MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 24, 1950
Closing Date
Nov 28, 1953
Performances
1,200
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
46th Street Theatre
(Nov 24, 1950 - Nov 28, 1953)
Setting
Broadway; Save-a-Soul Mission; Havana, Cuba; The Hot Box Club.
Comments
On layoff from June 27 through August 24, 1953.
Media
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Theatre Operated by City Playhouses, Inc. (Louis A. Lotito, President); Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization
Produced by Feuer & Martin
Music by Frank Loesser; Lyrics by Frank Loesser; Book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling; Based on a Story and Characters by Damon Runyon; Musical Director: Irving Actman; Music arranged by George Bassman and Ted Royal; Vocal arrangements by Herbert Greene; Vocal direction by Herbert Greene
Staged by George S. Kaufman; Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Alvin Colt
General Manager: Otto Hartman
Production Stage Manager: Henri Caubisens; Stage Manager: James Wicker; Assistant Stage Mgr: Marge Ellis
Assistant to the Producer: Ira Bernstein; Music Contractor: Henry Topper; Cellist: Shepard Coleman
Assistant Designer to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey and Trew Hocker
General Press Representative: Karl Bernstein; Press Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson; Casting: Ira Bernstein
Robert Alda
Sky Masterson
Isabel Bigley
Sarah Brown
Vivian Blaine
Miss Adelaide
Sam Levene
Nathan Detroit
Pat Rooney, Sr.
Arvide Abernathy
Wana Allison
Dancer
Forrest Bonshire
Dancer
Douglas Deane
Rusty Charlie
Geraldine Delaney
Dancer
Charles Drake
Singer
Barbara Ferguson
Dancer
Tony Gardell
Angie the Ox
 
Singer
Peter Gennaro
Dancer
Bern Hoffman
Joey Biltmore
 
Singer
Lee Joyce
Dancer
Stubby Kaye
Nicely-Nicely Johnson
Beverly Lawrence
Singer
Marcia Maier
Dancer
Christine Matsios
Priscilla
Mission Band
 
Singer
Paul Migan
Calvin
Mission Band
Joe Milan
Dancer
 
Waiter
Carl Nicholas
Singer
Margery Oldroyd
Agatha
Mission Band
Netta Packer
General Matilda B. Cartwright
Tom Pedi
Harry the Horse
Eddie Phillips
Drunk
 
Dancer
B. S. Pully
Big Jule
Paul Reed
Lt. Brannigan
Harry Lee Rogers
Dancer
Don Russell
Singer
Hal Saunders
Singer
Bud Schwab
Dancer
Johnny Silver
Benny Southstreet
Earle Styres
Singer
Beverly Tassoni
Mimi
 
Dancer
Merritt Thompson
Dancer
Ruth Vernon
Dancer
Onna White
Dancer
Understudies: Tony Gardell (Harry the Horse), Bern Hoffman (Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Big Jule), Beverly Lawrence (Miss Adelaide), Christine Matsios (Sarah Brown), Carl Nicholas (Benny Southstreet), Hal Saunders (Lt. Brannigan) and Earle Styres (Arvide Abernathy)

46th Street Theatre (Nov 24, 1950 - Nov 28, 1953)

Press Representative: Anne Sloper and Ted Goldsmith

Cast

Martha Stewart
during Vivian Blaine's vacation
Miss Adelaide
Jul 23, 1951 - Nov 03, 1951
Tom Ahearne
Lt. Brannigan
Lance Avant
Dancer
Ralph Beaumont
Dancer
Lynn Bernay
Dancer
Gene Carrons
Dancer
Neil Chirico
Singer
Conchita Del Rivero
Dancer
Donn Driver
Dancer
Bob Evans
Waiter
 
Dancer
Ralph Farnworth
Singer
Paul Gannon
Dancer
Peter Gennaro
Drunk
Louise Golden
Dancer
Suzanne Hanson
Agatha
Mission Band
Susan Hight
Sarah Brown
Jack Konzal
Dancer
Jan Kovak
Dancer
Alicia Krug
Dancer
Al Lanti
Dancer
Ralph Linn
Dancer
Dell Markee
Harry the Horse
Christine Matsios
Mission Band
Maureen McNalley
Mission Band
 
Singer
Scott Merrill
Dancer
Philip Nasta
Dancer
Al Nesor
Benny Southstreet
Maria Novotna
Agatha
Mission Band
Julie Oshins
Nathan Detroit
Joan Petrone
Dancer
Jack Prince
Nicely-Nicely Johnson
Toni Reynolds
Priscilla
Mission Band
 
Singer
Tom Rieder
Singer
Loretta Rossi
Dancer
Jeanne Schlegel
Mission Band
 
Singer
Michael Scrittorale
Dancer
Norwood Smith
Sky Masterson
Ann Sparkman
Dancer
 
Mimi
Harriet Talbot
Dancer
Pat Turner
Dancer
Arthur Ulisse
Singer
Kenneth Urmston
Dancer
Ben Vargas
Dancer
Marc West
Dancer
Iva Withers
Miss Adelaide
Gretchen Wyler
Dancer
circa. 1952 - circa. 1953
Understudies: Sheila Arnold (Miss Adelaide), Edward Chappel (Sky Masterson), Ralph Farnworth (Sky Masterson), Suzanne Hanson (General Matilda B. Cartwright), Maureen McNalley (Sarah Brown), Maria Novotna (General Matilda B. Cartwright), Toni Reynolds (Sarah Brown), Tom Rieder (Sky Masterson), Jeanne Schlegel (General Matilda B. Cartwright), Sammy Schwartz (Nathan Detroit) and Gretchen Wyler (Miss Adelaide)
music by Frank Loesser; lyrics by Frank Loesser
Act 1
Sung By
Opening (Runyonland)
Ensemble
Fugue for Tinhorns
Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Benny Southstreet and Rusty Charlie
Follow the Fold
Sarah Brown, Arvide Abernathy, Calvin, Agatha and Priscilla
The Oldest Established
Nathan Detroit, Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Benny Southstreet and Ensemble
Travelling Light (Dropped after opening.)
Sky Masterson and Nathan Detroit
I'll Know
Sarah Brown and Sky Masterson
A Bushel and a Peck
Miss Adelaide and Hot Box Girls
Adelaide's Lament
Miss Adelaide
Guys and Dolls
Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Benny Southstreet, Guy and Doll
Havana
Dancer and Ensemble
If I Were a Bell
Sarah Brown
My Time of Day
Sky Masterson
I've Never Been in Love Before
Sky Masterson and Sarah Brown
Act 2
Sung By
Take Back Your Mink
Miss Adelaide and Hot Box Girls
Adelaide's Lament (Reprise)
Miss Adelaide
More I Cannot Wish You
Arvide Abernathy
The Crap Game Dance (Crapshooter's Dance)
Ensemble
Luck Be a Lady
Sky Masterson and Crap Shooters
Sue Me
Nathan Detroit and Miss Adelaide
Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat
Nicely-Nicely Johnson and Ensemble
Follow the Fold (Reprise)
Mission Meeting Group
Marry the Man Today
Miss Adelaide and Sarah Brown
Guys and Dolls (Reprise)
Entire Company

Tony Award®

Best Musical

1951 Winner
Produced by Feuer & Martin
Book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling
Music by Frank Loesser
Lyrics by Frank Loesser

Best Actor in a Musical

1951 Winner
Robert Alda

Best Featured Actress in a Musical

1951 Winner
Isabel Bigley

Best Choreography

1951 Winner
Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd

Best Director

1951 Winner
Staged by George S. Kaufman

Theatre World

Award

1951 Recipient
Isabel Bigley
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