Production Staff
Al Capp
Source Material
(Based on characters)
(Based on characters)
Melvin Frank
Bookwriter
Johnny Mercer
Lyricist
Norman Panama
Bookwriter
Gene de Paul
Composer
William and Jean Eckart
Scenic Designer
Lighting Designer
Ingram Ash
Advertising
Marc Breaux
Assistant to Mr. Kidd
Thomas Brown
Music Copyist
Alvin Colt
Costume Designer
Lanier Davis
Assistant Stage Manager
William Eckart
Settings/Lighting
Jean Eckart
Settings/Lighting
Max Eisen
Press Representative
Lehman Engel
Music Arrangements
Musical Director
Melvin Frank
Producer
William Goodhart
Assistant to the Eckarts
Joseph Harris
General Manager
Lawrence Kasha
Stage Manager
Michael Kidd
Director
Choreographer
Producer
Director/Choreographer
Philip J. Lang
Orchestrator
Philip J. Lang was a musician, composer and music educator who taught at the graduate schools of music at the University of Michigan and the University of Colorado and was the orchestrator of more than 50 Broadway musicals including My Fair Lady and Camelot (with Robert Russell Bennett); Annie Get Your Gun; Applause; Hello, Dolly!; Carnival; and 42nd Street. Mr. Lang was an orchestrator for the Metropolitan Opera and a frequent musical arranger for television including Hallmark Productions, David Susskind, Radio City Music Hall and "The Tonight Show."
Terence Little
Production Stage Manager
Tharon Musser
Assistant to the Eckarts
The Shubert Organization
Theatre Owner / Operator
The Shubert Organization is America's oldest professional theatre company and the largest theatre owner on the Broadway. Since the dawn of the 20th Century, Shubert has operated hundreds of theatres and produced hundreds of plays and musicals both in New York City and throughout the United States. Shubert currently owns and operates seventeen Broadway theatres and six off-Broadway venues.
Norman Panama
Producer
John Passaretti
Assistant to Mr. Engel
Genevieve Pitot
Dance Arrangements
(ballet)
(ballet)
Harvey B. Sabinson
General Press Representative
Stanley Simmons
Assistant Costume Designer
Morris Stonzek
Music Contractor
B.J. Westman
Press Assistant
Deedee Wood
Assistant to Mr. Kidd
Awards and Nominations
1957 Tony Awards
Best Choreography: Michael Kidd won.
Best Costume Design: Alvin Colt was nominated but did not win.
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