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Blues in the Night
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jun 02, 1982
Closing Date
Jul 18, 1982
1st Preview
May 20, 1982
1st Preview
May 20, 1982
Previews
13
Performances
53
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Jun 02, 1982
Close Date: Jul 18, 1982
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Rialto Theatre
(Jun 02, 1982 - Jul 18, 1982)
Setting
A hotel in Chicago...1938.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Operated by
Loubern Broadway, Inc.
Produced by
Mitchell Maxwell
,
Alan J. Schuster
,
Fred H. Krones
and
M² Entertainment, Inc.
; Associate Producer:
Joshua Silver
and
Elaine Brownstein
Musical Director:
Chapman Roberts
and
Sy Johnson
; Vocal arrangements by
Chapman Roberts
; Musical Director:
Chapman Roberts
and
Sy Johnson
; Music arranged by
Sy Johnson
; Music orchestrated by
Sy Johnson
; Additional Vocal Arrangements by
Sy Johnson
; Featuring songs by
Bessie Smith
("Blue Blue", "It Makes My Love Come Down", "Dirty No Gooder Blues", "Reckless Blues", "Wasted Life Blues", "Baby Doll"),
Willard Robison
("Four Walls (and One Dirty Window) Blues"),
Harry Revel
("I've Got a Date With a Dream"),
Harry Link
("These Foolish Things Remind Me of You"),
Jack Strachey
("These Foolish Things Remind Me of You"),
George W. Thomas
("New Orleans Hop Scop Blues"),
Charlie Davis
("Copenhagen"),
Ida Cox
("Wild Women Don't Have the Blues"),
Jimmy Davis
("Lover Man"),
Roger "Ram" Ramirez
("Lover Man"),
Jimmy Sherman
("Lover Man"),
Leola Wilson
("Take Me For a Buggy Ride"),
Wesley Wilson
("Take Me For a Buggy Ride"),
Ann Ronell
("Willow Weep for Me"),
Andy Razaf
("Kitchen Man"),
Alex Bellenda
("Kitchen Man"),
Vernon Duke
("Low"),
Milton Drake
("Low"),
Ben Oakland
("Low"),
H. Grey
("Take It Right Back"),
Harold Arlen
("Blues In the Night", "I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues"),
Bernard Hanighen
("When a Woman Loves a Man"),
Gordon Jenkins
("When a Woman Loves a Man"),
Harry Akst
("Am I Blue"),
Alberta Hunter
("Rough and Ready Man") and
Jimmy Cox
("Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"); Featuring songs with lyrics by
Bessie Smith
("Blue Blue", "It Makes My Love Come Down", "Dirty No Gooder Blues", "Reckless Blues", "Wasted Life Blues", "Baby Doll"),
Willard Robison
("Four Walls (and One Dirty Window) Blues"),
Mack Gordon
("I've Got a Date With a Dream"),
Holt Marvell
("These Foolish Things Remind Me of You"),
George W. Thomas
("New Orleans Hop Scop Blues"),
Walter Melrose
("Copenhagen"),
Ida Cox
("Wild Women Don't Have the Blues"),
Jimmy Davis
("Lover Man"),
Roger "Ram" Ramirez
("Lover Man"),
Jimmy Sherman
("Lover Man"),
Leola Wilson
("Take Me For a Buggy Ride"),
Wesley Wilson
("Take Me For a Buggy Ride"),
Ann Ronell
("Willow Weep for Me"),
Andy Razaf
("Kitchen Man"),
Alex Bellenda
("Kitchen Man"),
Vernon Duke
("Low"),
Milton Drake
("Low"),
Ben Oakland
("Low"),
H. Grey
("Take It Right Back"),
Johnny Mercer
("Blues In the Night", "When a Woman Loves a Man"),
Grant Clarke
("Am I Blue"),
Alberta Hunter
("Rough and Ready Man"),
Jimmy Cox
("Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out") and
Ted Koehler
("I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues")
Conceived by
Sheldon Epps
; Directed by
Sheldon Epps
Scenic Design by
John Falabella
; Costume Design by
David Murin
; Lighting Design by
Ken Billington
; Sound Design by
Bill Merrill
; Associate Lighting Design:
Jeff Davis
General Manager:
M² Entertainment, Inc.
; Company Manager:
Paul Matwiow
Production Stage Manager:
Zoya Wyeth
; Stage Manager:
William D. Buxton, Jr.
