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Wonderful Town
Tour
Opening Date
Jul 07, 1954
Closing Date
Feb 05, 1955
Musical
Comedy
Original
National Tour
Open Date: Jul 07, 1954
Close Date: Feb 05, 1955
Closed Flag: Y
Is Final Week: 1
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
Greenwich Village in the '30s.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Robert Fryer
Book by
Joseph Fields
and
Jerome Chodorov
; Music by
Leonard Bernstein
; Lyrics by
Betty Comden
and
Adolph Green
; Based upon the play 'My Sister Eileen' by
Joseph Fields
and
Jerome Chodorov
; Based upon the stories by
Ruth McKenney
; Music orchestrated by
Don Walker
; Vocal arrangements by
Lehman Engel
; Musical Director:
Lehman Engel
Production Directed by
George Abbott
; Dances and Musical Numbers staged by
Donald Saddler
Scenic Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
; Costume Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
; Miss Channing's Clothes by
Mainbocher
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
Company Manager:
Paul Groll
Production Stage Manager:
Fred Hearn
; Stage Manager:
Walter Rinner
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Evelyn Page
Musical Conductor:
Edward Simons
General Press Representative:
Howard Newman
Carol Channing
Ruth Sherwood
Cris Alexander
Frank Lippencott
Douglas Chandler
Appopolous
Dort Clark
Chick Clark
Warde Donovan
Wreck
George Gaynes
Robert Baker
Betty Gillett
Eileen Sherwood
Don Barton
Hermit
First Cadet
Greenwich Villager
Donna Beaumont
Greenwich Villager
Ted Beniades
Valenti
Howard Caine
A Strange Man
Chef
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Carol Cole
Greenwich Villager
Greta Dahl
Greenwich Villager
Ray Dorian
Second Cadet
Greenwich Villager
Dorothy Dushock
Greenwich Villager
Joe Flynn
Drunk
Waiter
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Jerry Fries
Greenwich Villager
Rosemary Gaines
Greenwich Villager
Don Graham
Guide
Associate Editor
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Peg Hadley
Greenwich Villager
Isabella Hoopes
Mrs. Wade
B.J. Keating
Violet
Greenwich Villager
Joan Keenan
Greenwich Villager
Betty Koerber
Greenwich Villager
Dick Korthaze
Greenwich Villager
Jerry Kurland
Delivery Boy
Greenwich Villager
Marion Lauer
Greenwich Villager
James Nichols
Ruth's Escort
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Oran Osburn
Lonigan
Greenwich Villager
Jack Rains
Shore Patrolman
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Marilyn Sable
Helen
Gordon Shearer
Drunk
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Joy Shoemaker
Greenwich Villager
Jim Smith
Greenwich Villager
Nina Starkey
Greenwich Villager
Keith Willis
Greenwich Villager
Ted Wills
Associate Editor
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Understudies:
Don Barton
(Frank Lippencott),
Howard Caine
(Appopolous),
Carol Cole
(Helen),
Warde Donovan
(Robert Baker),
Joe Flynn
(Wreck),
Evelyn Page
(Ruth Sherwood, Mrs. Wade) and
Jack Rains
(Chick Clark)
Musical Conductor:
Leo Krakow
Cast
Don Barton
Frank Lippencott
Jordan Bentley
Wreck
Robert Goss
Robert Baker
Paul Lipson
Appopolous
Bob Shaver
Frank Lippencott
Dave Anderson
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Carol Cole
Helen
Martin Frederiks
Hermit
Greenwich Villager
Joan Kibrig
Helen
Katherine Payne
Mrs. Wade
William Regan
Second Cadet
Greenwich Villager
Johnny Rosado
First Cadet
Greenwich Villager
Gordon Shearer
Shore Patrolman
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Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Robert Fryer
Book by
