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Kismet
Tour
Opening Date
Aug 06, 1962
Closing Date
Nov 10, 1962
Musical
Revival
National Tour
Open Date: Aug 06, 1962
Close Date: Nov 10, 1962
Closed Flag: Y
Is Final Week: 1
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
Baghdad
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Edwin Lester
Book by
Charles Lederer
and
Luther Davis
; Musical Adaptation by
Robert Wright
and
George Forrest
; Based on Music by
Alexander Borodin
; Lyrics by
Robert Wright
and
George Forrest
; From the play by
Edward Knoblock
; Musical Director:
Louis Adrian
; Choral Direction by
Edith Gordon
Directed by
Edward Greenberg
; Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by
Jack Cole
Scenic Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Costume Design by
Frank Thompson
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
General Manager:
Eleanor Pinkham
; Business Manager:
Richard Drew
Technical Director:
Richard Rodda
; Production Manager:
George Eckert
; Production Stage Manager:
Kenn Randall
; Stage Manager:
Robert Piper
Alfred Drake
Public Poet, later called Hajj
Richard Banke
The Caliph
Henry Calvin
The Wazir of Police
Anne Jeffreys
Lalume
Lee Venora
Marsinah
Haji's Daughter
Lucy Andonian
Ayah to Zubbediya
Don Beddoe
Omar
Buddy Bryan
Dervish
Akbar
Patricia Burkey
Singer
Bea Busch
Dancer
Charles Deyle
Attendant
Dorothy Emmerson
Singer
Bonnie Evans
Street Dancer
Princess Samaris of Bangalore
Paul Fresco
Muezzin
Singer
Truman Gaige
Jawan
Rose-Jean Goddard
The Widow Yussef
Singer
Duane Harris
Wazir's Guard
John Hyden
Muezzin
Singer
Lael Jackson
Slave Girl
Mickie Karr
Dancer
Misaye Kawasumi
Dancer
Princess of Ababu
Mona Kimberly
Singer
Ingeborg Kjeldsen
Slave Girl
Robert Lamont
Second Beggar
Virginia Ann Lee
Princess of Ababu
Gino Leonetti
A Servant
Singer
Earle MacVeigh
First Beggar
Prosecutor
Ethel Martin
Street Dancer
Princess Zubbediya of Damascus
Robert Mazzarella
Muezzin
Taman
role oroginally called "The Merchant"
Singer
Jo Anne Miya
Princess of Ababu
Eugene Noble
Singer
Jean O'Hara
Singer
Shirley Paris
Singer
Randolph Prince
Wazir's Guard
Ned Romero
Chief Policeman
Nancy Roth
Dancer
Reiko Sato
Princess of Ababu
Bette Scott
Dancer
Elizabeth Shannon
Slave Girl
Dana Simmons
Slave Girl
Kirby Smith
Hassan-Ben
Second Policeman
Andre St. Jean
Third Beggar
Joanne Steuer
Dancer
Richard Tasse
Attendant
Edythe Udane
Dancer
Paul Veglia
Muezzin
Singer
Rudy Vejar
Imam
Singer
Leo Wheeler
Mullah
Marc Wilder
Dervish
Assiz
Understudies:
Patricia Burkey
(Marsinah),
Bea Busch
(Princess Zubbediya of Damascus),
Ingeborg Kjeldsen
(Lalume),
Earle MacVeigh
(Public Poet, later called Hajj),
Robert Mazzarella
(Imam),
Shirley Paris
(Ayah to Zubbediya),
George Pembroke
(Omar, Jawan, First Beggar, Second Beggar, Third Beggar, Hassan-Ben),
Ned Romero
(The Wazir of Police),
Reiko Sato
(Princess Samaris of Bangalore),
Kirby Smith
(Chief Policeman),
Andre St. Jean
(Assiz, Akbar),
Rudy Vejar
(The Caliph) and
Leo Wheeler
(Attendant, Wazir's Guard)
Cast
Ned Romero
The Caliph
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Theatre
City and State
