MusicalComedyRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Jun 27, 1976
Closing Date
Aug 29, 1976
1st Preview
May 29, 1976
1st Preview
May 29, 1976
Previews
33
Performances
73
MusicalComedyRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Circle in the Square Theatre
(Jun 27, 1976 - Aug 29, 1976)
Description
A Musical Comedy in Two Acts
Setting
Chicago, in the late 1930s.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Circle in the Square (under the direction of Theodore Mann and Paul Libin)
Produced by Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; Paul Libin: Managing Director)
Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Lorenz Hart; Book by John O'Hara; Music orchestrated by Michael Gibson; Musical Director: Scott Oakley
Directed by Theodore Mann; Choreographed by Margo Sappington; Additional Dance Arrangements by Scott Oakley
Scenic Design by John J. Moore; Costume Design by Arthur Boccia; Lighting Design by Ron Wallace; Hair Design by Roberto Fernandez
Company Manager: William Conn
Production Stage Manager: Randall Brooks; Stage Manager: James Bernardi
Assistant Conductor: Scott Oakley; Musical Coordinator: Earl Shendell
Circle in the Square General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; Circle in the Square Press Representative: Susan L. Schulman; Dance Captain: Denny Martin Flinn; Advertising: Blaine-Thompson; Assistant to the Managing Director: Alan Wasser; Assistant to the Artistic Director: Pat McCorkle; Photographer: Inge Morath
Dixie Carter
Melba Snyder
Christopher Chadman
Replaced Edward Villella in previews
Joey Evans
Jun 08, 1976 - Aug 29, 1976
Joan Copeland
Replaced Eleanor Parker in previews
Vera Simpson
Jun 09, 1976 - Aug 29, 1976
Janie Sell
Gladys Bumps
Joe Sirola
Ludlow Lowell
Gail Benedict
Gail
 
Ensemble
Austin Colyer
Ernest
Murphy Cross
Murphy
 
Ensemble
Boni Enten
Linda English
Ralph Farnworth
Commissioner O'Brien
Denny Martin Flinn
Waldo the Waiter
 
Ensemble
Harold Gary
Mike Spears
Deborah Geffner
Debbie
 
Ensemble
Marilu Henner
Marilu
 
Ensemble
David Hodo
Gent
 
Ensemble
Michael Leeds
Victor
 
Ensemble
Rosamond Lynn
Rosamond
 
Ensemble
Adam Petroski
Louis
The Tenor
Kenn Scalice
Delivery Boy
 
Ensemble
Terri Treas
The Kid
 
Ensemble
 
Terri
Swings: Lisa Brown and Richard Dodd
Understudies: Gail Benedict (Linda English), Austin Colyer (Commissioner O'Brien, Louis), Ralph Farnworth (Ludlow Lowell, Mike Spears), Marilu Henner (Gladys Bumps) and Rosamond Lynn (Melba Snyder)

Circle in the Square Theatre (Jun 27, 1976 - Aug 29, 1976)

Musical Director: Gene Palumbo

Cast

Eleanor Parker
Vera Simpson
May 29, 1976 - Jun 08, 1976
Was replaced in previews
Edward Villella
Joey Evans
May 29, 1976 - Jun 07, 1976
Was replaced in previews
Standby: Christopher Chadman (Joey Evans) and Joan Copeland (Vera Simpson)
music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Act 1
Sung By
You Mustn't Kick It Around
Joey Evans, Gladys Bumps, Boys and Girls
I Could Write A Book
Joey Evans and Linda English
Chicago
Girls
That Terrific Rainbow
Gladys Bumps, Victor, Boys and Girls
What Is A Man?
Vera Simpson
Happy Hunting Horn
Joey Evans, Kid, Victor, Dancers, Boys and Girls
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered
Vera Simpson
Pal Joey
Joey Evans
Act 2
Sung By
The Flower Garden of My Heart
The Tenor, Gladys Bumps, Dancer, Boys and Girls
Zip
Melba Snyder
Plant You Now, Dig You Later
Gladys Bumps, Dancer, Boys and Girls
In Our Little Den (of Iniquity)
Vera Simpson and Joey Evans
A Dance Rehearsal
Boys and Girls
Do It The Hard Way
Joey Evans
Take Him
Linda English and Vera Simpson

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

1977 Nominee
Joan Copeland
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