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
David Brunetti
Musical Supervisor:
Chapman Roberts
; Conducted by
Charles Coleman
Casting:
Chapman Roberts
and
Jim Pitt
; General Press Representative:
Jacksina and Freedman
; Advertising:
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
; Poster and Graphics:
Todd Ruff
; Assistant to the Director:
Gary Easterling
Jean Du Shon
Replaced Ruth Brown in previews
Woman #3
Debbie Shapiro
Woman #2
Leslie Uggams
Woman #1
Charles Coleman
Saloon Singer
Standby:
David Brunetti
(Saloon Singer) and
Ann Duquesnay
(Woman #1, Woman #2, Woman #3)
Rialto Theatre
(Jun 02, 1982 - Jul 18, 1982)
Cast
Ruth Brown
Woman #3
Was replaced in previews
Songs
Act 1
Sung By
Blue Blue
(music by
Bessie Smith
; lyrics by
Bessie Smith
)
The Company
Four Walls (and One Dirty Window) Blues
(music by
Willard Robison
; lyrics by
Willard Robison
)
Saloon Singer
I've Got a Date With a Dream
(music by
Harry Revel
; lyrics by
Mack Gordon
)
Woman #1 and Woman #2
These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You
(music by
Harry Link
and
Jack Strachey
; lyrics by
Holt Marvell
)
Woman #1
New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
(music by
George W. Thomas
; lyrics by
George W. Thomas
)
Woman #3
It Makes My Love Come Down
(music by
Bessie Smith
; lyrics by
Bessie Smith
)
Woman #1, Woman #2 and Woman #3
Copenhagen
(music by
Charlie Davis
; lyrics by
Walter Melrose
)
Woman #2
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
(music by
Ida Cox
; lyrics by
Ida Cox
)
Saloon Singer
Lover Man
(music by
Jimmy Davis
,
Roger "Ram" Ramirez
and
Jimmy Sherman
; lyrics by
Jimmy Davis
,
Roger "Ram" Ramirez
and
Jimmy Sherman
)
Woman #1
Take Me for a Buggy Ride
(music by
Leola Wilson
and
Wesley Wilson
; lyrics by
Leola Wilson
and
Wesley Wilson
)
Woman #3
Willow Weep for Me
(music by
Ann Ronell
; lyrics by
Ann Ronell
)
Woman #2
Kitchen Man
(music by
Alex Bellenda
and
Andy Razaf
; lyrics by
Alex Bellenda
and
Andy Razaf
)
Woman #3
Low
(music by
Milton Drake
,
Vernon Duke
and
Ben Oakland
; lyrics by
Milton Drake
,
Vernon Duke
and
Ben Oakland
)
Woman #1
Take It Right Back
(music by
H. Grey
; lyrics by
H. Grey
)
Woman #1, Woman #2 and Woman #3
Act 2
Sung By
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
(Reprise)
(music by
Ida Cox
; lyrics by
Ida Cox
)
The Band
Blues in the Night
(music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
Johnny Mercer
)
Woman #1 and Woman #2
Dirty No Gooder Blues
(music by
Bessie Smith
; lyrics by
Bessie Smith
)
Woman #3
When a Woman Loves a Man
(music by
Bernard Hanighen
and
Gordon Jenkins
; lyrics by
Johnny Mercer
)
Saloon Singer
Am I Blue
(music by
Harry Akst
; lyrics by
Grant Clarke
)
Woman #1, Woman #2 and Woman #3
Rough and Ready Man
(music by
Alberta Hunter
; lyrics by
Alberta Hunter
)
Woman #1
Reckless Blues
(music by
Bessie Smith
; lyrics by
Bessie Smith
)
Woman #2
Wasted Life Blues
(music by
Bessie Smith
; lyrics by
Bessie Smith
)
Woman #3
Baby Doll
(music by
Bessie Smith
; lyrics by
Bessie Smith
)
Saloon Singer
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
(music by
Jimmy Cox
; lyrics by
Jimmy Cox
)
Woman #1, Woman #2 and Woman #3
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
(music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
Ted Koehler
)
Woman #1, Woman #2 and Woman #3
Blue Blue
(Reprise)
(music by
Bessie Smith
; lyrics by
Bessie Smith
)
Woman #1, Woman #2 and Woman #3
Blues in the Night
(Reprise)
(music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
Johnny Mercer
)
Woman #1, Woman #2 and Woman #3
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1983 Nominee
Produced by
Mitchell Maxwell
,
Alan J. Schuster
,
Fred H. Krones
and
M² Entertainment, Inc.
