ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

• People
  • Production Staff
  • Opening Night Cast
  • Replacements

  Theatre Owned / Operated byThe Shubert Organization; Theatre Operated byMagoro Operating Corporation

  Produced byThe Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors)

  Music byRichard Rodgers; Lyrics byOscar Hammerstein II; Book byOscar Hammerstein II; Music orchestrated byRussell Bennett; Dance arrangements byTrudi Rittman; Musical Director:Salvatore Dell'Isola

  Directed byAgnes de Mille; Choreographed byAgnes de Mille; Production Supervised byLawrence Langner andTheresa Helburn; Associate Director:Armina Marshall

  Scenic Design byJo Mielziner; Lighting Design byJo Mielziner; Costume Design byLucinda Ballard; Assistant Designer to Mr. Mielziner:John Harvey andArthur Ross; Assistant Designer to Mrs. Ballard:Ellen Freeman; Research Assistant to Mrs. Ballard:Adrienne Durand

  Company Manager:Peter Davis

  Production Manager:Jerome Whyte; Stage Manager:Robert Calley andHerman Kantor; Assistant Stage Mgr:Glenn Scandur

  Conducted bySalvatore Dell'Isola; Choral Director:Crane Calder; Music Contractor:Sol Gusikoff; Assistant to Mr. Rodgers:Margot Hopkins

  Director of Choral Speech:Josephine Callan; Casting:John Fearnley; Press Representative:Joseph Heidt; Assistant to Miss de Mille:Dania Krupska; Assistant Casting:Sherlee Weingarten

  Robert Arnold

  Singer

  Patricia Barker

  Dancer

  Tommy Barragan

  Singer

  James Barron

  Dancer

  John Battles

  Joseph Taylor, Jr.

  Bill Bradley

  Jarman

  a butler

  Patricia Bybell

  Singer

   

  Addie

  Robert Byrn

  Principal

   

  Biology Professor

   

  Singer

  Joseph Caruso

  Singer

  Stephen Chase

  Brook Lansdale

  William Ching

  Dr. Joseph Taylor

  Victor Clarke

  Singer

  David Collyer

  English Professor

   

  Singer

  John Conte

  Charlie Townsend

  Annamary Dickey

  Marjorie Taylor

  Lawrence Fletcher

  Dr. Bigby Denby

  Patricia Gianinoto

  Dancer

  Ray Harrison

  Friend of Joey

   

  Bertram Woolhaven

  Melissa Hayden

  Dancer

  Jean Houloose

  Maid

   

  Dancer

  Charlotte Howard

  Singer

  Edmund Howland

  Dancer

  Julie Humphries

  Millie

   

  Singer

  Helen Hunter

  Singer

  James Jewell

  Singer

  Roberta Jonay

  Jennie Brinker

  Sylvia Karlton

  Dot

   

  Singer

  Raymond Keast

  Greek Professor

   

  Singer

  Walter Kelvin

  Singer

  Lisa Kirk

  Emily

  Josephine Lambert

  Singer

  Kathryn Lee

  Hazel

  Christina Lind

  Singer

  William McCully

  Chemistry Professor

   

  Singer

  Harrison Muller

  Georgie

   

  Dancer

  Robert Neukum

  Singer

  Mary O'Fallon

  Singer

  Mariane Oliphant

  Dancer

  Muriel O'Malley

  Grandma Taylor

  Ruth Ostrander

  Dancer

  Lily Paget

  Mrs. Lansdale

   

  Singer

  Paul Parks

  Ned Brinker

  Ralph Patterson

  Singer

  Tom Perkins

  Doorman

  Edward Platt

  Mayor

   

  Minister

   

  Singer

  David Poleri

  Singer

  Frances Rainer

  Mrs. Mulhouse

   

  Dancer

  Robert Reeves

  Singer

  Yolanda Renay

  Singer

  Blake Ritter

  Singer

   

  Philosophy Professor

  Glenn Scandur

  Singer

  Stanley Simmons

  Bicycle Boy

  Wilson Smith

  Coach

   

  Buckley

   

  Singer

  Sam Steen

  Cheer Leader

   

  Dancer

  Mia Stenn

  Singer

  Devida Sewart

  Singer

  Susan Svetlik

  Miss Lipscomb

   

  Shakespeare Student

   

