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Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
May 27, 1982
Closing Date
May 30, 1982
1st Preview
May 14, 1982
1st Preview
May 14, 1982
Previews
15
Performances
5
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: May 27, 1982
Close Date: May 30, 1982
Closed Flag: n
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Alvin Theatre
(May 27, 1982 - May 30, 1982)
Setting
Act I: Elementary School. Act II: High School.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by
Mavin Productions, Inc.
,
Libby Adler Mages
and
Daniel A. Golman
Book by
John R. Powers
; Music by
James Quinn
and
Alaric Jans
; Lyrics by
James Quinn
and
Alaric Jans
; Based Upon the Novel by
John R. Powers
; Music orchestrated by
Jerome Jay Dryer
; Musical Director:
Larry Hochman
; Vocal arrangements by
Larry Hochman
; Dance arrangements by
Peter Larson
Directed by
Mike Nussbaum
; Musical Staging by
Thommie Walsh
; Associate Choreographer:
Ronna Kaye
Scenic Design by
James Maronek
; Costume Design by
Nancy Potts
; Lighting Design by
Marilyn Rennagel
; Sound Design by
Richard Fitzgerald
General Manager:
Richard Horner Associates, Ltd.
; Company Manager:
Bruce Birkenhead
Production Supervisor:
William Gardner
; Production Stage Manager:
Mortimer Halpern
; Stage Manager:
Mitchell Lemsky
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Carol Estey
Musical Supervisor:
Jerome Jay Dryer
; Music Contractor:
John Monaco
General Press Representative:
Fred Nathan & Associates
; Dance Captain:
Carol Estey
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
and
Scott Mauro
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
and
Jack Hoffman
; Casting:
Professional Casting Associates
and
Alan Coleridge
; Logo Design and Graphics by
The Jan Group, Ltd.
Ellen Crawford
Sister Lee
Robert Fitch
Father O'Reilly
Catherine Fries
Sister Monica Marie
Jason Graae
Louie Schlang
Christine Gradl
Mary Kenny
Elizabeth Hansen
Sister Helen
Peter Heuchling
Mike Depki
Vicki Lewis
Virginia Lear
Amy Miller
Secretary
Sister Melanie
Maureen Moore
Becky Bakowski
Don Stitt
Felix Lindor
Karen Tamburrelli
Nancy Ralansky
Russ Thacker
Eddie Ryan
Understudies:
Russ Billingsly
(Eddie Ryan, Felix Lindor, Louie Schlang),
Carol Estey
(Secretary, Sister Monica Marie, Sister Melanie, Virginia Lear),
Catherine Fries
(Becky Bakowski, Nancy Ralansky, Mary Kenny),
Amy Miller
(Sister Lee, Sister Helen) and
Orrin Reiley
(Father O'Reilly, Mike Depki)
Songs
music by
Alaric Jans
and
James Quinn
; lyrics by
Alaric Jans
and
James Quinn
Act 1
Sung By
Get Ready, Eddie
The Company
The Greatest Gift
Sister Helen and The Kids
It's the Nuns
The Kids and the Nuns
Little Fat Girls
Becky Bakowski and Eddie Ryan
Cookie Cutters
Sister Lee and Becky Bakowski
Patron Saints
Father O'Reilly, Eddie Ryan and The Kids and the Nuns
How Far is Too Far
Nancy Ralansky and Girls and Boys
Act 2
Sung By
Doo-Waa, Doo-Wee
Louie Schlang and The Company
I Must Be in Love
Eddie Ryan
Friends, The Best of
Becky Bakowski and Eddie Ryan
Mad Bombers and Prom Queens
Felix Lindor, Virginia Lear and The Kids
Late Bloomer and Prom Montage
Eddie Ryan and The Kids
Friends, The Best of
(Reprise)
Becky Bakowski and Eddie Ryan
Thank God
The Company
Statistics
Season:
1981-82
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Statistics
1981-82 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Songs
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Messrs. Nederlander
Produced by
Mavin Productions, Inc.
,
Libby Adler Mages
and
Daniel A. Golman
Book by
John R. Powers
; Music by
James Quinn
and
Alaric Jans
; Lyrics by
James Quinn
and
Alaric Jans
; Based Upon the Novel by
John R. Powers
; Music orchestrated by
Jerome Jay Dryer
; Musical Director:
Larry Hochman
; Vocal arrangements by
Larry Hochman
; Dance arrangements by
Peter Larson
Directed by
Mike Nussbaum
; Musical Staging by
Thommie Walsh
; Associate Choreographer:
Ronna Kaye
Scenic Design by
James Maronek
; Costume Design by
Nancy Potts
; Lighting Design by
Marilyn Rennagel
; Sound Design by
Richard Fitzgerald
General Manager:
Richard Horner Associates, Ltd.
; Company Manager:
Bruce Birkenhead
Production Supervisor:
William Gardner
; Production Stage Manager:
Mortimer Halpern
; Stage Manager:
Mitchell Lemsky
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Carol Estey
Musical Supervisor:
Jerome Jay Dryer
; Music Contractor:
John Monaco
General Press Representative:
Fred Nathan & Associates
; Dance Captain:
Carol Estey
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
and
Scott Mauro
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
and
Jack Hoffman
; Casting:
Professional Casting Associates
and
Alan Coleridge
; Logo Design and Graphics by
The Jan Group, Ltd.
Ellen Crawford
Sister Lee
Robert Fitch
Father O'Reilly
Catherine Fries
Sister Monica Marie
Jason Graae
Louie Schlang
Christine Gradl
Mary Kenny
Elizabeth Hansen
Sister Helen
Peter Heuchling
Mike Depki
Vicki Lewis
Virginia Lear
Amy Miller
Secretary
Sister Melanie
Maureen Moore
Becky Bakowski
Don Stitt
Felix Lindor
Karen Tamburrelli
Nancy Ralansky
Russ Thacker
Eddie Ryan
Understudies:
Russ Billingsly
(Eddie Ryan, Felix Lindor, Louie Schlang),
Carol Estey
(Secretary, Sister Monica Marie, Sister Melanie, Virginia Lear),
Catherine Fries
(Becky Bakowski, Nancy Ralansky, Mary Kenny),
Amy Miller
(Sister Lee, Sister Helen) and
Orrin Reiley
(Father O'Reilly, Mike Depki)
music by
Alaric Jans
and
James Quinn
; lyrics by
Alaric Jans
and
James Quinn
Act 1
Sung By
Get Ready, Eddie
The Company
The Greatest Gift
Sister Helen and The Kids
It's the Nuns
The Kids and the Nuns
Little Fat Girls
Becky Bakowski and Eddie Ryan
Cookie Cutters
Sister Lee and Becky Bakowski
Patron Saints
Father O'Reilly, Eddie Ryan and The Kids and the Nuns
How Far is Too Far
Nancy Ralansky and Girls and Boys
Act 2
Sung By
Doo-Waa, Doo-Wee
Louie Schlang and The Company
I Must Be in Love
Eddie Ryan
Friends, The Best of
Becky Bakowski and Eddie Ryan
Mad Bombers and Prom Queens
Felix Lindor, Virginia Lear and The Kids
Late Bloomer and Prom Montage
Eddie Ryan and The Kids
Friends, The Best of
(Reprise)
Becky Bakowski and Eddie Ryan
Thank God
The Company
Season:
1981-82
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? Statistics
1981-82 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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