MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 14, 1961
Closing Date
Mar 06, 1965
1st Preview
Oct 12, 1961
1st Preview
Oct 12, 1961
Previews
3
Performances
1,417
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
46th Street Theatre
(Oct 14, 1961 - Mar 06, 1965)
Setting
The new Park Avenue office building of The World Wide Wicket Company, Inc., in New York City.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization; 46th Street Theatre Managing Director: Lester Osterman; 46th Street Theatre General Manager: Richard Horner; House Manager: Leonard Soloway
Produced by Feuer & Martin; Produced in association with Frank Productions, Inc.
Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert; Music by Frank Loesser; Lyrics by Frank Loesser; Based on "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" by Shepherd Mead; Musical Director: Elliot Lawrence; Music orchestrated by Robert Ginzler; Additional scoring: Elliot Lawrence
Directed by Abe Burrows; Musical Staging by Bob Fosse; Choreographed by Hugh Lambert
Scenic Design by Robert Randolph; Costume Design by Robert Fletcher; Lighting Design by Robert Randolph; Hair Design by Ronnie De Mann
General Manager: Marshall Young
Production Stage Manager: Phil Friedman; Stage Manager: Lawrence N. Kasha; Assistant Stage Mgr: Lanier Davis and Stuart Fleming
Orchestra Personnel Manager: Henry Topper; Associate Conductor: William Elton; Head Music Copyist: Scott Fisher; Assistant to Mr. Burrows: Evelyn Greene
Assistant to Mr. Fletcher: Frank Spencer
General Press Representative: Merle Debuskey and Seymour Krawitz; Dance Captain: Dale Moreda; Dance Supervisor: Merritt Thompson; Press Associate: Madi Ross
Robert Morse
J. Pierrepont Finch
Rudy Vallee
J.B. Biggley
Virginia Martin
Hedy La Rue
Charles Nelson Reilly
Bud Frump
Bonnie Scott
Rosemary Pillkington
Carol Jane Abney
Dancer
Nick Andrews
Dancer
Elaine Cancilla
Dancer
Madilyn Clark
Dancer
David Collyer
Tackaberry
 
Singer
Lanier Davis
Ovington
 
Singer
Tracy Everitt
Dancer
Stuart Fleming
Dancer
Suzanne France
Dancer
Charlotte Frazier
Singer
Robert Kaliban
Jenkins
 
Singer
Ruth Kobart
Miss Jones
Richard Korthaze
Dancer
Mara Landi
Scrubwoman
 
Miss Krumholtz
 
Singer
Fairfax Mason
Singer
Ray Mason
Milt Gatch
 
Toynbee
Donna McKechnie
Dancer
Dale Moreda
Dancer
Bob Murdock
Policeman
 
Singer
Darrell Notara
Dancer
Paul Reed
Bert Bratt
Casper Roos
Peterson
 
Singer
Silver Saundors
Scrubwoman
 
Singer
Sammy Smith
Twimble
 
Wally Womper
Ellie Somers
Dancer
Maudeen Sullivan
Singer
Claudette Sutherland
Smitty
Merritt Thompson
Dancer
Rosemary Yellen
Dancer
Understudies: David Collyer (Bert Bratt), Lanier Davis (Twimble), Charlotte Frazier (Rosemary Pillkington), Robert Kaliban (J. Pierrepont Finch, Bud Frump), Mara Landi (Miss Jones), Fairfax Mason (Hedy La Rue), Casper Roos (Wally Womper) and Silver Saundors (Smitty)

46th Street Theatre (Oct 14, 1961 - Mar 06, 1965)

Musical Director: Abba Bogin
General Manager: Ira Bernstein
Production Supervisor: Phil Friedman; Assistant Stage Mgr: Darrell Notara; Production Stage Manager: Herman Madigson; Stage Manager: Jeffrey Longe and Herman Magidson; Second Assistant Stage Manager Jack Leigh (May 07, 1962 - Feb 06, 1963)
Associate Conductor: Fred Manzella
Dance Captain: Richard Korthaze

Cast

Maureen Arthur
Hedy La Rue
Richard Barclay
Jenkins
 
Singer
Leta Bonynge
Miss Jones
Felice Camargo
Dancer
Joy Claussen
Hedy La Rue
Aug 27, 1962 - ?
Gene Cooper
Dancer
Georgia Creighton
Singer
Lanier Davis
Kittridge
Jeff DeBenning
J.B. Biggley
Oct 19, 1964 - ?
Don Emmons
Dancer
Hal England
Jenkins
Alice Evans
Scrubwoman
 
