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46th Street Theatre , (5/14/1978 - 6/04/1978)

First Preview:	May 05, 1978	Total Previews:	12
Opening Date:	May 14, 1978
Closing Date:	Jun 04, 1978	Total Performances:	24

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway

Opening Night Credits
Awards
Songs

Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Regency Organization, Ltd. (Irwin Meyer; Stephen R. Friedman; Lester Osterman)
Produced by Stephen R. Friedman and Irwin Meyer; Produced in association with Joseph Harris
Originally produced at The Goodman Theatre (William Woodman: Artistic Director)
From the book by Studs Terkel; Book adapted by Stephen Schwartz; Musical Director: Stephen Reinhardt; Vocal arrangements by Stephen Reinhardt; Music orchestrated by Kirk Nurock; Dance and incidental music by Michele Brourman; Original songs with music by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, Stephen Schwartz and James Taylor; Original songs with lyrics by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz and James Taylor; Additional Spanish lyrics by Graciela Daniele and Matt Landers
Directed by Stephen Schwartz; Dance and musical staging by Onna White; Associate to Ms. White: Martin Allen; Associate Director: Nina Faso
Scenic Design by David Mitchell; Costume Design by Marjorie Slaiman; Lighting Design by Ken Billington; Sound Design by Jack Mann; Hair Design by Hector Garcia; Associate Lighting Design: Shirley Prendergast
General Manager: Gatchell & Neufeld, Ltd.; Company Manager: Douglas C. Baker
Production Stage Manager: Alan Hall; Stage Manager: Ruth E. Rinklin and Richard Elkow; Technical Coordinator: Arthur Siccardi
Musical Coordinator: Earl Shendell; Assistant Conductor: Kenneth Bichel
General Press Representative: Hunt / Pucci Associates; Dance Captain: Steven Boockvor; Casting: Scott Rudin; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne; Photographer: Roger Greenawalt

Cast

Susan Bigelow	Kate Rushton housewife
Steven Boockvor	John Fortune advertising copy chief
	Marco Camerone hockey player
Rex Everhart	Herb Rosen corporate executive
	Booker Page seaman
Arny Freeman	Anthony Palazzo stonemason
	Joe Zutty retired shipping clerk
Bob Gunton	Bud Jonas football coach
	Frank Decker interstate trucker
David Patrick Kelly	Brett Meyer boxboy
	Benny Blue bar pianist
	Charlie Blossom copy boy
Robin Lamont	Barbara Herrick agency vice-president
	Sharon Atkins receptionist
	Cathleen Moran hospital aide
Matt Landers	Conrad Swibel gas meter reader
	Tom Patrick fireman
	Tim Devlin salesman
	Ralph Werner tie salesman
Bobo Lewis	Rose Hoffman teacher
	Grace Clements millworker
	Fran Swenson hotel switchboard operator
	Lucille Page Booker Page's wife
Patti LuPone	Nora Watson editor
	Roberta Victor call girl
Joe Mantegna	Emilio Hernandez migrant worker
	Dave McCormick interstate trucker
Matthew McGrath	John Rushton newsboy
Lenora Nemetz	Babe Secoli supermarket checker
	Terry Mason stewardess
	Delores Dante waitress
David Langston Smyrl	Al Calinda parking lot attendant
	Will Robinson bus driver
Brad Sullivan	Mike LeFevre steelworker
Lynne Thigpen	Diane Wilson secretary
	Heather Lamb telephone operator
	JoAnne Robinson Will Robinson's wife
	Maggie Holmes cleaning woman
Terri Treas	Jill Torrance model
	Carla Devlin Tim Devlin's wife

Standbys: Hank Brunjes (The Company), James Congdon (The Company) and Marilyn Cooper (The Company)

1978 Tony Award^® Best Book of a Musical
	Book adapted by Stephen Schwartz [nominee]
1978 Tony Award^® Best Original Score
	Original songs with lyrics by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz and James Taylor; Original songs with music by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, Stephen Schwartz and James Taylor [nominee]
1978 Tony Award^® Best Featured Actor in a Musical
	Steven Boockvor [nominee]
	Rex Everhart [nominee]
1978 Tony Award^® Best Scenic Design
	David Mitchell [nominee]
1978 Tony Award^® Best Lighting Design
	Ken Billington [nominee]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical
	Produced by Stephen R. Friedman and Irwin Meyer; Produced in association with Joseph Harris [nominee]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
	Matt Landers [nominee]
	Brad Sullivan [nominee]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
	Bobo Lewis [winner]
	Lenora Nemetz [nominee]
1978 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical
	Directed by Stephen Schwartz [winner]

ACT 1	Sung By
All the Livelong Day (I Hear America Singing) (music by Stephen Schwartz; lyrics by Walt Whitman)	Company
Lovin' Al (music by Micki Grant; lyrics by Micki Grant)	Al Calinda (parking lot attendant) and Ensemble
The Mason (music by Craig Carnelia; lyrics by Craig Carnelia)	Brett Meyer (boxboy)
Neat To Be a Newsboy (music by Stephen Schwartz; lyrics by Stephen Schwartz)	John Rushton (newsboy) and Newsboys
Nobody Tells Me How (music by Mary Rodgers; lyrics by Susan Birkenhead)	Rose Hoffman (teacher)
Un Mejor Dia Vendra (music by James Taylor; lyrics by Graciela Daniele and Matt Landers)	Emilio Hernandez (migrant worker), Fireman and Migrants
Just a Housewife (music by Craig Carnelia; lyrics by Craig Carnelia)	Kate Rushton (housewife) and Housewives
Millwork (music by Michele Brourman and Stephen Schwartz)	Barbara Herrick (agency vice-president), Brett Meyer (boxboy) and Fireman
Joe (music by Craig Carnelia; lyrics by Craig Carnelia)	Joe Zutty (retired shipping clerk)
If I Could've Been (music by Micki Grant; lyrics by Micki Grant)	Company
ACT 2	Sung By
It's an Art (music by Stephen Schwartz; lyrics by Stephen Schwartz)	Delores Dante (waitress) and Customers
Brother Tucker (music by James Taylor; lyrics by James Taylor)	Dave McCormick (interstate trucker), Frank Decker (interstate trucker), Charlie Blossom (copy boy) and Ralph Werner (tie salesman)
Fathers and Sons (music by Stephen Schwartz; lyrics by Stephen Schwartz)	Frank Decker (interstate trucker)
Cleanin' Women (music by Micki Grant; lyrics by Micki Grant)	Maggie Holmes (cleaning woman)
Something to Point To (music by Craig Carnelia; lyrics by Craig Carnelia)	Company