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Singin' in the Rain

George Gershwin Theatre , (7/02/1985 - 5/18/1986)

First Preview:	Jun 13, 1985	Total Previews:	38
Opening Date:	Jul 02, 1985
Closing Date:	May 18, 1986	Total Performances:	367

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway

Setting: Hollywood in the Twenties.

Opening Night Credits
Awards
Songs

Production Staff [See More]
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Nederlander Organization and Gerald Oestreicher
Produced by Maurice Rosenfield, Lois F. Rosenfield and Cindy Pritzker, Inc.; Associate Producer: Eugene V. Wolsk
Based on the film by MGM; Screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Book adapted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Music by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed; Lyrics by Arthur Freed; Music arranged by Stanley Lebowsky; Musical Director: Robert Billig; Music orchestrated by Larry Wilcox; Music for "Hub Bub" by Stanley Lebowsky; Music for "Moses Supposes" by Roger Edens; Music for "Blue Prelude" by Al Bishop; Lyrics for "Moses Supposes" by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Lyrics for "Takin' Miss Mary to the Ball" by Edward Heyman; Lyrics for "Love Is Where You Find It" by Gus Kahn; Lyrics for "Blue Prelude" by Gordon Jenkins; Royal Rascal sequence and Cosmo Mood Music by Michael Dansicker
Directed by Twyla Tharp; Choreographed by Twyla Tharp; Original film choreography by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen; Assistant to Miss Tharp: John Carrafa
Scenic Design by Santo Loquasto; Costume Design by Ann Roth; Lighting Design by Jennifer Tipton; Sound Design by Sound Associates, Inc.; Hair Design by Paul Huntley; Lighting Effects and Moving Light Effects by Jauchem & Meeh, Inc.; Audio Consultant: T. Richard Fitzgerald; Sound System Designer: Peter J. Fitzgerald; Make-Up Design by Ann Belsky; Projection Consultants: Westerfield / Quitt Productions, Ltd.
Company Manager: Steven Suskin; Assistant Co. Mgr: Jill Hurwitz
Production Stage Manager: Steven Zweigbaum; Stage Manager: Arturo E. Porazzi; Assistant Stage Mgr: Amy Pell
Musical Supervisor: Stanley Lebowsky; Music published by CBS Songs; Music Contractor: Mel Rodnon; Associate Conductor: Michael Dansicker; Music Preparation Supervisor: Mathilde Pincus and Evan Morris
Film Sequences: Gordon Willis; Film Editor: Michael R. Miller
Casting: Slater/MCL; Acting Coach: Larry Moss; General Press Representative: Shirley Herz Associates; Furs Created by The Christie Brothers; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne / Fisher and Jon Wilner; Photographer: Richard Avedon and Kenn Duncan

Cast

Don Correia	Don Lockwood
	Philippe "The Royal Rascal" -- played by Don Lockwood
	Pierre "The Dueling Cavalier" and "The Dancing Cavalier" -- played by Don Lockwood
Mary D'Arcy	Kathy Selden

Richard Fancy	Roscoe Dexter
Faye Grant	Lina Lamont
	Jeanette "The Royal Rascal" -- played by Lina Lamont
	Yvonne "The Dueling Cavalier" and "The Dancing Cavalier" -- played by Lina Lamont
Peter Slutsker	Cosmo Brown

Ray Benson	Ensemble
	Enemy of the King "The Royal Rascal"
John Carrafa	Ensemble
Richard Colton	Ensemble
Austin Colyer	Diction Coach
	A Warner Brother
	Ensemble
Jacque Dean	Phoebe Dinsmore
	Ensemble
Diane Duncan	Ensemble
	Lady of the Court "The Dueling Cavalier" and "The Dancing Cavalier"
Yvonne Dutton	Ensemble
Craig Frawley	Ensemble
	Enemy of the King "The Royal Rascal"
Melinda Gilb	Dora Bailey
	Ensemble
Katie Glasner	Ensemble
Barbara Hoon	Ensemble
David-Michael Johnson	Ensemble
Mary Ann Kellogg	Zelda Zanders
	Ensemble
Raymond Kurshals	Ensemble
Alison Mann	Ensemble
	Lady of the Court "The Dueling Cavalier" and "The Dancing Cavalier"
Barbara Moroz	Ensemble
	Lady of the Court "The Dueling Cavalier" and "The Dancing Cavalier"
Kevin O'Day	Ensemble
Robert Radford	Rod
	Ensemble
Tom Rawe	Ensemble
Hansford Rowe	R. F. Simpson
Gene Sager	Ensemble
	Enemy of the King "The Royal Rascal"
	Manservant "The Dueling Cavalier" and "The Dancing Cavalier"
John Spalla	Sound Engineer
	Ensemble
	Man on Screen "Talking Picture Demonstration"
Amy Spencer	Ensemble
Cynthia Thole	Ensemble
	Lady-in-Waiting "The Dueling Cavalier" and "The Dancing Cavalier"
Martin Van Treuren	Sid Phillips
	Ticket Taker
	Ensemble
	Enemy of the King "The Royal Rascal"
	Villain "The Dueling Cavalier" and "The Dancing Cavalier"
Shelley Washington	Ensemble
Laurie Williamson	Ensemble

Swings: David Askler (Swing), Cheri Butcher (Swing) and Brad Morantz (Swing)

Understudies: Austin Colyer (R. F. Simpson), Brad Morantz (Cosmo Brown), Barbara Moroz (Lina Lamont), Donn Simione (Don Lockwood), John Spalla (Roscoe Dexter) and Cynthia Thole (Kathy Selden)

1986 Tony Award^® Best Book of a Musical
	Book adapted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green [nominee]
1986 Tony Award^® Best Actor in a Musical
	Don Correia [nominee]
1986 Theatre World Award
	Faye Grant [winner]
1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
	Faye Grant [nominee]
1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Choreography
	Gene Kelly [nominee]
	Twyla Tharp [nominee]
	Stanley Donen [nominee]
1986 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Special Effects
	Lighting Effects and Moving Light Effects by Jauchem & Meeh, Inc. [winner]

music by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed; lyrics by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed

ACT 1	Sung By
Fit as a Fiddle	Don Lockwood and Cosmo Brown
Beautiful Girl	Don Lockwood and Fans
Iv'e Got a Feelin' Your Foolin'	Kathy Selden and Coconut Grove Coquettes
Make 'Em Laugh	Cosmo Brown
Hub Bub	Cosmo Brown and Studio Stage Hands
You Are My Lucky Star	Don Lockwood and Kathy Selden
Moses Supposes	Don Lockwood and Cosmo Brown
Good Mornin'	Don Lockwood, Kathy Selden and Cosmo Brown
Singin' in the Rain	Don Lockwood
ACT 2	Sung By
Wedding of the Painted Doll	Selected Ensemble
Rag Doll	Selected Ensemble
Temptation	Selected Ensemble
Takin' Miss Mary to the Ball	Selected Ensemble
Love is Where You Find It	Ensemble
Would You?	Kathy Selden
Broadway Rhythm	Company
Blue Prelude	Company
Would You?	Kathy Selden
You Are My Lucky Star	Don Lockwood, Kathy Selden and Company
Singin' in the Rain	Company