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The Consul
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Drama
Opera
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 15, 1950
Closing Date
Nov 04, 1950
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Open Date: Mar 15, 1950
Close Date: Nov 04, 1950
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Mar 15, 1950 - Nov 04, 1950)
Setting
Somewhere in Europe.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
; Theatre Operated by the
Barrymore Theatre Corporation
Produced by
Chandler Cowles
and
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Music by
Gian-Carlo Menotti
; Book by
Gian-Carlo Menotti
; Lyrics by
Gian-Carlo Menotti
Staged by
Gian-Carlo Menotti
; Dreams Choreography by
John Butler
Scenic Design by
Horace Armistead
; Costume Design by
Grace Houston
; Lighting Design by
Jean Rosenthal
General Manager:
Chandos Sweet
General Stage Manager:
David Kanter
; Stage Manager:
Charles Pratt, Jr.
Orchestra Under the Direction of
Lehman Engel
; Musical Coordinator:
Thomas Schippers
; Orchestra Personnel Manager:
Bernard Eichenbaum
Press Representative:
George Ross
and
Dorothy Ross
; Press Assistant:
Madelin Blitzstein
; Assistant to Mr. Menotti:
Bill Butler
; Production Coordinator:
Bill Butler
Patricia Neway
Magda Sorel
Marie Powers
The Mother
Maria Andreassi
Anna Gomez
Donald Blackey
Second Police Agent
Vera Bryner
Monday evenings and Wednesday matinees
Magda Sorel
Mar 20, 1950 - Jul 31, 1950
Alternate
George Jongeyans
Mr. Kofner
Gloria Lane
The Secretary
Leon Lishner
Chief Police Agent
Cornell MacNeil
John Sorel
Mar 15, 1950 - Sep 16, 1950
Maria Marlo
The Foreign Woman
Andrew McKinley
Nika Magadoff
Mabel Mercer
Voice on the Record
Francis Monachino
Assan
Lydia Summers
Vera Boronell
Chester Watson
First Police Agent
Understudies:
Donald Blackey
(Nika Magadoff),
Russell George
(John Sorel),
Jeanne Grant
(The Foreign Woman, Anna Gomez),
Faye Elizabeth Smith
(The Secretary, Vera Boronell),
Lydia Summers
(The Mother) and
Chester Watson
(Chief Police Agent, Mr. Kofner, Assan)
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Mar 15, 1950 - Nov 04, 1950)
Musical Director:
Evan Whallon, Jr.
(Apr 16, 1950 - ?) and
Thomas Schippers
Cast
David Aiken
Mr. Kofner
Donald Blackey
First Police Agent
Georgeanna Bourdon
Vera Boronell
Bruni Falcon
Monday evenings and Wednesday matinees
Magda Sorel
Aug 14, 1950 - Nov 01, 1950
Russell George
John Sorel
Sep 18, 1950 - Nov 04, 1950
Norman Kelley
Nika Magadoff
Charles Pratt, Jr.
Second Police Agent
Lydia Summers
The Mother
Randolph Symonette
Mr. Kofner
Chester Watson
Assan
Understudies:
Rosemary Kuhlmann
(The Secretary) and
Roger Schmidt
(Nika Magadoff)
Songs
music by
Gian-Carlo Menotti
; lyrics by
Gian-Carlo Menotti
Tu Reviendras
Now, O Lips, Say Goodbye
In Endless Waiting Rooms
Lullaby
Oh, What a Lovely Dance
To This We've Come
All the Documents Must be Signed
Death's Frontiers Are Opened
Awards
Tony Award®
Conductor and Musical Director
1951 Winner
Conducted by
Lehman Engel
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
; Theatre Operated by the
Barrymore Theatre Corporation
Produced by
Chandler Cowles
and
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
Music by
Gian-Carlo Menotti
; Book by
Gian-Carlo Menotti
; Lyrics by
Gian-Carlo Menotti
Staged by
Gian-Carlo Menotti
; Dreams Choreography by
John Butler
Scenic Design by
Horace Armistead
; Costume Design by
Grace Houston
; Lighting Design by
Jean Rosenthal
General Manager:
Chandos Sweet
General Stage Manager:
David Kanter
; Stage Manager:
Charles Pratt, Jr.
Orchestra Under the Direction of
Lehman Engel
; Musical Coordinator:
Thomas Schippers
; Orchestra Personnel Manager:
Bernard Eichenbaum
Press Representative:
George Ross
and
Dorothy Ross
; Press Assistant:
Madelin Blitzstein
; Assistant to Mr. Menotti:
Bill Butler
; Production Coordinator:
Bill Butler
Patricia Neway
Magda Sorel
Marie Powers
The Mother
Maria Andreassi
Anna Gomez
Donald Blackey
Second Police Agent
Vera Bryner
Monday evenings and Wednesday matinees
Magda Sorel
Mar 20, 1950 - Jul 31, 1950
Alternate
George Jongeyans
Mr. Kofner
Gloria Lane
The Secretary
Leon Lishner
Chief Police Agent
Cornell MacNeil
John Sorel
Mar 15, 1950 - Sep 16, 1950
Maria Marlo
The Foreign Woman
Andrew McKinley
Nika Magadoff
Mabel Mercer
Voice on the Record
Francis Monachino
Assan
Lydia Summers
Vera Boronell
Chester Watson
First Police Agent
Understudies:
Donald Blackey
(Nika Magadoff),
Russell George
(John Sorel),
Jeanne Grant
(The Foreign Woman, Anna Gomez),
Faye Elizabeth Smith
(The Secretary, Vera Boronell),
Lydia Summers
(The Mother) and
Chester Watson
(Chief Police Agent, Mr. Kofner, Assan)
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(Mar 15, 1950 - Nov 04, 1950)
Musical Director:
Evan Whallon, Jr.
(Apr 16, 1950 - ?) and
Thomas Schippers
Cast
David Aiken
Mr. Kofner
Donald Blackey
First Police Agent
Georgeanna Bourdon
Vera Boronell
Bruni Falcon
Monday evenings and Wednesday matinees
Magda Sorel
Aug 14, 1950 - Nov 01, 1950
Russell George
John Sorel
Sep 18, 1950 - Nov 04, 1950
Norman Kelley
Nika Magadoff
Charles Pratt, Jr.
Second Police Agent
Lydia Summers
The Mother
Randolph Symonette
Mr. Kofner
Chester Watson
Assan
Understudies:
Rosemary Kuhlmann
(The Secretary) and
Roger Schmidt
(Nika Magadoff)
music by
Gian-Carlo Menotti
; lyrics by
Gian-Carlo Menotti
Tu Reviendras
Now, O Lips, Say Goodbye
In Endless Waiting Rooms
Lullaby
Oh, What a Lovely Dance
To This We've Come
All the Documents Must be Signed
Death's Frontiers Are Opened
Tony Award®
Conductor and Musical Director
1951 Winner
Conducted by
Lehman Engel
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