Joseph Fields
and
Jerome Chodorov
; Music by
Leonard Bernstein
; Lyrics by
Betty Comden
and
Adolph Green
; Based upon the play 'My Sister Eileen' by
Joseph Fields
and
Jerome Chodorov
; Based upon the stories by
Ruth McKenney
; Music orchestrated by
Don Walker
; Vocal arrangements by
Lehman Engel
; Musical Director:
Lehman Engel
Production Directed by
George Abbott
; Dances and Musical Numbers staged by
Donald Saddler
Scenic Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
; Costume Design by
Raoul Pène Du Bois
; Miss Channing's Clothes by
Mainbocher
; Lighting Design by
Peggy Clark
Company Manager:
Paul Groll
Production Stage Manager:
Fred Hearn
; Stage Manager:
Walter Rinner
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Evelyn Page
Musical Conductor:
Edward Simons
General Press Representative:
Howard Newman
Carol Channing
Ruth Sherwood
Cris Alexander
Frank Lippencott
Douglas Chandler
Appopolous
Dort Clark
Chick Clark
Warde Donovan
Wreck
George Gaynes
Robert Baker
Betty Gillett
Eileen Sherwood
Don Barton
Hermit
First Cadet
Greenwich Villager
Donna Beaumont
Greenwich Villager
Ted Beniades
Valenti
Howard Caine
A Strange Man
Chef
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Carol Cole
Greenwich Villager
Greta Dahl
Greenwich Villager
Ray Dorian
Second Cadet
Greenwich Villager
Dorothy Dushock
Greenwich Villager
Joe Flynn
Drunk
Waiter
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Jerry Fries
Greenwich Villager
Rosemary Gaines
Greenwich Villager
Don Graham
Guide
Associate Editor
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Peg Hadley
Greenwich Villager
Isabella Hoopes
Mrs. Wade
B.J. Keating
Violet
Greenwich Villager
Joan Keenan
Greenwich Villager
Betty Koerber
Greenwich Villager
Dick Korthaze
Greenwich Villager
Jerry Kurland
Delivery Boy
Greenwich Villager
Marion Lauer
Greenwich Villager
James Nichols
Ruth's Escort
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Oran Osburn
Lonigan
Greenwich Villager
Jack Rains
Shore Patrolman
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Marilyn Sable
Helen
Gordon Shearer
Drunk
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Joy Shoemaker
Greenwich Villager
Jim Smith
Greenwich Villager
Nina Starkey
Greenwich Villager
Keith Willis
Greenwich Villager
Ted Wills
Associate Editor
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Understudies:
Don Barton
(Frank Lippencott),
Howard Caine
(Appopolous),
Carol Cole
(Helen),
Warde Donovan
(Robert Baker),
Joe Flynn
(Wreck),
Evelyn Page
(Ruth Sherwood, Mrs. Wade) and
Jack Rains
(Chick Clark)
Musical Conductor:
Leo Krakow
Cast
Don Barton
Frank Lippencott
Jordan Bentley
Wreck
Robert Goss
Robert Baker
Paul Lipson
Appopolous
Bob Shaver
Frank Lippencott
Dave Anderson
Policeman
Greenwich Villager
Carol Cole
Helen
Martin Frederiks
Hermit
Greenwich Villager
Joan Kibrig
Helen
Katherine Payne
Mrs. Wade
William Regan
Second Cadet
Greenwich Villager
Johnny Rosado
First Cadet
Greenwich Villager
Gordon Shearer
Shore Patrolman
Past
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City
Engagement Dates
Theatre
City and State
Jan 24, 1955 - Feb 05, 1955
Miller Theater
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 10, 1955 - Jan 22, 1955
Shubert Theatre
Detroit, MI
Jan 03, 1955 - Jan 08, 1955
Hanna Theatre
Cleveland, OH
Dec 13, 1954 - Jan 01, 1955
National Theatre
Washington, DC
Dec 06, 1954 - Dec 11, 1954
The Playhouse on Rodney Square
Wilmington, DE
Nov 22, 1954 - Dec 04, 1954
Nixon Theatre
Pittsburgh, PA
Jul 07, 1954 - Nov 20, 1954
CIBC Theatre
Chicago, IL
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