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The Moony Shapiro Songbook
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
May 03, 1981
Closing Date
May 03, 1981
1st Preview
Apr 21, 1981
1st Preview
Apr 21, 1981
Previews
15
Performances
1
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: May 03, 1981
Close Date: May 03, 1981
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Morosco Theatre
(May 03, 1981 - May 03, 1981)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Leased and Operated by
Lester Osterman
Produced by
Stuart Ostrow
; Produced in association with
T.A.T. Communications Company
Originally produced in London for Stoll Productions, Ltd. by
Jack Gill
Music by
Monty Norman
; Lyrics by
Julian More
; Book by
Monty Norman
and
Julian More
; Musical Director:
Elman Anderson
; Music orchestrated by
Dave Lindup
,
Roy Moore
,
Ray Cook
,
Alec Gould
,
John Owen Edwards
and
Grant Hossack
; Dance arrangements by
Timothy Graphenreed
; Additional orchestrations by
Arthur Harris
; Vocal arrangements by
Ray Cook
Directed by
Jonathan Lynn
; Musical Staging by
George Faison
Scenic Design by
Saul Radomsky
; Costume Design by
Franne Lee
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Sound Design by
Otts Munderloh
; Associate Scenic Design:
John Kasarda
; Projection Design by
Wendall K. Harrington
; Hair Design by
Lyn Quiyou
General Manager:
Joseph Harris
and
Ira Bernstein
; Associate Gen. Mgr:
Peter T. Kulok
; Associate to Messrs. Harris / Bernstein:
Nancy Simmons
Production Stage Manager:
Phil Friedman
; Stage Manager:
Perry Cline
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Philip Hoffman
; Technical Supervisor:
Jeremiah J. Harris
Musical Supervisor:
Stanley Lebowsky
; Orchestra Consultant:
Mel Rodnon
; Associate Conductor:
Irving Joseph
Casting:
Johnson-Liff Associates
; General Press Representative:
John Springer Associates
; Dance Captain:
Maureen Moore
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
; Furs by
Flemington Fur Company
By arrangement with
The Cambridge Theatre Company, Ltd.
Gary Beach
Gary
Dead End Kid
Rabbi Kotchinsky
Sailor
U.S. Immigration Officer
Talking Picture Star
1st Newsboy
Rudy Vallee
Bum
Dancer
Busby Berkley Tenor
Waiter
Flower Seller
Fat German
Gestapo Officer
Press Photographer
Member of Big Band Vocal Group
2nd Newsboy
Prisoner-of-War Guard
U.S.O. Entertainer
Academy Awards Singer
Alvin Burns
Chuck
Israeli Dancer
Schmuel
Russian Singer
Johnny Bakuba
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's Spokesman
Benedict Rickenbacker
Leader of Liverpool Pop Group
British Trades Union Leader
Bonny's Singing Partner
Jeff Goldblum
Jeff
Mr. Shapiro
Rocco the Shoeshine Boy
Talking Picture Star
Louis Da Rosa
French Crooner
Street Trumpeter
Fat German
Member of Big Band Vocal Group
U.S.O. Entertainer
Marvin
Israeli Dancer
Russian Singer
Lee Pyong-Do
Liverpool Pop Group Drummer
Timothy Jerome
Timothy
Moony Shapiro
Mr. Woo
Cop
Fat German
U.S.O. Entertainer
Senator "Beanpole" Pickles
Judy Kaye
Judy
Reverend Mother
Mrs. Shapiro
Mrs. Kleinberg
Salvation Army Girl
Talking Picture Star
Torch Singer
Another Torch Singer
Busby Berkley Girl
Bella
Fat German
Member of Big Band Vocal Group
Marlene
U.S.O. Entertainer
Rusty
Israeli Dancer
Kim-Sung
Liverpool Pop Group Singer
Sheila O'Toole
Annie McGreevey
Annie
Tilly
Mary Cassidy
Mae Feldman
Astrid Kalmar
Talking Picture Star
Dolly Ralston
Busby Berkley Girl
French Music Hall Singer
Fat German
Member of Big Band Vocal Group
