MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 30, 1978
Closing Date
Apr 16, 1978
1st Preview
Mar 14, 1978
1st Preview
Mar 14, 1978
Previews
19
Performances
21
MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
ANTA Playhouse
(Mar 30, 1978 - Apr 16, 1978)
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
A large movie palace with an upstage balcony
Managing Director of ANTA: Alfred De Liagre, Jr.
Produced by Judith Gordon and Richard S. Bright; Associate Producer: Marc Howard and Sheila-Barbara-Dinah Productions
Originally produced by The Hartford Stage Company, Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum (Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director) and Arena Stage (Zelda Fichandler: Artistic Director)
Music by Mel Marvin; Book by Christopher Durang; Lyrics by Christopher Durang; Music orchestrated by Robert M. Freedman; Musical Director: Clay Fullum
Directed by David Chambers; Musical Staging by Graciela Daniele
Scenic Design by Tony Straiges; Costume Design by Marjorie Slaiman; Lighting Design by William Mintzer; Sound Design by Lou Shapiro; Hair Design by Charles LoPresto; Make-Up Design by Charles LoPresto
General Manager: Dorothy Olim Associates, Inc.; Company Manager: Gail Bell
Production Stage Manager: Ron Abbott; Stage Manager: Gully Stanford
Pianist: Robert Fisher
General Press Representative: David Powers; Photographer: Martha Swope; Advertising: Matthew Serino & Associates; Dance Captain: Eric Weitz; Casting: Feuer & Ritzer
Maureen Anderman
Contract player # 8
Gary Bayer
Jimmy
Walter Bobbie
Contract player # 1
Jeff Brooks
Contract player # 5
Bryan E. Clark
Contract player # 7
David Cromwell
Contract player # 4
David Garrison
Contract player # 10
Ben Halley, Jr.
Contract player # 3
Swoosie Kurtz
Bette
Kate McGregor-Stewart
Contract player # 6
Joan Pape
Eve
April Shawhan
Loretta
Brent Spiner
Hank
Eric Weitz
Contract player # 9
Mary Catherine Wright
Contract player # 2
Understudies: Stephen James (Hank, Contract player # 1), Carolyn Mignini (Loretta, Contract player # 2, Contract player # 8) and Robert Polenz (Contract player # 5, Contract player # 9, Contract player # 10)
music by Mel Marvin; lyrics by Christopher Durang
Act 1
Sung By
The Silent Years
Minstrel Song
Contract player # 10
Shanty Town Romance
Jimmy and Loretta
They Can't Prohibit Love
Bette
We're in a Salad
Hank, Salad Girls, Contract player # 10, Contract player # 9 and Contract player # 1
Euphemism
Loretta
Ostende Nobis Tosca
Bette, Hank, Contract player # 10 and Contract player # 9
The Red, the White and the Blue
Eve and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Pretty Pin-Up
Eve, Loretta, Bette and Contract player # 2
Apple Blossom Victory
Bette, Eve and Contract player # 6
Isn't It Fun to Be in the Movies
Contract player # 10 and Contract player # 9
Search for Wisdom
Loretta, Jimmy and Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Book of a Musical

1978 Nominee
Book by Christopher Durang

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

1978 Nominee
Gary Bayer

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

1978 Winner
Swoosie Kurtz
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