Statistics
Season:
1982-83
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Blues in the Night Statistics
1982-83 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Songs
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Operated by
Loubern Broadway, Inc.
Produced by
Mitchell Maxwell
,
Alan J. Schuster
,
Fred H. Krones
and
M² Entertainment, Inc.
; Associate Producer:
Joshua Silver
and
Elaine Brownstein
Musical Director:
Chapman Roberts
and
Sy Johnson
; Vocal arrangements by
Chapman Roberts
; Musical Director:
Chapman Roberts
and
Sy Johnson
; Music arranged by
Sy Johnson
; Music orchestrated by
Sy Johnson
; Additional Vocal Arrangements by
Sy Johnson
; Featuring songs by
Bessie Smith
("Blue Blue", "It Makes My Love Come Down", "Dirty No Gooder Blues", "Reckless Blues", "Wasted Life Blues", "Baby Doll"),
Willard Robison
("Four Walls (and One Dirty Window) Blues"),
Harry Revel
("I've Got a Date With a Dream"),
Harry Link
("These Foolish Things Remind Me of You"),
Jack Strachey
("These Foolish Things Remind Me of You"),
George W. Thomas
("New Orleans Hop Scop Blues"),
Charlie Davis
("Copenhagen"),
Ida Cox
("Wild Women Don't Have the Blues"),
Jimmy Davis
("Lover Man"),
Roger "Ram" Ramirez
("Lover Man"),
Jimmy Sherman
("Lover Man"),
Leola Wilson
("Take Me For a Buggy Ride"),
Wesley Wilson
("Take Me For a Buggy Ride"),
Ann Ronell
("Willow Weep for Me"),
Andy Razaf
("Kitchen Man"),
Alex Bellenda
("Kitchen Man"),
Vernon Duke
("Low"),
Milton Drake
("Low"),
Ben Oakland
("Low"),
H. Grey
("Take It Right Back"),
Harold Arlen
("Blues In the Night", "I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues"),
Bernard Hanighen
("When a Woman Loves a Man"),
Gordon Jenkins
("When a Woman Loves a Man"),
Harry Akst
("Am I Blue"),
Alberta Hunter
("Rough and Ready Man") and
Jimmy Cox
("Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"); Featuring songs with lyrics by
Bessie Smith
("Blue Blue", "It Makes My Love Come Down", "Dirty No Gooder Blues", "Reckless Blues", "Wasted Life Blues", "Baby Doll"),
Willard Robison
("Four Walls (and One Dirty Window) Blues"),
Mack Gordon
("I've Got a Date With a Dream"),
Holt Marvell
("These Foolish Things Remind Me of You"),
George W. Thomas
("New Orleans Hop Scop Blues"),
Walter Melrose
("Copenhagen"),
Ida Cox
("Wild Women Don't Have the Blues"),
Jimmy Davis
("Lover Man"),
Roger "Ram" Ramirez
("Lover Man"),
Jimmy Sherman
("Lover Man"),
Leola Wilson
("Take Me For a Buggy Ride"),
Wesley Wilson
("Take Me For a Buggy Ride"),
Ann Ronell
("Willow Weep for Me"),
Andy Razaf
("Kitchen Man"),
Alex Bellenda
("Kitchen Man"),
Vernon Duke
("Low"),
Milton Drake
("Low"),
Ben Oakland
("Low"),
H. Grey
("Take It Right Back"),
Johnny Mercer
("Blues In the Night", "When a Woman Loves a Man"),
Grant Clarke
("Am I Blue"),
Alberta Hunter
("Rough and Ready Man"),
Jimmy Cox
("Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out") and
Ted Koehler
("I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues")
Conceived by
Sheldon Epps
; Directed by
Sheldon Epps
Scenic Design by
John Falabella
; Costume Design by
David Murin
; Lighting Design by
Ken Billington
; Sound Design by
Bill Merrill
; Associate Lighting Design:
Jeff Davis
General Manager:
M² Entertainment, Inc.
; Company Manager:
Paul Matwiow
Production Stage Manager:
Zoya Wyeth
; Stage Manager:
William D. Buxton, Jr.