British Comedienne
U.S.O. Entertainer
Bonny Van Heysen
Debbie Stellman
Jude
Israeli Dancer
Russian Singer
KGB Officer
Lin-Chi
Magda Gyor
Liverpool Pop Group Singer
Philip Hoffman
Back-up Singer
March of Time Announcer
Audrey Lavine
Back-up Singer
Brenda Pressley
Back-up Singer
Standby:
Christopher Chadman
and
Maureen Moore
Understudies:
Philip Hoffman
,
Audrey Lavine
and
Brenda Pressley
Songs
music by
Monty Norman
; lyrics by
Julian More
Act 1
Sung By
Songbook
Company
East River Rhapsody
Gary and Company
Talking Picture Show
Jeff, Judy, Annie and Gary
Meg
Timothy
Mister Destiny
Judy
Your Time Is Different to Mine
Judy
Pretty Face
Gary, Annie and Judy
Je Vous Aime, Milady
Jeff
Les Halles
Annie
Olympics '36
Company
Nazi Party Pooper
Timothy
I'm Gonna Take Her Home to Momma
Annie, Judy, Jeff and Gary
Bumpity-Bump
Annie
The Girl in the Window
Judy
Victory
Company
April in Wisconsin
Gary
It's Only a Show
Gary
Bring Back Tomorrow
Gary
Songbook
(Reprise)
Company
Act 2
Sung By
Happy Hickory
Annie
When a Brother Is a Mother to His Sister
Timothy
Climbin'
Annie
Don't Play That Lovesong Any More
Timothy
Happy Hickory
(Reprise)
Company
Lovely Sunday Mornin'
Annie and Gary
Rusty's Dream Ballet
Judy and Jeff
A Storm in My Heart
Gary, Annie, Jeff and Judy
The Pokenhatchit Public Protest Committee
Company
I Accuse
Annie and Judy
Messages I
Jeff
Messages II
Gary
I Found Love
Annie, Judy, Jeff and Gary
Don't Play That Lovesong Any More
(Reprise)
Judy
Golden Oldie
Timothy
Climbin'
(Reprise)
Annie, Gary, Jeff, Judy and Timothy
Nostalgia
Jeff
Finale
Company
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Book of a Musical
1981 Nominee
Book by
Monty Norman
and
Julian More
Statistics
Season:
1980-81
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The Moony Shapiro Songbook Statistics
1980-81 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Songs
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Leased and Operated by
Lester Osterman
Produced by
Stuart Ostrow
; Produced in association with
T.A.T. Communications Company
Originally produced in London for Stoll Productions, Ltd. by
Jack Gill
Music by
Monty Norman
; Lyrics by
Julian More
; Book by
Monty Norman
and
Julian More
; Musical Director:
Elman Anderson
; Music orchestrated by
Dave Lindup
,
Roy Moore
,
Ray Cook
,
Alec Gould
,
John Owen Edwards
and
Grant Hossack
; Dance arrangements by
Timothy Graphenreed
; Additional orchestrations by
Arthur Harris
; Vocal arrangements by
Ray Cook
Directed by
Jonathan Lynn
; Musical Staging by
George Faison
Scenic Design by
Saul Radomsky
; Costume Design by
Franne Lee
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Sound Design by
Otts Munderloh
; Associate Scenic Design:
John Kasarda
; Projection Design by
Wendall K. Harrington
; Hair Design by
Lyn Quiyou
General Manager:
Joseph Harris
and
Ira Bernstein
; Associate Gen. Mgr:
Peter T. Kulok
; Associate to Messrs. Harris / Bernstein:
Nancy Simmons
Production Stage Manager:
Phil Friedman
; Stage Manager:
Perry Cline
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Philip Hoffman
; Technical Supervisor:
Jeremiah J. Harris
Musical Supervisor:
Stanley Lebowsky
; Orchestra Consultant:
Mel Rodnon
; Associate Conductor:
Irving Joseph
Casting:
Johnson-Liff Associates
; General Press Representative:
John Springer Associates
; Dance Captain:
Maureen Moore
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
; Furs by
Flemington Fur Company
By arrangement with
The Cambridge Theatre Company, Ltd.
