MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Never Officially Opened
Closing Date
Jan 17, 1982
1st Preview
Jan 01, 1982
1st Preview
Jan 01, 1982
Previews
20
Performances
0
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Description
This production's first preview was scheduled for December 31, 1981; it was cancelled at the last minute and the production actually began previews on January 1, 1982. A few days prior during rehearsals, Jerry Adler replaced Robert Kalfin as director, and Bill Wilson replaced Dania Krupska as choreographer. This production was originally scheduled to open January 20, 1982.
Setting
Sahara Desert, Paris, and Asteroid B6-12 during the years 1911-1928.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by A. Joseph Tandet and Little Prince Productions, Ltd. (A. Joseph Tandet, President; Jule Foster, Vice-President)
Based on "The Little Prince" by Antoine De Saint-Exupery; Book by Hugh Wheeler; Music by John Barry; Lyrics by Don Black; Vocal arrangements by David Friedman; Musical Director: David Friedman; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Dance arrangements by Grant Sturiale
Directed by Jerry Adler; Choreographed by Billy Wilson
Scenic Design by Eugene Lee; Costume Design by Christa Scholtz; Lighting Design by Roger Morgan; Environmental Sound by Kirk Nurock; Sound Design by Robert Kerzman
General Manager: GRQ Productions, Ltd.
Production Stage Manager: Zoya Wyeth; Stage Manager: B. J. Allen; Assistant Stage Mgr: Allan Sobek
Associate Conductor: Richard Vitzhum; Musical Coordinator: Marty Grupp
Sound Effects by Gary Harris
Coordinator for Little Prince Productions, Ltd.: Jule Foster; General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey; Dance Captain: Lynn Gendron; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne; Photographer: Martha Swope; Casting: Cheryl Raab and Nina Katzander
Michael York
Toni
Janet Eilber
Rose
Chip Garnett
Snake
 
Cap Juby Pilot # 3
Ellen Greene
Suzanne
 
The Little Rose
David Purdham
Georges
 
Fennec
Anthony Rapp
Little Prince
Brooks Almy
Lotus Club Girl
 
Nurse
Kenneth D. Ard
Pilot
 
The Vulture
Larry G. Bailey
Pilot
 
Drunkard
Edward Conery
Businessman
Joe DeGunther
Cactus
Mark Dovey
Pilot
 
Morse Code Operator
 
Lamplighter
Jennifer Fetten
Suzanne as a Child
Lynn Gendron
Lotus Club Girl
Alan Gilbert
Pilot
 
Cap Juby Pilot # 2
 
King
Lee Gordon
Ahmed
 
Georges as a Child
Robert Hoshour
Pilot
 
Cap Juby Pilot # 1
 
Conceited Man
Robin Kensey
Lotus Club Girl
Diana Laurenson
Lotus Club Girl
Fred C. Mann III
Pilot
Swings: Tori Brenno and James Boyd Parker
Understudies: Brooks Almy (Suzanne), Tori Brenno (Rose), Edward Conery (Toni, Georges) and Jonathan Ward (Little Prince, Georges as a Child)
music by John Barry; lyrics by Don Black
Act 1
Sung By
Par Avion
Toni, Georges and Suzanne
Power Comes, Power Goes
Snake
I Pity the Poor Poor Parisiennes
Toni
Making Every Minute Count
Toni, Georges and Pilots
Made for Each Other
Toni and Rose
Wind, Sand, Stars
Toni, Georges and Pilots
First Impressions
Little Prince
A Day Will Never Be the Same
Fennec and Pilots
I've Got You to Thank for All This
Suzanne
I Don't Regret a Thing
Toni
We Couldn't We Mustn't We Won't
Toni, Suzanne as a Child and Georges as a Child
Act 2
Sung By
Watch Out for the Baobabs
Little Prince
I Like My Misfortunes to Be Taken Seriously
Toni
The Volcano Song
Little Prince
More Than Just a Pretty Flower
Rose
First Impressions (Reprise)
Little Prince
The Volcano Song (Reprise)
Little Prince
Playground of the Planets
Little Prince
It Was You
Georges
Grain of Sand
Little Prince
I Don't Regret a Thing (Reprise)
Toni
Sunset Song
Little Prince
Little Prince/Stars Will Be Laughing
Toni and Little Prince
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