MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 07, 1944
Closing Date
May 12, 1945
Performances
183
MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Ziegfeld Theatre
(Dec 07, 1944 - May 12, 1945)

Media
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Produced by Billy Rose
Music by Cole Porter; Lyrics by Cole Porter; Miss Lillie's sketches by Moss Hart; Book by George S. Kaufman and Ben Hecht; Ballet music by Igor Stravinsky; Music arranged by Russell Bennett, Ted Royal and Hans Spialek
Staged by Hassard Short; Sketches directed by Philip Loeb; Choreographed by Anton Dolin; Musical Staging by Jack Donohue
Scenic Design by Norman Bel Geddes; Costume Design by Mary Grant; Modern gowns by Valentina; Lighting Design by Hassard Short; Associate Prod. Design: Albert A. Ostrander; Assistant to Hassard Short: William Strahlman
General Manager: Robert Milford; Company Manager: John Tuerk
General Stage Manager: Frank Hall; Technical Consultant: Carlton Winckler; Stage Manager: R.O. Brooks; Assistant Stage Mgr: George Hunter
Choral Director: Robert Shaw; Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek; Conducted by Maurice Abravanel
Assistant to Jack Donohue: Betty Jenkins; Publicity Director: Wolfe Kaufman; Assistant to Mr. Rose: Helen Schrank; Press Representative: Wolfe Kaufman and Tom Van Dycke
"Scene de Ballet" Dancer
 
Mr. Manningham
Heaven on Angel Street
 
"Pas de Deux" Dancer
"Billy Rose Buys the Metropolitan Opera House!" Performer
The Stagehand
Local Boy Makes Good
 
"Fragonard in Pink"
Only Another Boy and Girl
 
"Drink" Singer
 
The Patient
The Great Man Speaks
 
Mr. Clarence Day
Heaven on Angel Street
Lady Agatha Pendleton
There'll Always Be An England
 
"Fragonard in Pink"
Only Another Boy and Girl
 
The Customer
Ticket for the Ballet
 
"When I Was a Little Cuckoo" Singer
 
"Dancin' to a Jungle Drum" Singer
 
Mrs. Manningham
Heaven on Angel Street
"Scene de Ballet" Dancer
 
"Pas de Deux" Dancer
George Jean Nathan
Heaven on Angel Street
 
Singer
Corps de Ballet
The Maid
Heaven on Angel Street
 
Radio Singer
Big Town
Lady of Fashion
Is It The Girl?
Corps de Ballet
The Agent
Local Boy Makes Good
 
3rd Soldier
There'll Always Be An England
 
The Box Office Man
Ticket for the Ballet
 
Dude Lester
Heaven on Angel Street
Singer
Corps de Ballet
Lady of Fashion
Is It The Girl?
Corps de Ballet
Corps de Ballet
The Producer
Local Boy Makes Good
 
Colonel Charteris
There'll Always Be An England
 
The Manager
Ticket for the Ballet
 
The Doctor
The Great Man Speaks
 
Jeeter Lester
Heaven on Angel Street
Singer
Page Boy
Lady of Fashion
Is It The Girl?
Corps de Ballet
Corps de Ballet
Singer
Corps de Ballet
Lady of Fashion
Is It The Girl?
Corps de Ballet
"Billy Rose Buys the Metropolitan Opera House!" Performer
Corps de Ballet
Corps de Ballet
Corps de Ballet
Corps de Ballet
Corps de Ballet
"Wow-ohh-wolf!" Singer
 
"Hence It Don't Make Sense" Singer
 
Movie Actress
Big Town
 
"Is It The Girl?" Singer
Page Boy
2nd Soldier
There'll Always Be An England
 
Corps de Ballet
Corps de Ballet
Singer
Lady of Fashion
Is It The Girl?
Singer
Singer
Corps de Ballet
Singer
Corps de Ballet
1st Solider
There'll Always Be An England
 
Corps de Ballet
Lady of Fashion
Is It The Girl?
Page Boy
Corps de Ballet
Corps de Ballet
Singer
Corps de Ballet
Singer
Lady of Fashion
Is It The Girl?
The Boy in "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
 
Toreador Dancer
 
"Hence It Don't Make Sense" Dancer
 
Tap Dancer
Big Town
Lady of Fashion
Is It The Girl?
Page Boy
Page Boy
Page Boy
Singer
Lady Carleton
There'll Always Be An England
 
Mrs. Day
Heaven on Angel Street
Singer
"Billy Rose Buys the Metropolitan Opera House!" Performer
Corps de Ballet
Singer
Corps de Ballet
The Girl in "Only Another Boy and Girl"
 
"Wow-ohh-wolf!" Singer
 
"Hence It Don't Make Sense" Singer
 
Stage Actress
Big Town
Corps de Ballet
A Man in the Line
Ticket for the Ballet
Corps de Ballet
Singer
Lady of Fashion
Is It The Girl?
Lady of Fashion
Is It The Girl?
Lady of Fashion
Is It The Girl?
The Boy in "Only Another Boy and Girl"
 
"Frahngee-Pahnee" Singer
 
Playwright
Big Town
Singer
Lady of Fashion
Is It The Girl?
Singer
"Billy Rose Buys the Metropolitan Opera House!" Performer
"Billy Rose Buys the Metropolitan Opera House!" Performer
The Secretary
Local Boy Makes Good
 
The Nurse
The Great Man Speaks
 
"Hence It Don't Make Sense" Singer
 
"Hence It Don't Make Sense" Dancer
The Girl in "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
 
"Wow-ohh-wolf!" Singer
 
"Hence It Don't Make Sense" Singer
 
"The Band Started Swinging a Song" Singer
 
Painter
Big Town
Understudy: Helen Gallagher

Ziegfeld Theatre (Dec 07, 1944 - May 12, 1945)

Cast

Mr. Audience
Big Town
Lady of Fashion
Is It The Girl?
Page Boy
Corps de Ballet
Man on Stilts
Page Boy
Lady Carleton
There'll Always Be An England
 
Mrs. Day
Heaven on Angel Street
Act 1
Sung By
Frahngee-Pahnee (Overture)
Big Town
Mr. Audience, Painter, Tap Dancer, Radio Singer, Ballet Dancer, Playwright, Movie Actress, Stage Actress and Ensemble
Is It the Girl? (Or Is It the Gown?)
"Is It The Girl?" Singer and Lady of Fashion
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
The Boy in "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye, The Girl in "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" and Ensemble
Only Another Boy and Girl
The Boy in "Only Another Boy and Girl", The Girl in "Only Another Boy and Girl", "Fragonard in Pink" and Ensemble
Wow-ooh-wolf!
"Wow-ohh-wolf!" Singers
Drink
"Drink" Singer and Male Ensemble
When I Was a Little Cuckoo
"When I Was a Little Cuckoo" Singer
Act 2
Sung By
Frahngee-Pahnee
"Frahngee-Pahnee" Singer and Ensemble
Dancin' to a Jungle Drum
"Dancin' to a Jungle Drum" Singer
Hence It Don't Make Sense
"Hence It Don't Make Sense" Singers
The Band Started Swinging a Song
"The Band Started Swinging a Song" Singer
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