Meet Me in St. Louis

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George Gershwin Theatre , (11/02/1989 - 6/10/1990)

First Preview:	Oct 19, 1989	Total Previews:	17
Opening Date:	Nov 02, 1989
Closing Date:	Jun 10, 1990	Total Performances:	252

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway

Setting: In and around the Smith family home, 5135 Kensington Avenue, St. Louis - from Summer 1903 to the Spring of 1904 and the opening of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Opening Night Credits
Awards
Songs

Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President; Arthur Rubin: Vice-President)
Produced by Brickhill-Burke Productions, Christopher Seabrooke and EPI Products; Associate Producer: Loren Krok, P. K. Sloman and L. Everett Chase
Music by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane; Lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane; Book by Hugh Wheeler; Musical Director: Bruce Pomahac; Music orchestrated by Michael Gibson; Dance arrangements by James Raitt; Vocal arrangements by Hugh Martin and Bruce Pomahac; Based on "The Kensington Stories" by Sally Benson; Based on the motion picture "Meet Me in St. Louis" by MGM; Additional orchestrations by Frederick Willard; Featuring songs by Kerry Mills ("Meet Me in St. Louis") and Bob Cole ("Under the Bamboo Tree"); New lyrics by Hugh Martin ("Meet Me in St. Louis", "Skip to My Lou") and Ralph Blane ("Meet Me in St. Louis", "Skip to My Lou")
Directed by Louis Burke; Choreographed by Joan Brickhill; Ice Choreographer: Michael Tokar; Assistant Director: Lonnie Chase; Associate Choreographer: Herman-Jay Muller
Scenic Design by Keith Anderson; Costume Design by Keith Anderson; Lighting Design by Ken Billington; Sound Design by Alan Stieb and James Brousseau; Hair Design by Jean Block; Make-Up Design by Jean Block; Assistant Costume Design: Robert-Charles Vallance; Film sequences directed by Ashley Lazarus; Assistant Scenic Design: Norbert U. Kolb and Irene Bunis; Associate Lighting Design: Jason Kantrowitz; Assistant Lighting Design: Howard Werner
General Manager: Weiler / Miller / Carrellas
Production Stage Manager: Robert Bennett; Stage Manager: Jay Adler; Assistant Stage Mgr: Robin Rumpf and Jim Semmelman; Technical Supervisor: Theatrical Services, Inc.
Musical Supervisor: Milton Rosenstock; Musical Coordinator: Seymour "Red" Press; Assistant Conductor: Stephen Bates
Animation by Michael Sporn
Casting: Jay Binder; General Press Representative: The Joshua Ellis Office; Photographer: Martha Swope; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Poster Art Work by Hilary Knight; Costumes executed by Grace Costumes; Millinery executed by Arnold S. Levine; Dance Captain: Carol Schuberg and K. Craig Innes; Press Representative: Adrian Bryan-Brown

Cast

Betty Garrett	Katie
George Hearn	Mr. Alonzo Smith
Charlotte Moore	Mrs. Smith
Milo O'Shea	Grandpa Prophater

