Coco
Tour
Opening Date
Jan 11, 1971
Closing Date
Jun 26, 1971
MusicalOriginalNational Tour
Open Date: Jan 11, 1971
Close Date: Jun 26, 1971
Closed Flag: Y
Is Final Week: 1
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Setting
Maison Chanel, Rue Cambon, Paris - either in the Salon, in the apartment above...or in memory. Late Fall of 1953 to late Spring of 1954.
- PeopleProduced byFrederick Brisson; Associate Producer:Fred HerbertBook byAlan Jay Lerner; Music byAndré Previn; Lyrics byAlan Jay Lerner; Music orchestrated byHershy Kay; Dance Music Continuity byHarold Wheeler; Musical Director:Robert Emmett DolanDirected byMichael Benthall; Musical Numbers and Fashion Sequences Staged byMichael Bennett; Associate Choreographer:Bob AvianScenic Design byCecil Beaton; Costume Design byCecil Beaton; Lighting Design byThomas Skelton; Hair Design byJoe TubensGeneral Manager:Ben Rosenberg; Company Manager:James AweProduction Supervisor:Stone Widney; Production Stage Manager:Edward Preston; Stage Manager:Michael Sinclair; Assistant Stage Mgr:Mark KrauseAssistant Conductor:George Reiser; Music Copyist:Bob Haring, Jr.Film Sequences Produced byMilton Olshin; Film Sequences Directed byFred Lemoine; Press Representative:John L. Toohey andJohn L. Toohey; Dance Captain:Diane PhillipsSingerDancing GirlSingerDancing GirlDancing GirlDancing GirlSingerDancing GirlSingerDancing GirlDancing GirlDancing GirlDancing GirlDancing GirlDancing GirlStandby:Jeanne Arnold (Coco Chanel)Understudies:Will B. Able (Sebastian Baye),Ted Agress (Dr. Petitjean),Sean Allan (Charles),Michael Amber (Georges),Rod Barry (Dwight Berkwit),Bill Biskup (Julian Lesage, Claude),Annette Cardona (Simone),Candace Cooke (Noelle),Graziella (Docaton, Nadine),James Oliver (Papa),Joan Shea (Pignol),Danny Villa (Ronny Ginsborn, Eugene Bernstone, Phil Rosenberry, Albert, Grand Duke Alexandrovitch) andRichard Woods (Louis Greff)
- Songsmusic byAndré Previn; lyrics byAlan Jay LernerAct 1Sung ByBut That's the Way You AreAlexThe World Belongs to the YoungCoco Chanel, Louis Greff, Sebastian Baye, Pignol and CompanyLet's Go HomeGeorgesMademoiselle Cliche de ParisCoco ChanelOn the Corner of the Rue CambonCoco ChanelThe Money Rings Out Like FreedomCoco Chanel and EnsembleA Brand New DressNoelleA Woman Is How She LovesGeorgesGabriellePapaCocoCoco ChanelThe PreparationCoco Chanel and CompanyAct 2Sung ByFiascoSebastian Baye and SimoneWhen Your Lover Says GoodbyeLouis GreffCoco(Reprise)Coco ChanelOhrbach's, Bloomingdale's, Best & SaksThe BuyersLet's Go Home(Reprise)NoelleOhrbach's, Bloomingdale's, Best & Saks(Reprise)Coco Chanel and EnsembleAlways MademoisielleCoco Chanel and Mannequins
- Tour Stops
Engagement Dates
Theatre
City and State
Produced byFrederick Brisson; Associate Producer:Fred Herbert
Book byAlan Jay Lerner; Music byAndré Previn; Lyrics byAlan Jay Lerner; Music orchestrated byHershy Kay; Dance Music Continuity byHarold Wheeler; Musical Director:Robert Emmett Dolan
Directed byMichael Benthall; Musical Numbers and Fashion Sequences Staged byMichael Bennett; Associate Choreographer:Bob Avian
Scenic Design byCecil Beaton; Costume Design byCecil Beaton; Lighting Design byThomas Skelton; Hair Design byJoe Tubens
General Manager:Ben Rosenberg; Company Manager:James Awe
Production Supervisor:Stone Widney; Production Stage Manager:Edward Preston; Stage Manager:Michael Sinclair; Assistant Stage Mgr:Mark Krause
Assistant Conductor:George Reiser; Music Copyist:Bob Haring, Jr.
Film Sequences Produced byMilton Olshin; Film Sequences Directed byFred Lemoine; Press Representative:John L. Toohey andJohn L. Toohey; Dance Captain:Diane Phillips
Singer
Dancing Girl
Singer
Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl
Singer
Dancing Girl
Singer
Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl
Dancing Girl
Standby:Jeanne Arnold (Coco Chanel)
Understudies:Will B. Able (Sebastian Baye),Ted Agress (Dr. Petitjean),Sean Allan (Charles),Michael Amber (Georges),Rod Barry (Dwight Berkwit),Bill Biskup (Julian Lesage, Claude),Annette Cardona (Simone),Candace Cooke (Noelle),Graziella (Docaton, Nadine),James Oliver (Papa),Joan Shea (Pignol),Danny Villa (Ronny Ginsborn, Eugene Bernstone, Phil Rosenberry, Albert, Grand Duke Alexandrovitch) andRichard Woods (Louis Greff)
music byAndré Previn; lyrics byAlan Jay Lerner
Act 1
Sung By
But That's the Way You Are
Alex
The World Belongs to the Young
Coco Chanel, Louis Greff, Sebastian Baye, Pignol and Company
Let's Go Home
Georges
Mademoiselle Cliche de Paris
Coco Chanel
On the Corner of the Rue Cambon
Coco Chanel
The Money Rings Out Like Freedom
Coco Chanel and Ensemble
A Brand New Dress
Noelle
A Woman Is How She Loves
Georges
Gabrielle
Papa
Coco
Coco Chanel
The Preparation
Coco Chanel and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Fiasco
Sebastian Baye and Simone
When Your Lover Says Goodbye
Louis Greff
Coco(Reprise)
Coco Chanel
Ohrbach's, Bloomingdale's, Best & Saks
The Buyers
Let's Go Home(Reprise)
Noelle
Ohrbach's, Bloomingdale's, Best & Saks(Reprise)
Coco Chanel and Ensemble
Always Mademoisielle
Coco Chanel and Mannequins