian Roth
Gert
Joey Faye
Detective Callahan
Dorothea Freitag
Lorraine
Lillian Hayman
Melba
Henrietta Jacobson
Grandmother
Gil Lamb
Walter
Lucie Lancaster
Eunice
Goldye Shaw
Broadway debut
Fritzi
Coley Worth
Officer Kowalski
Thomas Anderson
Ensemble Player
Tommy Breslin
Eddie
Robert G. Dare
Ensemble Player
Sally De May
Ensemble Player
Ruth Gillette
Ensemble Player
Lloyd Harris
Ensemble Player
Marjorie Leach
Ensemble Player
Abby Lewis
Ensemble Player
Steve Mills
Ensemble Player
Naomi Price
Ensemble Player
Beau Tilden
Ensemble Player
Bobbi Tremain
Ensemble Player
Jay Velie
Ensemble Player
Standby: Nancy Andrews (Ida Dodd, Gert) and Karen Gustafson (Lorraine)
Understudies: Robert G. Dare (Detective Callahan, Officer Kowalski, Ensemble Player), Sally De May (Ensemble Player), Joey Faye (Walter), Ruth Gillette (Grandmother), Henrietta Jacobson (Fritzi), John Johann (Eddie), Abby Lewis (Eunice), Naomi Price (Melba), Beau Tilden (Ensemble Player) and Coley Worth (Harry)
music by John Kander; lyrics by Fred Ebb
Act 1
Old Folks
Home
Broadway My Street
The Caper
Coffee in a Cardboard Cup
You and I, Love
Do We?
Hit It, Lorraine
See the Light
Act 2
Entr'Acte
Boom Ditty Boom
Believe
Go Visit
70, Girls, 70
The Elephant Song
Yes

Tony Award®

 

Best Actress in a Musical

1972 Nominee
Mildred Natwick
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