Singer
 
Miss Krumholtz
Pat Ferrier
Dancer
Gene Gavin
Dancer
Len Gochman
Jenkins
Renee Gorsey
Singer
Mickey Gunnerson
Dancer
Jean Handzlik
Miss Jones
Enid Hart
Dancer
Harris Hawkins
Policeman
 
Singer
Patrick Heim
Dancer
Darryl Hickman
Broadway debut
J. Pierrepont Finch
Curtis Hood
Dancer
Todd Jackson
Dancer
Kaarlyn Kitch
Dancer
Walter Klavun
Bert Bratt
Fayn Le Veille
Scrubwoman
 
Singer
Lois Leary
Rosemary Pillkington
Michele Lee
Rosemary Pillkington
Oct 08, 1962 - ?
Carole Lindsey
Scrubwoman
 
Miss Krumholtz
 
Singer
 
Smitty
Bruce MacKay
Bert Bratt
Iva March
Dancer
Suzanne Menke
Rosemary Pillkington
Dec 21, 1964 - ?
Anne Nathan
Singer
Randy Phillips
Singer
Renata Powers
Dancer
Ralph Purdum
Bud Frump
Sep 30, 1963 - ?
Brooke Roma
Dancer
Alice Shanahan
Dancer
Ron Stratton
Dancer
Dean Taliaferro
Singer
Ronnie Welsh
Jenkins
 
Singer
 
J. Pierrepont Finch
Aug 31, 1964 - ?
Nanette Workman
Singer
Swing: Jack Leigh
Standby: Len Gochman (J. Pierrepont Finch)
Understudies: Richard Barclay (J. Pierrepont Finch), Hal England (J. Pierrepont Finch), Alice Evans (Miss Jones), Walter Klavun (J.B. Biggley), Fayn Le Veille (Smitty), Carole Lindsey (Smitty), Bruce MacKay (J.B. Biggley), Anne Nathan (Rosemary Pillkington), Darrell Notara (Bud Frump), Dean Taliaferro (Hedy La Rue), Ronnie Welsh (J. Pierrepont Finch) and Nanette Workman (Rosemary Pillkington)
music by Frank Loesser; lyrics by Frank Loesser
Act 1
Sung By
How To (Succeed)
J. Pierrepont Finch
Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm
Rosemary Pillkington
Coffee Break
Bud Frump, Smitty and Office Staff
Company Way
J. Pierrepont Finch and Twimble
Company Way (Reprise)
Bud Frump, Twimble and Office Staff
A Secretary Is Not a Toy
Bert Bratt, Bud Frump and Office Staff
Been a Long Day
J. Pierrepont Finch, Rosemary Pillkington and Smitty
Been a Long Day (Reprise)
J.B. Biggley, Hedy La Rue and Bud Frump
Grand Old Ivy
J. Pierrepont Finch and J.B. Biggley
Paris Original
Rosemary Pillkington, Smitty, Miss Jones and Secretaries
Rosemary
J. Pierrepont Finch and Rosemary Pillkington
Finaletto
J. Pierrepont Finch, Rosemary Pillkington and Bud Frump
Act 2
Sung By
Cinderella Darling
Rosemary Pillkington, Smitty and Secretaries
Happy To Keep His Dinner Warm (Reprise)
Rosemary Pillkington
Love From a Heart of Gold
J.B. Biggley and Hedy La Rue
I Believe in You
J. Pierrepont Finch, Bud Frump, Bert Bratt and Executives
The Yo Ho Ho (Pirate Dance)
The Jolly Wickets and Wickettes
I Believe in You (Reprise)
Rosemary Pillkington
Brotherhood of Man
J. Pierrepont Finch, J.B. Biggley, Bud Frump, Bert Bratt, Wally Womper, Miss Jones and Office Staff
Finale
Company

Tony Award®

Best Musical

1962 Winner
Produced by Feuer & Martin
Book by Abe Burrows , Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert
Music by Frank Loesser
Lyrics by Frank Loesser

Best Author of a Musical

1962 Winner
Book by Abe Burrows , Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert
 

Best Composer

1962 Nominee
Music by Frank Loesser
Lyrics by Frank Loesser

Best Actor in a Musical

1962 Winner
Robert Morse

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1962 Winner
Charles Nelson Reilly

Best Direction of a Musical

1962 Winner
Directed by Abe Burrows

Best Conductor and Musical Director

1962 Winner
Musical Director: Elliot Lawrence

Best Producer of a Musical

1962 Winner
Produced by Feuer & Martin

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

1962 Winner
Book by Abe Burrows
Music by Frank Loesser
Lyrics by Frank Loesser
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