Donna Kane	Esther Smith
Courtney Peldon	Tootie Smith

Kevin Backstrom	Ensemble
Dan Buelow Broadway debut	Ensemble
Victoria Lynn Burton Broadway debut	Ensemble
Karen Culliver	Lucille Ballard
	Ensemble
Deanna Dys	Ensemble
Rachael Graham Broadway debut	Agnes Smith
H. David Gunderman Broadway debut	Ensemble
Shauna Hicks	Eve Finley
	Ensemble
K. Craig Innes	Ensemble
Brian Jay	Randy Travis
	Ensemble
Rachel Jones Broadway debut	Ensemble
Broadway debut	Esther Smith
Juliet Lambert	Rose Smith
Nancy Lemenager Broadway debut	Ensemble
Frank Maio Broadway debut	Ensemble
Joanne McHugh Broadway debut	Ensemble
Carol Lee Meadows Broadway debut	Ensemble
Craig A. Meyer	Clinton A. Badger
	Ensemble
Christopher Lee Michaels Broadway debut	Ensemble
Ron Morgan	Ensemble
Georga L. Osborne	Ensemble
Michael O'Steen	Lon Smith
Rachelle Ottley	Ensemble
Christina Pawl Broadway debut	Ensemble
Peter Reardon	Warren Sheffield
Naomi Reddin	Ida Boothby
	Ensemble
Carol Schuberg Broadway debut	Ensemble
Jim Semmelman Broadway debut	Motorman
Broadway debut	Ensemble
Ken Shepski	Ensemble
Gordon Stanley	Dr. Bond
	Ensemble
Sean Frank Sullivan Broadway debut	Ensemble
Cynthia Thole	Ensemble
Gregg Whitney Broadway debut	Douglas Moore
	Ensemble
Kyle Whyte	Ensemble
Lee Wilson	Ensemble
Jason Workman Broadway debut	John Truitt

Understudies: Victoria Lynn Burton (Agnes Smith, Tootie Smith), H. David Gunderman (Lon Smith), Shauna Hicks (Esther Smith), Frank Maio (Randy Travis), Christopher Lee Michaels (John Truitt, Motorman), Georga L. Osborne (Katie), Rachelle Ottley (Lucille Ballard, Rose Smith), Christina Pawl (Ida Boothby), Jim Semmelman (Dr. Bond), Ken Shepski (Douglas Moore), Gordon Stanley (Grandpa Prophater, Mr. Alonzo Smith), Sean Frank Sullivan (Warren Sheffield) and Cynthia Thole (Mrs. Smith)

1990 Tony Award^® Best Musical
	Produced by Brickhill-Burke Productions, Christopher Seabrooke and EPI Products [nominee]
1990 Tony Award^® Best Book of a Musical
	Book by Hugh Wheeler [nominee]
1990 Tony Award^® Best Original Score
	Music by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane; Lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane [nominee]
1990 Tony Award^® Best Choreography
	Joan Brickhill [nominee]
1990 Theatre World Award
	Jason Workman [winner]

music by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane; lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane
(Unless otherwise noted)

ACT 1	Sung By
Meet Me in St. Louis (music by Kerry Mills; lyrics by Kerry Mills, Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane)	Ensemble
Meet Me in St. Louis (Reprise) (music by Kerry Mills; lyrics by Kerry Mills, Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane)	Grandpa Prophater and Tootie Smith
The Boy Next Door	Esther Smith
Be Anything But a Girl	Grandpa Prophater, Agnes Smith and Tootie Smith
Skip to My Lou (Traditional)	Rose Smith, Esther Smith, Lon Smith, Douglas Moore, John Truitt, Warren Sheffield and Company
Under the Bamboo Tree (music by Bob Cole; lyrics by Bob Cole)	Esther Smith and Tootie Smith
Banjos	Lon Smith and Company
Ghosties and Ghoulies and Things That Go Bump in the Night	Katie, Agnes Smith, Tootie Smith and Neighborhood Kids
Halloween Ballet	The Company
Wasn't It Fun?	Mr. Alonzo Smith and Mrs. Smith
The Trolley Song	Esther Smith and Company
ACT 2	Sung By
Ice	Rose Smith, Warren Sheffield, Douglas Moore and Company
Raving Beauty	Warren Sheffield, Douglas Moore and Rose Smith
A Touch of the Irish	Katie, Esther Smith and Rose Smith
You Are for Loving	John Truitt and Esther Smith
A Day in New York	Mr. Alonzo Smith and Family
The Ball	Grandpa Prophater and Company
Diamonds in the Starlight	John Truitt and Esther Smith
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	Esther Smith
Paging Mr. Sousa	Mr. Alonzo Smith and Company
Finale	The Company