Opening Date

Jul 07, 1954

Closing Date

Feb 05, 1955

MusicalComedyOriginalNational Tour

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Setting
Greenwich Village in the '30s.

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
Ruth Sherwood
Frank Lippencott
Appopolous
Chick Clark
Robert Baker
Eileen Sherwood
Hermit
 
First Cadet
 
Greenwich Villager
Greenwich Villager
Valenti
A Strange Man
 
Chef
 
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
Greenwich Villager
Greenwich Villager
Second Cadet
 
Greenwich Villager
Greenwich Villager
Drunk
 
Waiter
 
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
Greenwich Villager
Greenwich Villager
Guide
 
Associate Editor
 
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
Greenwich Villager
Mrs. Wade
Violet
 
Greenwich Villager
Greenwich Villager
Greenwich Villager
Greenwich Villager
Delivery Boy
 
Greenwich Villager
Greenwich Villager
Ruth's Escort
 
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
Lonigan
 
Greenwich Villager
Shore Patrolman
 
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
 
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
Greenwich Villager
Greenwich Villager
Greenwich Villager
Greenwich Villager
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

Frank Lippencott
Robert Baker
Appopolous
Frank Lippencott
Policeman
 
Greenwich Villager
Helen
 
Greenwich Villager
Helen
Mrs. Wade
Second Cadet
 
Greenwich Villager
First Cadet
 
Greenwich Villager
Shore Patrolman
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Jan 24, 1955 - Feb 05, 1955
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Jan 10, 1955 - Jan 22, 1955
Detroit, MI
Jan 03, 1955 - Jan 08, 1955
Cleveland, OH
Dec 13, 1954 - Jan 01, 1955
Washington, DC
Dec 06, 1954 - Dec 11, 1954
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Nov 22, 1954 - Dec 04, 1954
Pittsburgh, PA
Jul 07, 1954 - Nov 20, 1954
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