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
David Brunetti
Musical Supervisor:
Chapman Roberts
; Conducted by
Charles Coleman
Casting:
Chapman Roberts
and
Jim Pitt
; General Press Representative:
Jacksina and Freedman
; Advertising:
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
; Poster and Graphics:
Todd Ruff
; Assistant to the Director:
Gary Easterling
Jean Du Shon
Replaced Ruth Brown in previews
Woman #3
Debbie Shapiro
Woman #2
Leslie Uggams
Woman #1
Charles Coleman
Saloon Singer
Standby:
David Brunetti
(Saloon Singer) and
Ann Duquesnay
(Woman #1, Woman #2, Woman #3)
Rialto Theatre
(Jun 02, 1982 - Jul 18, 1982)
Cast
Ruth Brown
Woman #3
Was replaced in previews
Act 1
Sung By
Blue Blue
(music by
Bessie Smith
; lyrics by
Bessie Smith
)
The Company
Four Walls (and One Dirty Window) Blues
(music by
Willard Robison
; lyrics by
Willard Robison
)
Saloon Singer
I've Got a Date With a Dream
(music by
Harry Revel
; lyrics by
Mack Gordon
)
Woman #1 and Woman #2
These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You
(music by
Harry Link
and
Jack Strachey
; lyrics by
Holt Marvell
)
Woman #1
New Orleans Hop Scop Blues
(music by
George W. Thomas
; lyrics by
George W. Thomas
)
Woman #3
It Makes My Love Come Down
(music by
Bessie Smith
; lyrics by
Bessie Smith
)
Woman #1, Woman #2 and Woman #3
Copenhagen
(music by
Charlie Davis
; lyrics by
Walter Melrose
)
Woman #2
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
(music by
Ida Cox
; lyrics by
Ida Cox
)
Saloon Singer
Lover Man
(music by
Jimmy Davis
,
Roger "Ram" Ramirez
and
Jimmy Sherman
; lyrics by
Jimmy Davis
,
Roger "Ram" Ramirez
and
Jimmy Sherman
)
Woman #1
Take Me for a Buggy Ride
(music by
Leola Wilson
and
Wesley Wilson
; lyrics by
Leola Wilson
and
Wesley Wilson
)
Woman #3
Willow Weep for Me
(music by
Ann Ronell
; lyrics by
Ann Ronell
)
Woman #2
Kitchen Man
(music by
Alex Bellenda
and
Andy Razaf
; lyrics by
Alex Bellenda
and
Andy Razaf
)
Woman #3
Low
(music by
Milton Drake
,
Vernon Duke
and
Ben Oakland
; lyrics by
Milton Drake
,
Vernon Duke
and
Ben Oakland
)
Woman #1
Take It Right Back
(music by
H. Grey
; lyrics by
H. Grey
)
Woman #1, Woman #2 and Woman #3
Act 2
Sung By
Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
(Reprise)
(music by
Ida Cox
; lyrics by
Ida Cox
)
The Band
Blues in the Night
(music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
Johnny Mercer
)
Woman #1 and Woman #2
Dirty No Gooder Blues
(music by
Bessie Smith
; lyrics by
Bessie Smith
)
Woman #3
When a Woman Loves a Man
(music by
Bernard Hanighen
and
Gordon Jenkins
; lyrics by
Johnny Mercer
)
Saloon Singer
Am I Blue
(music by
Harry Akst
; lyrics by
Grant Clarke
)
Woman #1, Woman #2 and Woman #3
Rough and Ready Man
(music by
Alberta Hunter
; lyrics by
Alberta Hunter
)
Woman #1
Reckless Blues
(music by
Bessie Smith
; lyrics by
Bessie Smith
)
Woman #2
Wasted Life Blues
(music by
Bessie Smith
; lyrics by
Bessie Smith
)
Woman #3
Baby Doll
(music by
Bessie Smith
; lyrics by
Bessie Smith
)
Saloon Singer
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
(music by
Jimmy Cox
; lyrics by
Jimmy Cox
)
Woman #1, Woman #2 and Woman #3
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
(music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
Ted Koehler
)
Woman #1, Woman #2 and Woman #3
Blue Blue
(Reprise)
(music by
Bessie Smith
; lyrics by
Bessie Smith
)
Woman #1, Woman #2 and Woman #3
Blues in the Night
(Reprise)
(music by
Harold Arlen
; lyrics by
Johnny Mercer
)
Woman #1, Woman #2 and Woman #3
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1983 Nominee
Produced by
Mitchell Maxwell
,
Alan J. Schuster
,
Fred H. Krones
and
M² Entertainment, Inc.
Season:
1982-83
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Blues in the Night Statistics
1982-83 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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