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Opening Date
Mar 19, 1962
Closing Date
May 26, 1962
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Open Date: Mar 19, 1962
Close Date: May 26, 1962
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Mar 19, 1962 - May 26, 1962)
Setting
Today. U.S.A.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Edward Padula
; Produced in association with
L. Slade Brown
Book by
Mel Brooks
; Music by
Charles Strouse
; Lyrics by
Lee Adams
; Based on the novel "Professor Fodorski" by
Robert Lewis Taylor
; Dance arrangements by
John Morris
; Musical Director:
John Morris
; Music orchestrated by
Robert Ginzler
; Musical continuity by
Trude Rittman
Directed by
Joshua Logan
; Choreographed by
Danny Daniels
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Patton Campbell
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Hair Design by
Ronald De Mann
; Associate Scenic Design:
Richard Casler
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Richard Bianchi
; Assistant to Mr. Campbell:
Constance Ross
General Manager:
Michael Goldreyer
; Company Manager:
David Lawlor
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Frank Hopkins
Production Manager:
Duane Camp
; Stage Manager:
George Wagner
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Fred Kimbrough
and
Bob Bakanic
Music Contractor:
Sheldon Russell
; Assistant Conductor:
Don Plumby
; Copyist:
Bert Clayton Williams
General Press Representative:
Bill Doll
; Press Representative:
Robert Ganshaw
and
Dick Williams
; Assistant to Mr. Logan:
Joseph Curtis
; Production Associate:
Dorian Granowski
; Production Assistant:
Joseph Wishy
; Press Assistant:
Midori Tsuji
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
; Assistant to Mr. Daniels:
Anne Wallace
Ray Bolger
Professor Fodorski
Anita Gillette
Susan
Eileen Herlie
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Ron Husmann
Edwin Bricker
Fritz Weaver
Henderson
Will B. Able
Immigrant
Taxi
Peddler
President Piedmont
Jed Allan
Immigrant
Policeman
Football Player
Craven
Singing Ensemble
Don Atkinson
Immigrant
Dancing Ensemble
Bob Bakanic
Gorilla
Fountainhead
Dancing Ensemble
Vicki Belmonte
Immigrant
Singing Ensemble
Bonnie Brody
Immigrant
Bride
Chewing Gum Girl
Singing Ensemble
Bill Burns
Immigrant
Cowboy
Football Player
Wyler
Singing Ensemble
Trudy Carole
Immigrant
First Girl
Dancing Ensemble
Cathy Conklin
Dancing Ensemble
John Drew
Immigrant
Football Player
Singing Ensemble
Anthony Falco
Immigrant
Phillips
Singing Ensemble
Mary Jane Ferguson
Immigrant
Mannikin
Dancing Ensemble
Catherine Gale
Immigrant
Singing Ensemble
Joseph Gentry
Immigrant
Con Ed Worker
Football Player
Michael Gentry
Immigration Officer
Taxi
Football Player
Linda Rae Hager
Immigrant
Dancing Ensemble
Warren Hays
Immigrant
Professor White
Singing Ensemble
Jerry Howard
Immigrant
Football Player
Ed Kresley
Second Boy
Dancing Ensemble
Bill Landrum
Immigrant
Football Player
Dancing Ensemble
George Lindsey
Immigrant
Second Sightseeing Tour Guide
Moose
Robert Lone
Flight Attendant
Cowboy
First Boy
Dancing Ensemble
Selma Malinou
Immigrant
Singing Ensemble
Mort Marshall
Fleisser
Drunk
Coach Hulkington Stockworth
Hulk
Barney Martin
Head Immigration Officer
Taxi
Assistant Coach
Red Stern
Joe McWherter
Immigrant
Football Player
Charlene Mehl
Dancing Ensemble
Betty Oakes
Katrinka
Park Avenue Couple
House Mother
Whistler's Mother
Secretary
Fred Randall
Taxi
Football Player
Norman Riggins
Immigrant
Taxi
Singing Ensemble
Lori Rogers
Airline Stewardess
Singing Ensemble
Karen Sargent
Immigrant
Second Girl
Baton Twirler
Dancing Ensemble
Bill Starr
Immigrant
Football Player
Farquar
David Thomas
Shindler
Park Avenue Couple
Professor Dawson
Sharon Vaughn
Immigrant
Homecoming Queen
Singing Ensemble
Frank Virgulto
Swing Boy
Kip Watson
Dancing Ensemble
Bernie West
Feinschveiger
Sightseeing Tour Guide
Dr. Snopes
Understudies:
Will B. Able
(Professor Fodorski, Henderson),
Betty Oakes
(Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock) and
Lori Rogers
(Susan)
Songs
music by
Charles Strouse
; lyrics by
Lee Adams
Act 1
Sung By
Melt Us
Professor Fodorski and Immigrants
What a Country!
