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Beg, Borrow or Steal
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 10, 1960
Closing Date
Feb 13, 1960
Performances
5
Musical
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Feb 10, 1960
Close Date: Feb 13, 1960
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Feb 10, 1960 - Feb 13, 1960)
Description
A musical comedy in two acts and twenty-one scenes
Setting
A run-down section of a monster American city. The 1950's.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Eddie Bracken
,
Carroll Masterson
and
Harris Masterson
Book by
Bud Freeman
; from a story by
Bud Freeman
and
Marvin Seiger
; Music by
Leon Pober
; Lyrics by
Bud Freeman
; Music orchestrated by
Peter Matz
and
Hal Hidey
; Musical Director:
Hal Hidey
Directed by
David Doyle
; Staged by
Billy Matthews
; Choreographed by
Peter Hamilton
Scenic Design by
Carter Morningstar
; Costume Design by
Carter Morningstar
; Lighting Design by
Carter Morningstar
General Manager:
Al Goldin
; Company Manager:
Jack Potter
Stage Manager:
Bob Paschall
,
Joseph Dooley
and
Bruce Blaine
Press Representative:
Harry Davies
and
Irvin Dorfman
Richard Armbruster
Sam Lee Howard
Charles Arnett
Sculptor
Virginia Barnes
Poetry Lover
Eddie Bracken
Pistol
Jean Bruno
Mrs. Plonsky
Claiborne Cary
Freida
Colleen Corkrey
Pottery Girl
Harold Da Silva
Flamenco Dancer
Michael Davis
Rug Hooker
Shelia Dee
Poetry Lover
David Doyle
Blanding
Jack Drummond
Patriot
Garold Gardner
Dance Class
Betty Garrett
Clara
Ellen Halpin
Dance Class
Dell Hanley
Lover
Tom Hestor
Painter
Esther Horrocks
Bar Girl
Adriana Keathley
Flamenco Dancer
Georgia Kennedy
Poetry Lover
Fred Kimbrough
Guitarist
Sally Lee
Modern Dance Leader
Fran Leone
Knitter
Bill Linton
Muscle
Bernice Massi
Ethel
Biff McGuire
Junior
Carmen Morales
Dance Class
Willard Nagel
Dance Class
Larry Parks
Rafe
Estelle Parsons
Ollie
Betty Rhodes
Phil
Karen Sargent
Judy
Beti Seay
Model
Lucinda Stevens
Mobile Artist
Michel Stuart
Chess Player
Roy Stuart
Jason
Mary Sullivan
Lover
John Tormey
Poet
Arthur Whitfield
Chess Player
Keith Willis
Knitter
Mara Wirt
Kibitzer
Richard Woods
Koppisch
Understudies:
Richard Armbruster
(Rafe),
Bruce Blaine
(Koppisch, Blanding),
Colleen Corkrey
(Ethel),
Jack Drummond
(Junior, Pistol),
Dell Hanley
(Jason),
Cris Kane
(Clara),
Sally Lee
(Judy, Phil) and
Lucinda Stevens
(Ollie, Mrs. Plonsky)
Songs
Act 1
Sung By
Some Little People
The Ensemble
Rootless
Junior
What Are We Gonna Do Tonight?
Ollie, Phil and Judy
Poetry and All That Jazz
Freida and Ensemble
Don't Stand Too Close to the Picture
Rafe, Clara and Ensemble
Beg, Borrow or Steal (Recitative)
Rafe
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Rafe
No One Knows Me
Clara
Zen Is When
Pistol, Junior, Ethel and Jason
Clara
Junior
You've Got Someting To Say
Rafe and Clara
You've Got Someting To Say
(Reprise)
Rafe, Clara, Pistol, Junior and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Presenting Clara Spencer
Clara, Knitter, Chess Players, Sculptor, Flamenco Dancer and Members of the Dance Class
I Can't Stop Talking
Clara and Junior
It's All in Your Mind
Rafe and Clara
In Time
Junior
Think
Clara
Little People (Song and Dance)
Pistol and Company
Rafesville, U.S.A.
