MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 05, 1954
Closing Date
Jun 12, 1954
Performances
115
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Mark Hellinger Theatre
(Mar 05, 1954 - Jun 12, 1954)

Setting
The theatrical district of New York. Immediately following the Civil War.

Theatre Owned / Operated by Anthony Brady Farrell
Produced by Shepard Traube; Produced in association with Anthony B. Farrell
Music by Sigmund Romberg; Lyrics by Leo Robin; Book by Jerome Chodorov and Joseph Fields; Musical Director: Sylvan Levin; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Ballet music arranged by Trude Rittman
Directed by Shepard Traube; Choreographed by Agnes de Mille
Scenic Design by Eldon Elder; Costume Design by Miles White; Lighting Design by Eldon Elder; Assistant to Miles White: Elinor Robbins; Assistant to Eldon Elder: Warwick Brown
General Manager: J.H. Del Bondio
Production Stage Manager: Bill Ross; Stage Manager: Bruce Savan and Perry Bruskin
Music adapted by Don Walker; Choral Director: Sylvan Levin; Music Preparation: Mathilde Pincus; Orchestra Personnel Manager: Sol Gusikoff
Press Representative: George Ross and Madelin Blitzstein; Asst. to the Choreographer: Dania Krupska
Maestro Gallo
Lisette Gervais
Clyde Hallam
Volodya Kuzentsov
Lotta Leslie
Van Beuren
Eddington
 
Singer
Dancer
Singer
Dancer
 
Singer
 
Dancer
Paulette
 
Dancer
Dancer
Shoe Shine Boy
Newspaper Boy
Singer
Singer
 
Singer
Dancer
Singer
Odette
 
Dancer
Dancer
Hattie Hopkins
Lucette
 
Dancer
Dancer
Hollister
 
Singer
Singer
Dancer
Singer
Gisele
 
Dancer
Gypsy Violinist
 
Singer
British Tar
 
Singer
 
Dancer
Dancer
Dancer
Policeman
 
Bruce
 
Singer
British Tar
 
Fire Chief
 
Sommelier
 
Singer
Fire Chief
 
Emile
 
Singer
Blanchette
 
Dancer
Dancer
 
Dancer
Understudies: Herb Banke (Bruce, Policeman), Perry Bruskin (Boris), Robert Driscoll (Gypsy Violinist), Rhoda Kerns (Blanchette), Dania Krupska (Lisette Gervais), Ray Mason (Clyde Hallam), Marni Nixon (Hattie Hopkins), Michelle Reiner (Lotta Leslie), Douglas Rideout (Eddington), Tom Rieder (Van Beuren, Mike), James Schlader (Hollister), John Stamford (Emile, Fire Chief), Ted Thurston (Maestro Gallo) and William Weslow (Volodya Kuzentsov)

Mark Hellinger Theatre (Mar 05, 1954 - Jun 12, 1954)

Cast

Van Beuren
Singer
Understudy: Peggy Kincard (Hattie Hopkins)
music by Sigmund Romberg; lyrics by Leo Robin
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
That Naughty Show from Gay Paree
Singing Ensemble
Lost in Loveliness
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Clyde Hallam, Lisette Gervais, 1st Lover, 2nd Lover and Lovers
I Promised Their Mothers
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Maestro Gallo
Up in the Elevated Railway (Song and Dance)
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Lisette Gervais, Clyde Hallam, Volodya Kuzentsov, Hattie Hopkins, Shoe Shine Boy, Newspaper Boy and Singing Ensemble
In Paris and in Love
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Clyde Hallam and Lisette Gervais
You've Got to Be a Little Crazy
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Lotta Leslie, Nellie, Mike and Bruce
When I am Free to Love
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Lisette Gervais
Pas de Deux (Dance)
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Lisette Gervais and Volodya Kuzentsov
Out of the Way
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Members of the Singing Ensemble
Roll Out the Hose, Boys
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Members of the Singing Ensemble
Finale
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Entire Company
Act 2
Sung By
My Heart Won't Say Goodbye
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Clyde Hallam, Lisette Gervais and Singing Ensemble
We're All in the Same Boat (Song and Dance)
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Entire Company
Bacchanale (Dance)
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Dionysius, The Wayward Nymph, Nymphs, Satyrs, Messenger and Attendants
Love Is the Funniest Thing
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Lotta Leslie and Maestro Gallo
The Cardinal's Guard Are We
Lotta Leslie and Members of the Singing Ensemble
Grand Imperial Ballet (Dance)
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Lucifer, Hecate, Devils, Evil Spirits, Bats, Dancing Batlets, Batlets and Attendants
Finale
(lyrics by Leo Robin and Leo Robin)
Entire Company
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