Professor Fodorski and Company
Our Children
Professor Fodorski and Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Animal Attraction
Susan and Edwin Bricker
Our Children
(Reprise)
Professor Fodorski and Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
We Speak the Same Language
Professor Fodorski and Edwin Bricker
I Can Teach Them!
Professor Fodorski, Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock, Edwin Bricker and Professor Dawson
It's Fun to Think
Professor Fodorski, Professors and Students
Once Upon a Time
Professor Fodorski and Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Nightlife
Susan and Girls
I've Just Seen Her
Edwin Bricker
Once Upon a Time
(Reprise)
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Physical Fitness
The Football Team
The Fight Song
Professor Fodorski and The Football Team
What a Country!
(Reprise)
Professor Fodorski and Company
Act 2
Sung By
I Couldn't Have Done It Alone
Edwin Bricker and Susan
If I Were You
Professor Fodorski and Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Have a Dream
Professor Fodorski, Henderson and Company
I've Just Seen Him
Susan
I'm Fascinating
Professor Fodorski
Once Upon a Time
(Reprise)
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
The Real Me
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
It's Up to Me
Professor Fodorski
The Fight Song
(Reprise)
Professor Fodorski and Company
It's Fun to Think
The Company
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actor in a Musical
1962 Nominee
Ray Bolger
Best Direction of a Musical
1962 Nominee
Directed by
Joshua Logan
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Edward Padula
; Produced in association with
L. Slade Brown
Book by
Mel Brooks
; Music by
Charles Strouse
; Lyrics by
Lee Adams
; Based on the novel "Professor Fodorski" by
Robert Lewis Taylor
; Dance arrangements by
John Morris
; Musical Director:
John Morris
; Music orchestrated by
Robert Ginzler
; Musical continuity by
Trude Rittman
Directed by
Joshua Logan
; Choreographed by
Danny Daniels
Scenic Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Costume Design by
Patton Campbell
; Lighting Design by
Jo Mielziner
; Hair Design by
Ronald De Mann
; Associate Scenic Design:
Richard Casler
; Assistant Scenic Design:
Richard Bianchi
; Assistant to Mr. Campbell:
Constance Ross
General Manager:
Michael Goldreyer
; Company Manager:
David Lawlor
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Frank Hopkins
Production Manager:
Duane Camp
; Stage Manager:
George Wagner
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Fred Kimbrough
and
Bob Bakanic
Music Contractor:
Sheldon Russell
; Assistant Conductor:
Don Plumby
; Copyist:
Bert Clayton Williams
General Press Representative:
Bill Doll
; Press Representative:
Robert Ganshaw
and
Dick Williams
; Assistant to Mr. Logan:
Joseph Curtis
; Production Associate:
Dorian Granowski
; Production Assistant:
Joseph Wishy
; Press Assistant:
Midori Tsuji
; Advertising:
Ingram Ash
; Assistant to Mr. Daniels:
Anne Wallace
Ray Bolger
Professor Fodorski
Anita Gillette
Susan
Eileen Herlie
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Ron Husmann
Edwin Bricker
Fritz Weaver
Henderson
Will B. Able
Immigrant
Taxi
Peddler
President Piedmont
Jed Allan
Immigrant
Policeman
Football Player
Craven
Singing Ensemble
Don Atkinson
Immigrant
Dancing Ensemble
Bob Bakanic
Gorilla
Fountainhead
Dancing Ensemble
Vicki Belmonte
Immigrant
Singing Ensemble
Bonnie Brody
Immigrant
Bride
Chewing Gum Girl
