MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 15, 1964
Closing Date
Jun 12, 1965
1st Preview
Dec 08, 1964
1st Preview
Dec 08, 1964
Performances
199
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Dec 15, 1964 - Jun 12, 1965)
Setting
In and around Coney Island, on the Fourth of July and sixty days later. The present.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Martin Beck Estate; Martin Beck Theatre General Manager: Louis A. Lotito
Produced by Joseph Kipness
Book by Jerome Chodorov; Music by Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman; Lyrics by Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman; Musical Director: Pembroke Davenport; Vocal arrangements by Pembroke Davenport; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang; Dance arrangements by Luther Henderson; Assistant Musical Dir.: Rene Wiegert
Directed by Lloyd Richards; Choreographed by Onna White; Assistant Choreographer: Tom Panko
Scenic Design by Will Steven Armstrong; Costume Design by Ann Roth; Lighting Design by Will Steven Armstrong; Hair Design by Ronald De Mann; Assistant to the Designer: Robert Darling
General Manager: Philip Adler; Company Manager: S.M. Handelsman
Production Stage Manager: Mortimer Halpern; Stage Manager: Nathan Caldwell, Jr.; Assistant Stage Mgr: Bob Bernard; Technical Consultant: Jules Fischer
Orchestra Personnel Manager: Morris Stonzek; Head Copyist: Thomas P. Brown
Press Representative: Robert Ganshaw; Assistant Press Representative: Paul Solomon; Dance Captain: Marty Allen; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner and Associates
Buddy Hackett
Garside
Richard Kiley
Stan The Shpieler
Rosetta LeNoire
Ma Maloney
The Alley Gang
Luba Lisa
Addie
Morocco
Morocco
Karen Morrow
Jeannie
Al Nesor
Gimlet
The Alley Gang
Steve Roland
Brooks
Ted Thurston
Officer Millhauser
Jack Wakefield
Joe The Muzzler
The Alley Gang
Conrad Yama
George Osaka
The Alley Gang
Marty Allen
Lifeguard
 
Dancer
Doria Avila
Dancer
Bob Bernard
Dancer
Miriamne Burton
Singer
Jacqueline Carol
Singer
Jacque Dean
Singer
Eugene Edwards
Singer
Mary Ehara
Dancer
Marilyn Feder
Singer
Herb Fields
Singer
Ray Gilbert
Dancer
Murray Goldkind
Singer
Sheldon Golomb
Child
Marvin Goodis
Singer
Edward J. Heim
Dancer
Gary Hubler
Dancer
Scott Hunter
Dancer
Nathaniel Jones
Jimmy
Gina Kaye
Child
Sandra Lein
Dancer
Shirley Leinwand
Singer
Nancy Lynch
Dancer
Patti Mariano
Dancer
Lispet Nelson
Singer
Alice Shanahan
Dancer
John Sharpe
Dancer
June Eve Story
Dancer
Herb Surface
Singer
Patti Ann Watson
Dancer
John Wheeler
Singer
Standby: Charles Braswell (Brooks, Stan The Shpieler)
Understudies: Bob Bernard (Joe The Muzzler), Miriamne Burton (Ma Maloney), Lispet Nelson (Jeannie), June Eve Story (Addie, Morocco), Herbert Surface (Gimlet) and John Wheeler (Officer Millhauser, George Osaka)

Martin Beck Theatre (Dec 15, 1964 - Jun 12, 1965)

Production Stage Manager: Jerry Adler; Assistant Stage Mgr: Marty Allen
Press Representative: Frank Goodman and Martin Shwartz

Cast

Paul Berné
Dancer
Trudy Carson
Dancer
Danny Dayton
Joe The Muzzler
The Alley Gang
Curtis Hood
Dancer
Lawrence Keith
Joe The Muzzler
The Alley Gang
Janet Moody Morris
Singer
Understudies: June Eve Story (Ma Maloney) and Herbert Surface (Joe The Muzzler)
music by Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman; lyrics by Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman
Act 1
Sung By
Coney Island, U.S.A.
Joe The Muzzler, Ma Maloney, George Osaka, Gimlet, Coney Characters, Tourists and Children
The Other Half of Me
Stan The Shpieler
Red-Blooded American Boy
Brooks and the Alley Gang
I Got Everything I Want
Jeannie
Freud
Garside
Think Beautiful
Ma Maloney, Jeannie, Joe The Muzzler, George Osaka, Gimlet and Ensemble
Addie's At It Again
Addie, Joe The Muzzler, George Osaka and Gimlet
Faith
Stan The Shpieler, the Alley Gang, Children and Ensemble
Can It Be Possible?
Stan The Shpieler, Jeannie, Brooks, Addie and Garside
Act 2
Sung By
The Neighborhood Song
Ma Maloney, the Alley Gang and Coney Characters
The Affluent Society
Stan The Shpieler and Brooks
Boys, Boys, Boys
Addie and Lifeguards
Fickle Finger of Fate
Stan The Shpieler
I Had a Ball
Jeannie, the Alley Gang, Morocco and Coney Characters
Almost
Jeannie
You Deserve Me
Garside, Brooks and Addie
You Deserve Me (Reprise)
Garside
Tunnel of Love Chase
Garside, Stan The Shpieler, Jeannie, Officer Millhauser and Ensemble

Tony Award®

 

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1965 Nominee
Luba Lisa

Theatre World

Award

1965 Recipient
Luba Lisa
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