Ethel and Jason
Beg, Borrow or Steal
(Reprise)
Rafe and Ensemble
Let's Be Strangers Again
Clara and Junior
Little People
(Reprise)
The Entire Company
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Eddie Bracken
,
Carroll Masterson
and
Harris Masterson
Book by
Bud Freeman
; from a story by
Bud Freeman
and
Marvin Seiger
; Music by
Leon Pober
; Lyrics by
Bud Freeman
; Music orchestrated by
Peter Matz
and
Hal Hidey
; Musical Director:
Hal Hidey
Directed by
David Doyle
; Staged by
Billy Matthews
; Choreographed by
Peter Hamilton
Scenic Design by
Carter Morningstar
; Costume Design by
Carter Morningstar
; Lighting Design by
Carter Morningstar
General Manager:
Al Goldin
; Company Manager:
Jack Potter
Stage Manager:
Bob Paschall
,
Joseph Dooley
and
Bruce Blaine
Press Representative:
Harry Davies
and
Irvin Dorfman
Richard Armbruster
Sam Lee Howard
Charles Arnett
Sculptor
Virginia Barnes
Poetry Lover
Eddie Bracken
Pistol
Jean Bruno
Mrs. Plonsky
Claiborne Cary
Freida
Colleen Corkrey
Pottery Girl
Harold Da Silva
Flamenco Dancer
Michael Davis
Rug Hooker
Shelia Dee
Poetry Lover
David Doyle
Blanding
Jack Drummond
Patriot
Garold Gardner
Dance Class
Betty Garrett
Clara
Ellen Halpin
Dance Class
Dell Hanley
Lover
Tom Hestor
Painter
Esther Horrocks
Bar Girl
Adriana Keathley
Flamenco Dancer
Georgia Kennedy
Poetry Lover
Fred Kimbrough
Guitarist
Sally Lee
Modern Dance Leader
Fran Leone
Knitter
Bill Linton
Muscle
Bernice Massi
Ethel
Biff McGuire
Junior
Carmen Morales
Dance Class
Willard Nagel
Dance Class
Larry Parks
Rafe
Estelle Parsons
Ollie
Betty Rhodes
Phil
Karen Sargent
Judy
Beti Seay
Model
Lucinda Stevens
Mobile Artist
Michel Stuart
Chess Player
Roy Stuart
Jason
Mary Sullivan
Lover
John Tormey
Poet
Arthur Whitfield
Chess Player
Keith Willis
Knitter
Mara Wirt
Kibitzer
Richard Woods
Koppisch
Understudies:
Richard Armbruster
(Rafe),
Bruce Blaine
(Koppisch, Blanding),
Colleen Corkrey
(Ethel),
Jack Drummond
(Junior, Pistol),
Dell Hanley
(Jason),
Cris Kane
(Clara),
Sally Lee
(Judy, Phil) and
Lucinda Stevens
(Ollie, Mrs. Plonsky)
Act 1
Sung By
Some Little People
The Ensemble
Rootless
Junior
What Are We Gonna Do Tonight?
Ollie, Phil and Judy
Poetry and All That Jazz
Freida and Ensemble
Don't Stand Too Close to the Picture
Rafe, Clara and Ensemble
Beg, Borrow or Steal (Recitative)
Rafe
Beg, Borrow or Steal
Rafe
No One Knows Me
Clara
Zen Is When
Pistol, Junior, Ethel and Jason
Clara
Junior
You've Got Someting To Say
Rafe and Clara
You've Got Someting To Say
(Reprise)
Rafe, Clara, Pistol, Junior and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Presenting Clara Spencer
Clara, Knitter, Chess Players, Sculptor, Flamenco Dancer and Members of the Dance Class
I Can't Stop Talking
Clara and Junior
It's All in Your Mind
Rafe and Clara
In Time
Junior
Think
Clara
Little People (Song and Dance)
Pistol and Company
Rafesville, U.S.A.
Ethel and Jason
Beg, Borrow or Steal
(Reprise)
Rafe and Ensemble
Let's Be Strangers Again
Clara and Junior
Little People
(Reprise)
The Entire Company
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