Singing Ensemble
Bill Burns
Immigrant
Cowboy
Football Player
Wyler
Singing Ensemble
Trudy Carole
Immigrant
First Girl
Dancing Ensemble
Cathy Conklin
Dancing Ensemble
John Drew
Immigrant
Football Player
Singing Ensemble
Anthony Falco
Immigrant
Phillips
Singing Ensemble
Mary Jane Ferguson
Immigrant
Mannikin
Dancing Ensemble
Catherine Gale
Immigrant
Singing Ensemble
Joseph Gentry
Immigrant
Con Ed Worker
Football Player
Michael Gentry
Immigration Officer
Taxi
Football Player
Linda Rae Hager
Immigrant
Dancing Ensemble
Warren Hays
Immigrant
Professor White
Singing Ensemble
Jerry Howard
Immigrant
Football Player
Ed Kresley
Second Boy
Dancing Ensemble
Bill Landrum
Immigrant
Football Player
Dancing Ensemble
George Lindsey
Immigrant
Second Sightseeing Tour Guide
Moose
Robert Lone
Flight Attendant
Cowboy
First Boy
Dancing Ensemble
Selma Malinou
Immigrant
Singing Ensemble
Mort Marshall
Fleisser
Drunk
Coach Hulkington Stockworth
Hulk
Barney Martin
Head Immigration Officer
Taxi
Assistant Coach
Red Stern
Joe McWherter
Immigrant
Football Player
Charlene Mehl
Dancing Ensemble
Betty Oakes
Katrinka
Park Avenue Couple
House Mother
Whistler's Mother
Secretary
Fred Randall
Taxi
Football Player
Norman Riggins
Immigrant
Taxi
Singing Ensemble
Lori Rogers
Airline Stewardess
Singing Ensemble
Karen Sargent
Immigrant
Second Girl
Baton Twirler
Dancing Ensemble
Bill Starr
Immigrant
Football Player
Farquar
David Thomas
Shindler
Park Avenue Couple
Professor Dawson
Sharon Vaughn
Immigrant
Homecoming Queen
Singing Ensemble
Frank Virgulto
Swing Boy
Kip Watson
Dancing Ensemble
Bernie West
Feinschveiger
Sightseeing Tour Guide
Dr. Snopes
Understudies:
Will B. Able
(Professor Fodorski, Henderson),
Betty Oakes
(Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock) and
Lori Rogers
(Susan)
music by
Charles Strouse
; lyrics by
Lee Adams
Act 1
Sung By
Melt Us
Professor Fodorski and Immigrants
What a Country!
Professor Fodorski and Company
Our Children
Professor Fodorski and Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Animal Attraction
Susan and Edwin Bricker
Our Children
(Reprise)
Professor Fodorski and Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
We Speak the Same Language
Professor Fodorski and Edwin Bricker
I Can Teach Them!
Professor Fodorski, Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock, Edwin Bricker and Professor Dawson
It's Fun to Think
Professor Fodorski, Professors and Students
Once Upon a Time
Professor Fodorski and Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Nightlife
Susan and Girls
I've Just Seen Her
Edwin Bricker
Once Upon a Time
(Reprise)
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Physical Fitness
The Football Team
The Fight Song
Professor Fodorski and The Football Team
What a Country!
(Reprise)
Professor Fodorski and Company
Act 2
Sung By
I Couldn't Have Done It Alone
Edwin Bricker and Susan
If I Were You
Professor Fodorski and Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Have a Dream
Professor Fodorski, Henderson and Company
I've Just Seen Him
Susan
I'm Fascinating
Professor Fodorski
Once Upon a Time
(Reprise)
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
The Real Me
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
It's Up to Me
Professor Fodorski
The Fight Song
(Reprise)
Professor Fodorski and Company
It's Fun to Think
The Company
Tony Award®
Best Actor in a Musical
1962 Nominee
Ray Bolger
Best Direction of a Musical
1962 Nominee
Directed by
Joshua Logan
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