MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 06, 1974
Closing Date
Nov 30, 1974
Previews
5
Performances
66
MusicalOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Majestic Theatre
(Oct 06, 1974 - Nov 30, 1974)
Setting
1911-1938. The Sennett Studios; The Brooklyn Studio; Mack's Office, Brooklyn; Los Angeles; The Orchid Room of the Hollywood Hotel; A Pier, New York; "Vitagraph Varieties of 1929" and more.
Produced by David Merrick; Produced in association with Edwin H. Morris; Associate Producer: Jack Schlissel
Book by Michael Stewart; Music by Jerry Herman; Lyrics by Jerry Herman; Musical Director: Don Pippin; Vocal arrangements by Don Pippin; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang; Incidental and Dance music by John Morris; Based on an idea by Leonard Spigelgass
Directed by Gower Champion; Choreographed by Gower Champion; Associate Choreographer: Buddy Schwab
Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Audio Consultant: Abe Jacob; Hair Stylist: Ted Azar; Assistant to Mr. Wagner: John Kasarda and Marjorie Kellogg; Assistant to Miss Zipprodt: Ben Benson; Assistant to Miss Musser: Richard Winkler
Production Supervisor: Lucia Victor; Production Stage Manager: Marnel Sumner; Stage Manager: Tony Manzi; Assistant Stage Mgr: Pat Trott
Associate Conductor: Skip Redwine
General Press Representative: Solters / Sabinson / Roskin Inc.; Press Representative: Bud Westman and Joshua Ellis; Advertising: Blaine-Thompson and Fred Golden; Assistant to Mr. Merrick: Helen Nickerson; Assistant to Mr. Schlissel: Mark Bramble; Assistant to Mr. Champion: Pat Cummings; Dance Captain: Sandra Brewer; Film Coordinator: Andy Stein; Casting: Lucia Victor and Howard Feuer
Bernadette Peters
Mabel Normand
Robert Preston
Mack Sennett
Lisa Kirk
Lottie Ames
James Mitchell
William Desmond Taylor
John Almberg
Grip
Cheryl Armstrong
Phyllis Foster
 
Bathing Beauty
Claudia Asbury
Bathing Beauty
Tom Batten
Mr. Kleinman
Sandahl Bergman
Bathing Beauty
Roger A. Bigelow
Freddie
 
Grip
George Blackwell
Grip
Frank Bouley
Grip
Gerard Brentte
Grip
Lonnie Burr
Grip
Helen Butleroff
Swing Dancer
Chrystal Chambers
Bathing Beauty
Nancy Dafgek
Bathing Beauty
Prudence Darby
Bathing Beauty
Chet D'Elia
Grip
Jerry Dodge
Frank Wyman
Nancy C. Evers
Ella
Robert Fitch
Wally
Igors Gavon
Grip
Elaine Handel
Bathing Beauty
Paula Lynn
Bathing Beauty
Richard Maxon
Swing Dancer
Bert Michaels
Mr. Fox
Patricia Michaels
Bathing Beauty
Jonathan Miele
Grip
Christopher Murney
Charlie Muldoon
Don Percassi
Grip
Carol Perea
Bathing Beauty
Frank Root
Serge
 
Grip
L. J. Rose
Bathing Beauty
Rita Rudner
Bathing Beauty
Marie Santell
Iris
the wardrobe mistress
Marianne Selbert
Bathing Beauty
Stanley Simmonds
Eddie
the watchman
Jo Speros
Bathing Beauty
Pat Trott
Bathing Beauty
Geordie Withee
Bathing Beauty
Understudies: Roger A. Bigelow (William Desmond Taylor), George Blackwell (Eddie), Frank Bouley (Mr. Kleinman), Lonnie Burr (Charlie Muldoon), Helen Butleroff (Swing Dancer), Igors Gavon (Mack Sennett), Richard Maxon (Swing Dancer), Patricia Michaels (Lottie Ames), Jonathan Miele (Mr. Fox), Don Percassi (Wally), Frank Root (Frank Wyman), L. J. Rose (Ella) and Marie Santell (Mabel Normand)

Majestic Theatre (Oct 06, 1974 - Nov 30, 1974)

Cast

Jess Richards
Frank Wyman
Frank Root
Frank Wyman
music by Jerry Herman; lyrics by Jerry Herman
Act 1
Sung By
Movies Were Movies
Mack Sennett
Look What Happened to Mabel
Mabel Normand, Wally, Charlie Muldoon, Frank Wyman and Grips
Big Time
Lottie Ames and Family
I Won't Send Roses
Mack Sennett
I Won't Send Roses (Reprise)
Mabel Normand
I Wanna Make the World Laugh
Mack Sennett and Company
I Wanna Make the World Laugh (Reprise)
Mack Sennett and Company
Wherever He Ain't
Mabel Normand and Waiters
Hundreds of Girls
Mack Sennett and Bathing Beauties
Act 2
Sung By
When Mabel Comes in the Room
Company
My Heart Leaps Up
Mack Sennett
Time Heals Everything
Mabel Normand
Tap Your Troubles Away
Lottie Ames and Girls
I Promise You a Happy Ending
Mack Sennett

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1975 Nominee
Produced by David Merrick
 

Best Book of a Musical

1975 Nominee
Book by Michael Stewart
 

Best Actor in a Musical

1975 Nominee
Robert Preston
 

Best Actress in a Musical

1975 Nominee
Bernadette Peters
 

Best Scenic Design

1975 Nominee
Scenic Design by Robin Wagner
 

Best Costume Design

1975 Nominee
Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt
 

Best Choreography

1975 Nominee
Choreographed by Gower Champion
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1975 Nominee
Directed by Gower Champion

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Music and Lyrics

1975 Nominee
Music by Jerry Herman
Lyrics by Jerry Herman
 

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

1975 Nominee
Robert Preston
 

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

1975 Nominee
Bernadette Peters
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