MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 07, 1989
Closing Date
May 14, 1989
1st Preview
Mar 17, 1989
1st Preview
Mar 17, 1989
Previews
24
Performances
45
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Ritz Theatre
(Apr 07, 1989 - May 14, 1989)
Setting
China. Six hundred years ago.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President)
Produced by The Mitch Leigh Company and William D. Rollnick
First New York Production by The Jewish Repertory Theatre
Book by Ted Allan; Music by Mitch Leigh; Lyrics by Jim Haines and Jack Wohl; Musical and Vocal Director: Don Jones; Music orchestrated by Michael Gibson; Assistant Musical Dir.: Brett Alan Sommer
Entire production staged by Albert Marre
Scenic Design by Robert Mitchell; Costume Design by Kenneth M. Yount; Lighting Design by Jason Sturm; Sound Design by Gary M. Stocker
General Manager: Niko Associates, Inc. (Manny Kladitis, Founder and President) and Abbie M. Strassler; Assistant Co. Mgr: Erich Hamner; Assistant to the General Manager: Richard Shulman
Production Supervisor: Dwight Frye; Production Stage Manager: Geraldine Teagarden; Stage Manager: Larry Smith; Assistant Stage Mgr: David Stoll
Music Contractor: William Meade; Assistant to the Producer: Shelley Nadell; Keyboard 1: Don Jones; Keyboard 2: Brett Alan Sommer; Wind Synthesizer: Bill Meade; Electric Bass: Ray Kilday; Guitar Synthesizer: Kevin Kuhn
General Press Representative: Shirley Herz Associates, Glenna Freedman and Sam Rudy; Advertising: LeDonne & Wilner; Dance Material for the Jewish Repertory Theatre Production by Rosalind Newman; Photographer: Martha Swope and Associates and Carol Rosegg; Casting Director: Stephanie Klapper; Press Representative: Pete Sanders
Emily Zacharias
Lotte
Westerner
Mark Zeller
Chu Chem
Westerner
Thom Sesma
The Prince
The Oriental Company
Irving Burton
Yakob
Westerner
Timm Fujii
The Prompter
The Oriental Company
Simone Gee
Na-Mi
The Oriental Company
 
Concubine
The Oriental Company
 
Villager
The Oriental Company
Zoie Lam
Daf-ah-Dil
The Oriental Company
 
Concubine
The Oriental Company
 
Villager
The Oriental Company
Alvin Lum
The Elder
The Oriental Company
Jason Ma
Ho-Ke
The Oriental Company
 
Propman
The Oriental Company
 
Villager
The Oriental Company
Kenji Nakao
Shu-Wo
The Oriental Company
 
Propman
The Oriental Company
 
Villager
The Oriental Company
Paul Nakauchi
Nu-Wo
The Oriental Company
 
Propman
The Oriental Company
 
Villager
The Oriental Company
Chev Rodgers
Hong Ho (The Governor)
The Oriental Company
Keelee Seetoo
Lei-An
The Oriental Company
 
Concubine
The Oriental Company
 
Villager
The Oriental Company
Hechter Ubarry
The Prince's Brother
The Oriental Company
Nephi Jay Wimmer
Chueh-Wu
The Oriental Company
 
Propman
The Oriental Company
 
Guard
The Oriental Company
Standby: Michael Ingram (Chu Chem, Yakob, Hong Ho (The Governor)) and Mary Munger (Lotte)
Understudies: Simone Gee (Daf-ah-Dil), Jason Ma (The Prompter, Guard), Paul Nakauchi (The Prince, The Prince's Brother), David Stoll (Propman), Christine Toy (Concubine, Na-Mi, Lei-An, Villager) and Nephi Jay Wimmer (The Elder)

Ritz Theatre (Apr 07, 1989 - May 14, 1989)

Cast

Kevin Gray
The Prince
The Oriental Company
Was replaced in previews
Mary Munger
Lotte
Westerner
music by Mitch Leigh; lyrics by Jack Wohl and Jim Haines
Act 1
Sung By
Orient Yourself
The Oriental Company
What Happened, What?
Chu Chem and Yakob
Welcome
The Villagers
You'll Have to Change
Lotte
Love Is
The Prince
I'll Talk to Her
Chu Chem, The Prince and The Prince's Brother
Shame on You
Chu Chem, The Prince and The Concubines
It Must Be Good for Me
Lotte
I'll Talk to Her (Reprise)
Chu Chem and The Prince
You'll Have to Change (Reprise)
The Prince
The River
Lotte, The Prince and The Propmen
We Dwell in Our Hearts
Chu Chem
Goodbye Love, Goodbye
Lotte and The Prince
Act 2
Sung By
Re-Orient Yourself
The Oriental Company
What Happened, What? (Reprise)
Yakob
I Once Believed
Lotte
It's Possible
Chu Chem
Our Kind of War
The Company
Boom!
Hong Ho (The Governor)
Finale
The Company
Season:
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Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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