Sep 24, 1962 - Nov 10, 1962
Philharmonic Auditorium
Los Angeles, CA
Aug 06, 1962 - Sep 22, 1962
Curran Theater
San Francisco, CA
People
Tour Stops
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Edwin Lester
Book by
Charles Lederer
and
Luther Davis
; Musical Adaptation by
Robert Wright
and
George Forrest
; Based on Music by
Alexander Borodin
; Lyrics by
Robert Wright
and
George Forrest
; From the play by
Edward Knoblock
; Musical Director:
Louis Adrian
; Choral Direction by
Edith Gordon
Directed by
Edward Greenberg
; Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by
Jack Cole
Scenic Design by
Lemuel Ayers
; Costume Design by
Frank Thompson
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
General Manager:
Eleanor Pinkham
; Business Manager:
Richard Drew
Technical Director:
Richard Rodda
; Production Manager:
George Eckert
; Production Stage Manager:
Kenn Randall
; Stage Manager:
Robert Piper
Alfred Drake
Public Poet, later called Hajj
Richard Banke
The Caliph
Henry Calvin
The Wazir of Police
Anne Jeffreys
Lalume
Lee Venora
Marsinah
Haji's Daughter
Lucy Andonian
Ayah to Zubbediya
Don Beddoe
Omar
Buddy Bryan
Dervish
Akbar
Patricia Burkey
Singer
Bea Busch
Dancer
Charles Deyle
Attendant
Dorothy Emmerson
Singer
Bonnie Evans
Street Dancer
Princess Samaris of Bangalore
Paul Fresco
Muezzin
Singer
Truman Gaige
Jawan
Rose-Jean Goddard
The Widow Yussef
Singer
Duane Harris
Wazir's Guard
John Hyden
Muezzin
Singer
Lael Jackson
Slave Girl
Mickie Karr
Dancer
Misaye Kawasumi
Dancer
Princess of Ababu
Mona Kimberly
Singer
Ingeborg Kjeldsen
Slave Girl
Robert Lamont
Second Beggar
Virginia Ann Lee
Princess of Ababu
Gino Leonetti
A Servant
Singer
Earle MacVeigh
First Beggar
Prosecutor
Ethel Martin
Street Dancer
Princess Zubbediya of Damascus
Robert Mazzarella
Muezzin
Taman
role oroginally called "The Merchant"
Singer
Jo Anne Miya
Princess of Ababu
Eugene Noble
Singer
Jean O'Hara
Singer
Shirley Paris
Singer
Randolph Prince
Wazir's Guard
Ned Romero
Chief Policeman
Nancy Roth
Dancer
Reiko Sato
Princess of Ababu
Bette Scott
Dancer
Elizabeth Shannon
Slave Girl
Dana Simmons
Slave Girl
Kirby Smith
Hassan-Ben
Second Policeman
Andre St. Jean
Third Beggar
Joanne Steuer
Dancer
Richard Tasse
Attendant
Edythe Udane
Dancer
Paul Veglia
Muezzin
Singer
Rudy Vejar
Imam
Singer
Leo Wheeler
Mullah
Marc Wilder
Dervish
Assiz
Understudies:
Patricia Burkey
(Marsinah),
Bea Busch
(Princess Zubbediya of Damascus),
Ingeborg Kjeldsen
(Lalume),
Earle MacVeigh
(Public Poet, later called Hajj),
Robert Mazzarella
(Imam),
Shirley Paris
(Ayah to Zubbediya),
George Pembroke
(Omar, Jawan, First Beggar, Second Beggar, Third Beggar, Hassan-Ben),
Ned Romero
(The Wazir of Police),
Reiko Sato
(Princess Samaris of Bangalore),
Kirby Smith
(Chief Policeman),
Andre St. Jean
(Assiz, Akbar),
Rudy Vejar
(The Caliph) and
Leo Wheeler
(Attendant, Wazir's Guard)
Cast
Ned Romero
The Caliph
Past
Filter by:
City
Engagement Dates
Theatre
City and State
Sep 24, 1962 - Nov 10, 1962
Philharmonic Auditorium
Los Angeles, CA
Aug 06, 1962 - Sep 22, 1962
Curran Theater
San Francisco, CA
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