Gary Beach
Gary
Dead End Kid
Rabbi Kotchinsky
Sailor
U.S. Immigration Officer
Talking Picture Star
1st Newsboy
Rudy Vallee
Bum
Dancer
Busby Berkley Tenor
Waiter
Flower Seller
Fat German
Gestapo Officer
Press Photographer
Member of Big Band Vocal Group
2nd Newsboy
Prisoner-of-War Guard
U.S.O. Entertainer
Academy Awards Singer
Alvin Burns
Chuck
Israeli Dancer
Schmuel
Russian Singer
Johnny Bakuba
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's Spokesman
Benedict Rickenbacker
Leader of Liverpool Pop Group
British Trades Union Leader
Bonny's Singing Partner
Jeff Goldblum
Jeff
Mr. Shapiro
Rocco the Shoeshine Boy
Talking Picture Star
Louis Da Rosa
French Crooner
Street Trumpeter
Fat German
Member of Big Band Vocal Group
U.S.O. Entertainer
Marvin
Israeli Dancer
Russian Singer
Lee Pyong-Do
Liverpool Pop Group Drummer
Timothy Jerome
Timothy
Moony Shapiro
Mr. Woo
Cop
Fat German
U.S.O. Entertainer
Senator "Beanpole" Pickles
Judy Kaye
Judy
Reverend Mother
Mrs. Shapiro
Mrs. Kleinberg
Salvation Army Girl
Talking Picture Star
Torch Singer
Another Torch Singer
Busby Berkley Girl
Bella
Fat German
Member of Big Band Vocal Group
Marlene
U.S.O. Entertainer
Rusty
Israeli Dancer
Kim-Sung
Liverpool Pop Group Singer
Sheila O'Toole
Annie McGreevey
Annie
Tilly
Mary Cassidy
Mae Feldman
Astrid Kalmar
Talking Picture Star
Dolly Ralston
Busby Berkley Girl
French Music Hall Singer
Fat German
Member of Big Band Vocal Group
British Comedienne
U.S.O. Entertainer
Bonny Van Heysen
Debbie Stellman
Jude
Israeli Dancer
Russian Singer
KGB Officer
Lin-Chi
Magda Gyor
Liverpool Pop Group Singer
Philip Hoffman
Back-up Singer
March of Time Announcer
Audrey Lavine
Back-up Singer
Brenda Pressley
Back-up Singer
Standby:
Christopher Chadman
and
Maureen Moore
Understudies:
Philip Hoffman
,
Audrey Lavine
and
Brenda Pressley
music by
Monty Norman
; lyrics by
Julian More
Act 1
Sung By
Songbook
Company
East River Rhapsody
Gary and Company
Talking Picture Show
Jeff, Judy, Annie and Gary
Meg
Timothy
Mister Destiny
Judy
Your Time Is Different to Mine
Judy
Pretty Face
Gary, Annie and Judy
Je Vous Aime, Milady
Jeff
Les Halles
Annie
Olympics '36
Company
Nazi Party Pooper
Timothy
I'm Gonna Take Her Home to Momma
Annie, Judy, Jeff and Gary
Bumpity-Bump
Annie
The Girl in the Window
Judy
Victory
Company
April in Wisconsin
Gary
It's Only a Show
Gary
Bring Back Tomorrow
Gary
Songbook
(Reprise)
Company
Act 2
Sung By
Happy Hickory
Annie
When a Brother Is a Mother to His Sister
Timothy
Climbin'
Annie
Don't Play That Lovesong Any More
Timothy
Happy Hickory
(Reprise)
Company
Lovely Sunday Mornin'
Annie and Gary
Rusty's Dream Ballet
Judy and Jeff
A Storm in My Heart
Gary, Annie, Jeff and Judy
The Pokenhatchit Public Protest Committee
Company
I Accuse
Annie and Judy
Messages I
Jeff
Messages II
Gary
I Found Love
Annie, Judy, Jeff and Gary
Don't Play That Lovesong Any More
(Reprise)
Judy
Golden Oldie
Timothy
Climbin'
(Reprise)
Annie, Gary, Jeff, Judy and Timothy
Nostalgia
Jeff
Finale
Company
Tony Award®
Best Book of a Musical
1981 Nominee
Book by
Monty Norman
and
Julian More
Season:
1980-81
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
The Moony Shapiro Songbook Statistics
1980-81 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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