Opening Date

Jun 09, 1979

Closing Date

Nov 25, 1979

MusicalComedyOriginalNational Tour

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Setting
Mainly on the Twentieth Century Limited from Chicago to New York. The early 1930's.
Produced by The Producers Circle 2, Inc., Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards and James Cresson; Produced in association with Joseph Harris and Ira Bernstein; Associate Producer: Sam Crothers and André Pastoria
Originally Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince
Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Music by Cy Coleman; Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Based on plays by Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur and Bruce Millholland; Music orchestrated by Hershy Kay; Musical Director: Jonathan Anderson
Restaged from the original by Ruth Mitchell; Choreographed by Larry Fuller; Assistant Choreographer: Gerald Teijelo
Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Costume Design by Florence Klotz; Lighting Design by Ken Billington
Stage Manager: E. Bronson Platt, Jack Sims and Kenneth W. Urmston
Musical Supervisor: Paul Gemignani; Assistant Conductor: Arthur R. Wagner
Press Representative: Faith Greer; Production Associate: Nina Goodman, Edward Merkow and Rick Mandel
Imogene Coca
Letitia Primrose
Rock Hudson
Oscar Jaffee
Judy Kaye
Lily Garland
 
Mildred Plotka
Dean Dittman
Oliver Webb
Lee Goodman
Owen O'Malley
Patrick Quinn
Bruce Granit
Norma Jean Baker
Female Singer
Tom Batten
Conductor Flanagan
Richard Cooper Bayne
Maxwell Finch
 
Male Singer
Alyson Bristol
Female Singer
 
Hospital Attendant
Christina Britton
Female Singer
Margarette Chisholm
Dr. Johnson
 
Female Singer
Maris Clement
Joan
 
Imelda
 
Female Singer
Michael Connolly
Max Jacobs
Leslie Easterbrook
Agnes
Melvin Edmundson
Redcap
Quitman Fludd III
Porter
Ray Gill
Stage Manager
 
Male Singer
Emily Grinspan
Anita
 
Female Singer
Michael Hayward-Jones
Otto Von Bismark
 
Hospital Attendant
 
Male Singer
Ken Hillard
Priest
 
Male Singer
Gary Holcombe
Male Singer
Robert Logan
Male Singer
Hal Norman
Congressman Lockwood
Charles Rule
Bishop
 
Male Singer
Stanley Simmonds
Train Secretary Rogers
Ray Stephens
Porter
Ted Williams
Redcap
 
Porter
Joseph Wise
Porter
Swings: Nancy Holcombe and Kenneth W. Urmston
Standby: Michael Connolly (Oscar Jaffee) and Ray Gill (Bruce Granit)
Understudies: Norma Jean Baker (Agnes), Alyson Bristol (Letitia Primrose, Dr. Johnson), Christina Britton (Imelda), Margarette Chisholm (Letitia Primrose), Leslie Easterbrook (Lily Garland, Mildred Plotka), Melvin Edmundson (Porters), Gary Holcombe (Owen O'Malley), Robert Logan (Max Jacobs), Hal Norman (Oliver Webb), Charles Rule (Congressman Lockwood) and Stanley Simmonds (Conductor Flanagan)
music by Cy Coleman; lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden
Act 1
Sung By
Stranded Again
Bishop, Actor and Singers
On the 20th Century
Porters, Letitia Primrose, Conductor Flanagan, Train Secretary Rogers and Passengers
I Rise Again
Oscar Jaffee, Owen O'Malley and Oliver Webb
Indian Maiden's Lament
Imelda and Lily Garland
Veronique
Lily Garland and Male Singers
I Have Written a Play
Conductor Flanagan
Together
Porters, Passengers and Oscar Jaffee
Never
Lily Garland, Owen O'Malley and Oliver Webb
Our Private World
Lily Garland and Oscar Jaffee
Repent
Letitia Primrose
Mine
Oscar Jaffee and Bruce Granit
I've Got It All
Lily Garland and Oscar Jaffee
Act 2
Sung By
Five Zeros
Owen O'Malley, Oliver Webb, Letitia Primrose and Oscar Jaffee
Sextet
Owen O'Malley, Oliver Webb, Oscar Jaffee, Letitia Primrose, Lily Garland and Bruce Granit
She's a Nut
Company
Max Jacobs
Max Jacobs
Babbette
Lily Garland
Lily/Oscar
Lily Garland and Oscar Jaffee
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City and State

Oct 16, 1979 - Nov 25, 1979
Orpheum Theatre
San Francisco, CA
Aug 28, 1979 - Oct 13, 1979
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
Jul 31, 1979 - Aug 23, 1979
Arie Crown Theater
Chicago, IL
Jun 09, 1979 - Jul 29, 1979
Fisher Theatre
Detroit, MI