MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 05, 1981
Closing Date
Mar 07, 1981
1st Preview
Jan 26, 1981
1st Preview
Jan 26, 1981
Previews
31
Performances
4
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Mar 05, 1981 - Mar 07, 1981)
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (under the direction of Richard G. Wolff, President)
Produced by Lee Guber, Shelly Gross, Slade Brown and Jim Milford
Book by Michael Stewart; Music by Charles Strouse; Lyrics by Lee Adams; Musical Director: Mark Hummel; Vocal arrangements by Mark Hummel; Dance arrangements by Daniel Troob; Music arranged by Ralph Burns, Stanley Applebaum, Daniel Troob, Philip J. Lang, Jim Tyler, Gary Anderson, Gerald Alters, Scott Kuney, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson and Charles Strouse
Conceived by Joe Layton; Directed by Joe Layton
Scenic Design by David Mitchell; Costume Design by Fred Voelpel; Lighting Design by David Hays; Sound Design by Otts Munderloh; Hair Design by Werner Sherer; Assistant to Mr. Mitchell: John Kasarda
General Manager: Theatre Now, Inc.; Company Manager: Stephen Arnold
Production Stage Manager: Nicholas Russiyan; Stage Manager: Tony Manzi; Assistant Stage Mgr: Robert O'Rourke
Music Contractor: Seymour Press; Assistant Conductor: Linda Twine
Video Sequences Created by Wakefield Poole and Frank O'Dowd; Video Consultant: Lee M. Erdman; Video Games and Programs by Mattel Electronics
Still Photographs by Barbara J. Rossi; Additional Still Photography by Jeffrey E. Rothstein and Joey Epstein; Associate to the Director: Wakefield Poole; General Press Representative: Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc.; Casting: Mary Jo Slater; Dance Captain: Zoya Leporska; Musical Consultant: Barbara Strouse; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne; Furs by The Christie Brothers; Men's Boots, Western Wear and Jogging Wear by Wrangler
Donald O'Connor
Albert
Chita Rivera
Rose
Maurice Hines
Mtobe
Maria Karnilova
Mae Peterson
Cleve Asbury
"Filth" Group
 
Stage Door Johnnie
Bill Bateman
Tourist
 
Reporter #1
 
Stage Door Johnnie
Vanessa Bell
Girl Friend
 
Chorus Girl
 
Birdette
Michael Blevins
Cameraman
Jeb Brown
Gary
 
"Filth" Group
Julie Cohen
Girl Friend
Frank DeSal
Porter
 
Rev. Sun
 
Reporter #3
 
Street Cleaner
 
Stage Door Johnnie
Leon Evans
"Filth" Group
Lynnda Ferguson
Rose II
Marcel Forestieri
Mayor C.B. Townsend
Mark Frawley
"Filth" Group
Betsy Friday
Sunnie
 
Chorus Girl
 
Birdette
Larry Hyman
Indian Brave
 
Reporter #3
Christine Langner
Girl Friend
Zoya Leporska
Tourist's Wife
 
Effie
Donna Monroe
Reporter #2
Robin Morse
Jenny
Peter Oliver Norman
House Manager
 
Stage Door Johnnie
Howard Parker
Hogan
 
Guard
 
Marshall
Kevin Petitt
Walter
Rebecca Renfroe
Shopping Bag Lady
 
Chorus Girl
 
Birdette
Evan Seplow
Albert, Jr.
 
"Filth" Group
Barbara Dare Thomas
Girl Friend
Janet Wong
Indian Squaw
Swings: Porter Hudson and Donna Ritchie
Standby: Howard Parker (Albert) and Michon Peacock (Rose)
Understudies: Cleve Asbury (Gary), Bill Bateman (Conrad), Michael Blevins (Albert, Jr.), Betsy Friday (Rose II), Zoya Leporska (Mae Peterson) and Peter Oliver Norman (Mtobe)
music by Charles Strouse; lyrics by Lee Adams
Act 1
Sung By
Twenty Happy Years
Rose and Albert
Movin' Out
Jenny, Gary and Kids
Half of a Couple
Jenny and Girl Friends
I Like What I Do
Rose
Bring Back Birdie
Mtobe and Company
Movin' Out (Reprise)
Kids
Baby, You Can Count On Me
Albert
A Man Worth Fightin' For
Rose and Cowboys
You Can Never Go Back
Mayor C.B. Townsend
Filth
Filth
Back in Show Biz Again
Albert
Act 2
Sung By
Middle Age Blues
Albert
Inner Peace
Rose, Rev. Sun and Sunnies
There's A Brand-New Beat in Heaven
Mtobe and The Tucson Tabernacle Choir
Twenty Happy Years (Reprise)
Albert
Well, I'm Not!
Rose
When Will Grown-ups Grow Up?
Kids
Middle Age Blues (Reprise)
Albert
Young
Albert
Show Girls
Zepol Sisters and Stage Door Johnnies
Bring Back Birdie (Reprise)
Conrad and The Birdettes

Tony Award®

 

Best Actress in a Musical

1981 Nominee
Chita Rivera

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Actress in a Musical

1981 Nominee
Chita Rivera
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