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Two's Company Broadway Original Cast

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Two's Company is a musical revue with principal sketches by Charles Sherman and Peter DeVries, principal lyrics by Ogden Nash and Sammy Cahn, and principal music by Vernon Duke.

Original

Replacement

Dancer in "It Just Occured to Me"

Dancing Ensemble

Pupil

Dancing Ensemble

Audience member

Dancer in "Roundabout"

Dancing Ensemble

She

Maurice Brenner

Camera Man

(Purple Rose)

Announcer

(Going to the Studio)

Dudley Dawson

Melvin

Stanley

Strombolini

(When in Rome)

Boy

Singer/Dancer of "Opening - Theatre is a Lady"

The Drummer

Singer of "Clear Blue Sky" (u/s)

Singer of "It Just Occured to Me" (u/s)

Singing Ensemble

Cicero

(Purple Rose)

Helen

Jezebela

Performer of "Street Scenes"

Singer of "Just Like a Man"

Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"

Singer/Dancer of "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"

Sybill

That One

Francis Edwards

Audience member

Hilary

Singing Ensemble

Singer of "Haunted Hot Spot"

Singer of "Roundabout"

Dancer in "Roundabout"

Dancer in "It Just Occured to Me"

Dancing Ensemble

Pupil

Audience member

Singer of "Clear Blue Sky"

Singer of "Haunted Hot Spot" (u/s)

Singer of "Roundabout" (u/s)

Singing Ensemble

Audience member

Dancing Ensemble

Dancer in "Roundabout"

Dancing Ensemble

George S. Irving

Introducer of "Opening - Theatre is a Lady" (u/s)

J.C.

Musician

Performer of "Street Scenes" (u/s)

Peter ("Going to the Studio") (u/s)

Peter ("Purple Rose") (u/s)

Producer

Reggie (u/s)

Terrance

(Applause Books)

Maria Karnilova

Dancer of "Clear Blue Sky"

Esther

Dancer in "Roundabout"

Girl

The Stripper

Singer of "Clear Blue Sky"

Singer of "It Just Occured to Me"

Dancing Ensemble

Singing Ensemble

Singing Ensemble

Dancer in "Roundabout"

Dancer in "It Just Occured to Me"

Dancing Ensemble

Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"

Audience member

Secretary

Singing Ensemble

Rollo

(And A Little Child)

Dancing Ensemble

Ensemble in "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"

Native

Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"

The Pianist

Dancer in "It Just Occured to Me"

Dancing Ensemble

Nina

Audience member

Helen (u/s)

Hortense

Jezebela (u/s)

Mrs. Wilkins

Performer of "Street Scenes" (u/s)

Sadie" (u/s)

Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along (u/s)

Singer/Dancer of "Turn Me Loose on Broadway" (u/s)

Singing Ensemble

Sybill (u/s)

That One (u/s)

(Applause Books)

Butler ("And a Little Child")

Butler ("Purple Rose")

Singing Ensemble

Singing Ensemble

Audience member

Usher

Virgil

(Purple Rose)

Leader of the Teen Aces

Dancer in "Roundabout"

Dancer in "It Just Occured to Me"

Dancer of "Clear Blue Sky"

Dancing Ensemble

Singer/Dancer of "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"

Dudley Dawson (u/s)

Harassed Gentleman

Melvin (u/s)

Stanley (u/s)

Strombolini (u/s)

Thomaso

(Applause Books)

Audience member

Maid ("Purple Rose")

Singing Ensemble

Ginger

Singer of "It Just Occured to Me"

Singing Ensemble

Audience member

Horatio

Porter

(When in Rome)

Dancer in "It Just Occured to Me"

Dancing Ensemble

Ensemble in "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"

Introducer of "Opening - Theatre is a Lady"

Performer of "Street Scenes"

Peter ("Going to the Studio")

Peter ("Purple Rose")

Reggie

Singer of "A Man's Home"

Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"

Gilbert Shipley

Armstead Shobey

Stanley Simmons

Dancing Ensemble

Ensemble in "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"

Professor

Stanley Simmons (ii)

Audience member

Singer of "Clear Blue Sky" (u/s)

Singing Ensemble

(Applause Books)

Oliver Wakefield

Performer of "The Voice of Inexperience"

Singing Ensemble

Awards and Nominations

1953 Tony Awards

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Hiram Sherman won.

Production Team

Ralph Alswang Scenic Designer

Lighting Designer

Jules Dassin Director
(Sketches Director)

Director
(sketches)

Clare Grundman Orchestrator
("Turn Me Loose on Broadway", "It Just Occured to Me", "Baby Couldn't Dance" and "Finale")

Phil Lang Orchestrator
("Roll Along, Sadie", "Purple Rose" and "Just Like a Man")

Jerome Robbins Choreographer

Don Walker Orchestrator
("Opening - Theatre is a Lady", "A Man's Home", "Roundabout", "Clear Blue Sky", "Esther" and "Haunted)

Miles White Costume Designer

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