  Dancer

  Wesley Swails

  Singer

  Charles Tate

  Cheer Leader

   

  Dancer

  Evelyn Taylor

  Mabel

   

  Dancer

  Gene Tobin

  Singer

  Lucille Udovick

  Singer

  Katrina Van Oss

  Molly

  Ruth Vrana

  Singer

  Frank Westbrook

  Friend of Joey

   

  Dancer

  Ralph Williams

  Dancer

  Gloria Wills

  Beulah

  Understudies:Patricia Barker (Hazel),Bill Bradley (Georgie),Robert Byrn (Coach, Buckley),David Collyer (Ned Brinker),Julie Humphries (Marjorie Taylor, Grandma Taylor, Emily),Helen Hunter (Addie),James Jewell (Joseph Taylor, Jr.),Sylvia Karlton (Jennie Brinker, Beulah, Molly),Christina Lind (Dot),William McCully (Brook Lansdale),Mary O'Fallon (Beulah, Millie, Molly),Ruth Ostrander (Hazel),Lily Paget (Marjorie Taylor, Grandma Taylor),Ralph Patterson (Philosophy Professor),Robert Reeves (Charlie Townsend),Blake Ritter (Dr. Bigby Denby, Minister),Wilson Smith (Dr. Joseph Taylor) andKatrina Van Oss (Jennie Brinker)

  Majestic Theatre(Oct 10, 1947 - Jul 10, 1948)

  Cast

  William Bradley

  Georgie
  

   

  Dancer
  

  Andrea Downing

  Dancer
  

  Bernard Green

  Doorman
  

   

  Singer
  

  Clarence Hall

  Singer
  

  Bob Herget

  Bertram Woolhaven
  

   

  Dancer
  

  Robert Herget

  Friend of Joey
  

  Clara Knox

  Mrs. Mulhouse
  

   

  Dancer
  

  Gay Laurence

  Singer
  

  John Laverty

  Cheer Leader
  

   

  Dancer
  

  Ralph Linn

  Dancer
  

  Therese Miele

  Dancer
  

  Ruth Ostrander

  Miss Lipscomb
  

  Stanley Simmons

  Bertram Woolhaven
  

   

  Dancer
  

  Sam Steen

  Friend of Joey
  

   

  Bertram Woolhaven
  

  Davidia Stewart

  Singer
  

  Susan Svetlik

  Molly
  

  Jean Tachau

  Dancer
  

  Gean Tobin

  Singer
  

  Katrina Van Oss

  Beulah
  

  Nanette Vezina

  Singer
  

  Frank Westbrook

  Cheer Leader
  

  Edward Weston

  Dancer
  

   

  Friend of Joey
  

  Understudies:Charlotte Howard (Marjorie Taylor, Grandma Taylor) andDavidia Stewart (Dot)
• Songs
  music byRichard Rodgers; lyrics byOscar Hammerstein II

  Act 1

  Sung By

  Joseph Taylor, Jr.

  Entire Ensemble

  I Know It Can Happen Again

  Grandma Taylor

  One Foot, Other Foot

  Singing Ensemble and Ballet Ensemble

  A Fellow Needs a Girl

  Dr. Joseph Taylor and Marjorie Taylor

  Freshman Dance

  Ensemble

  A Darn Nice Campus

  Joseph Taylor, Jr. and Cheerleaders

  The Purple and the Brown

  The Freshmen

  So Far

  Beulah

  You Are Never Away

  Dr. Joseph Taylor, Jennie Brinker and Vocal Chorus

  What a Lovely Day for the Wedding

  Singing Ensemble and Ned Brinker

  It May Be a Good Idea for Joe

  Charlie Townsend

  Wedding

  Relatives and Guests of the Bride and Groom

  To Have and to Hold

  Singing Ensemble

  Wish Them Well

  Singing Ensemble

  Act 2

  Sung By

  Money Isn't Everything

  Jennie Brinker, Hazel, Addie, Millie and Dot

  Hazel Dances

  Hazel

  Yatata, Yatata, Yatata

  Charlie Townsend and Ensemble

  The Gentleman Is a Dope

  Emily

  Allegro

  Emily, Charlie Townsend, Joseph Taylor, Jr., Singing Ensemble, Hazel and Ballet Ensemble

  Come Home

  Marjorie Taylor

  Finale

  Entire Company

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