Opening Date

Aug 12, 1995

Closing Date

Feb 18, 1996

MusicalComedyOriginalNational Tour

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Setting
Five days in late August of 1946 on the Frake farm in Brunswick, Iowa and at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.

Comments
This touring production came to Broadway, opening on March 27, 1996 at the Music Box Theatre.

Originally produced at the NCSA Broadway Preview Series, Winston-Salem NC by Ron Kumin
Book by Tom Briggs and Louis Mattioli; Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Based on the screenplay by Oscar Hammerstein II; Based on the novel by Phil Stong; Music orchestrated by Bruce Pomahac; Vocal arrangements by Kay Cameron; Dance arrangements by Scot Woolley; Musical Director: Kay Cameron
Co-Directed by James Hammerstein and Randy Skinner; Choreographed by Randy Skinner
Scenic Design by James Leonard Joy; Costume Design by Michael Bottari and Ronald Case; Lighting Design by Natasha Katz; Sound Design by Brian Ronan
General Manager: Ralph Roseman; Company Manager: Mitchell Weiss
Technical Supervisor: Gene O'Donovan; Production Stage Manager: Warren Crane
Musical Coordinator: John Miller
Casting: Caro Jones and Pat McCorkle, C.S.A.; Tour Coordinator: Robert E. Schneider; General Press Representative: Susan L. Schulman
Melissa Frake
Abel's wife
Abel Frake
Margy Frake
Wayne's sister
Emily Arden
Pat Gilbert
a newspaper reporter
Wayne Frake
son of Abel and Melissa
Midway Pig
 
Violet
the Chief of Police's daughter
Midway Cow
 
Ensemble
Jeanne
a cooch dancer
 
Ensemble
Harry
Margy's boyfriend
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Fair Announcer
 
Clay
a farmer
Charlie
a newspaper photographer
Ensemble
Hank Munson
a farmer
Dave Miller
the local storekeeper
 
Judge Heppenstahl
Eleanor
Wayne's girlfriend
 
Ensemble
Vivian
a cooch dancer
 
Ensemble
A Fairtone
 
Ensemble
Gus
the Frake's hired man
 
A Fairtone
 
Ensemble
Mrs. Edwin Metcalf of Pottsville
Uncle Sam
 
A Fairtone
 
Ensemble
 
Roustabout
Ensemble
Lem
a farmer
 
Ensemble
Ensemble
A Fairtone
 
Ensemble
 
Roustabout
Swings: Julie Lira and John Scott
Understudies: Kelli Barclay (Vivian, Jeanne), Leslie Bell (Emily Arden), Linnea Dakin (Violet, Eleanor), SuEllen Estey (Melissa Frake), J. Lee Flynn (Abel Frake), Susan Haefner (Margy Frake), Tina Johnson (The Hoop-La Barker), Ian Knauer (Wayne Frake), Julie Lira (Midway Cow, Midway Pig), James Patterson (Harry), John Scott (Charlie, Gus, Uncle Sam, A Fairtone, Roustabout), Mary C. Sheehan (Mrs. Edwin Metcalf of Pottsville) and Scott Willis (Pat Gilbert, The Chief of Police, The Astounding Stralenko)
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City and State

Feb 14, 1996 - Feb 18, 1996
Clearwater, FL
Feb 06, 1996 - Feb 11, 1996
Hershey, PA
Feb 02, 1996 - Feb 04, 1996
East Lansing, MI
Jan 30, 1996 - Feb 01, 1996
Schenectady, NY
Jan 02, 1996 - Jan 28, 1996
Washington, DC
Dec 29, 1995 - Dec 31, 1995
West Palm Beach, FL
Dec 12, 1995 - Dec 17, 1995
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 28, 1995 - Dec 10, 1995
Chicago, IL
Nov 24, 1995 - Nov 26, 1995
Sarasota, FL
Nov 17, 1995 - Nov 19, 1995
Melbourne, FL
Nov 15, 1995 - Nov 16, 1995
Fort Myers, FL
Nov 07, 1995 - Nov 12, 1995
Boston, MA
Nov 03, 1995 - Nov 05, 1995
Winston-Salem, NC
Nov 02, 1995 - Nov 04, 1995
Chattanooga, TN
Oct 03, 1995 - Oct 29, 1995
San Francisco, CA
Sep 27, 1995 - Oct 01, 1995
Cerritos, CA
Sep 19, 1995 - Sep 24, 1995
Wilmington, DE
Sep 16, 1995 - Sep 17, 1995
Wilmington, DE
Sep 12, 1995 - Sep 14, 1995
South Bend, IN
Sep 09, 1995 - Sep 10, 1995
Kalamazoo, MI
Sep 05, 1995 - Sep 07, 1995
Peoria, IL
Aug 29, 1995 - Sep 03, 1995
Vienna, VA
Aug 22, 1995 - Aug 27, 1995
Omaha, NE
Aug 12, 1995 - Aug 20, 1995
Des Moines, IA