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Babes in Arms
Broadway
Musical
Comedy
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Babes in Arms
Broadway
Musical
Comedy
Original
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Richard Rodgers
,
Lorenz Hart
music:
Richard Rodgers
lyrics:
Lorenz Hart
People (67)
Aljan de Loville
Rene Flambeau
(Original)
Jere Delaney
Dan LaMar
(Original)
Alfred Drake
Marshall Blackstone
(Original)
The High Priest
(Original)
Bob Fishelson
Pinkie
(Original)
Mitzi Green
Billie Smith
(Original)
The Specialty Dancers
(Original)
W. Dana Hardwick
Lee Calhoun
(Original)
Ray Heatherton
Val LaMar
(Original)
Ethel Intropidi
Mazie LaMar
(Original)
LeRoy James
Lincoln Vanderpool
(Original)
Alvin Kerr
Phil McCabe
(Original)
Bobby Lane
Bobby
(Original)
The Acrobat
(Original)
George E. MacKay
Dr. Snyder
(Original)
Nat Blackstone
(Original)
Ray McDonald
Sam Reynolds
(Original)
Grace McDonald
Dolores Reynolds
(Original)
Duke McHale
Peter
(Original)
The Specialty Dancers
(Original)
Wynn Murray
Baby Rose
(Original)
The Singer
(Original)
Harold Nicholas
Ivor DeQuincy
(Original)
Fayard Nicholas
Irving DeQuincy
(Original)
Nicholas Brothers
The Nubians
(Original)
Douglas Perry
Beauregard Calhoun
(Original)
The Child
(Original)
Rolly Pickert
Gus Fielding
(Original)
Aileen Poe
Emma Blackstone
(Original)
Eleanor Tennis
Elenore
(Original)
The Priestess
(Original)
George Watts
Sheriff Reynolds
(Original)
Kenneth Wilkins
Booker Vanderpool
(Original)
Roy Adler
The Gang
(Original)
Buddy Allen
The Gang
(Original)
Micky Alvarez
The Gang
(Original)
Jay Bee
The Gang
(Original)
Libby Bennett
The Gang
(Original)
Verna Ceders
The Gang
(Original)
Stella Clauson
The Gang
(Original)
Tania Clell
The Gang
(Original)
Alex Courtney
The Gang
(Original)
Mitzie Dahl
The Gang
(Original)
Dan Dailey
The Gang
(Original)
Clifton Darling
The Gang
(Original)
Bronson Dudley
The Gang
(Original)
Eleanor Fiata
The Gang
(Original)
Gloria Franklin
The Gang
(Original)
Ted Gary
The Gang
(Original)
James Gillis
The Gang
(Original)
Claire Harvey
The Gang
(Original)
Marion Herson
The Gang
(Original)
Georgia Hiden
The Gang
(Original)
Marjorie Jane
The Gang
(Original)
Betty Lee
The Gang
(Original)
Connie Leslie
The Gang
(Original)
Don Liberto
The Gang
(Original)
Jean Owens
The Gang
(Original)
Audrey Palmer
The Gang
(Original)
Gedda Petry
The Gang
(Original)
Robert Rounseville
The Gang
(Original)
Ursula Seiler
The Gang
(Original)
Jack Stanton
The Gang
(Original)
Davenie Watson
The Gang
(Original)
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Aljan de Loville
Rene Flambeau
(Original)
Jere Delaney
Dan LaMar
(Original)
Alfred Drake
Marshall Blackstone
(Original)
The High Priest
(Original)
Bob Fishelson
Pinkie
(Original)
Mitzi Green
Billie Smith
(Original)
The Specialty Dancers
(Original)
W. Dana Hardwick
Lee Calhoun
(Original)
Ray Heatherton
Val LaMar
(Original)
Ethel Intropidi
Mazie LaMar
(Original)
LeRoy James
Lincoln Vanderpool
(Original)
Alvin Kerr
Phil McCabe
(Original)
Bobby Lane
Bobby
(Original)
The Acrobat
(Original)
George E. MacKay
Dr. Snyder
(Original)
Nat Blackstone
(Original)
Ray McDonald
Sam Reynolds
(Original)
Grace McDonald
Dolores Reynolds
(Original)
Duke McHale
Peter
(Original)
The Specialty Dancers
(Original)
Wynn Murray
Baby Rose
(Original)
The Singer
(Original)
Harold Nicholas
Ivor DeQuincy
(Original)
Fayard Nicholas
Irving DeQuincy
(Original)
Nicholas Brothers
The Nubians
(Original)
Douglas Perry
Beauregard Calhoun
(Original)
The Child
(Original)
Rolly Pickert
Gus Fielding
(Original)
Aileen Poe
Emma Blackstone
(Original)
Eleanor Tennis
Elenore
(Original)
The Priestess
(Original)
George Watts
Sheriff Reynolds
(Original)
Kenneth Wilkins
Booker Vanderpool
(Original)
Roy Adler
The Gang
(Original)
Buddy Allen
The Gang
(Original)
Micky Alvarez
The Gang
(Original)
Jay Bee
The Gang
(Original)
Libby Bennett
The Gang
(Original)
Verna Ceders
The Gang
(Original)
Stella Clauson
The Gang
(Original)
Tania Clell
The Gang
(Original)
Alex Courtney
The Gang
(Original)
Mitzie Dahl
The Gang
(Original)
Dan Dailey
The Gang
(Original)
Clifton Darling
The Gang
(Original)
Bronson Dudley
The Gang
(Original)
Eleanor Fiata
The Gang
(Original)
Gloria Franklin
The Gang
(Original)
Ted Gary
The Gang
(Original)
James Gillis
The Gang
(Original)
Claire Harvey
The Gang
(Original)
Marion Herson
The Gang
(Original)
Georgia Hiden
The Gang
(Original)
Marjorie Jane
The Gang
(Original)
Betty Lee
The Gang
(Original)
Connie Leslie
The Gang
(Original)
Don Liberto
The Gang
(Original)
Jean Owens
The Gang
(Original)
Audrey Palmer
The Gang
(Original)
Gedda Petry
The Gang
(Original)
Robert Rounseville
The Gang
(Original)
Ursula Seiler
The Gang
(Original)
Jack Stanton
The Gang
(Original)
Davenie Watson
The Gang
(Original)
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Richard Rodgers
Book
Music
Lorenz Hart
Book
Lyrics
Robert B. Sinclair
Staging
George Balanchine
Choreographer
Raymond Sovey
Scenic Design
Helene Pons
Costume Design
Hans Spialek
Orchestration
Dwight Deere Wiman
Production Supervisor
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
14
1937
Closing Date
Dec
18
1937
Performances
289
as of Dec 02, 2025
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