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Bitter Sweet
Broadway
Revival
Bitter Sweet
Broadway
Revival
44th Street Theatre
216 W. 44th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Noël Coward
book:
Noël Coward
music:
Noël Coward
People (59)
Harold Abbey
Boy
(Original)
Mr. Bethel
(Original)
Ruth Adams
Honor
(Original)
Lord Sorrel
(Original)
Singing Girl
(Original)
Beatrice Berenson
Freda
(Original)
Gloria
(Original)
Mrs. Proutie
(Original)
Singing Girl
(Original)
Charlotte Beverly
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Beulah Blake
Effie
(Original)
Mrs. Bethel
(Original)
Singing Girl
(Original)
Carol Boyer
Lotte
(Original)
Singing Girl
(Original)
Martha Boyer
Singing Girl
(Original)
The Duchess of Tenterton
(Original)
Victoria
(Original)
Muriel Brown
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Marion Carlisle
Hansi
(Original)
Harriet
(Original)
Lady James
(Original)
Singing Girl
(Original)
Victor Casmore
Herr Schlick
(Original)
Sir Arthur Fenchurch
(Original)
Leonard Ceeley
Captain August Lutte
(Original)
Carol Chandler
Singing Girl
(Original)
Frances Marion Comstock
Mrs. Devon
(Original)
Jay Conley
The Marquis of Steere
(Original)
Elizabeth Crandall
Mrs. Millick
(Original)
Sonya Davies
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Brian Davis
Boy
(Original)
Cedrick Ballantyne
(Original)
Lord Edgar James
(Original)
Lord Sorrel
(Original)
Don Drew
Boy
(Original)
Footman
(Original)
Jack Fago
Boy
(Original)
The Butler
(Original)
Dorothy Forsythe
Singing Girl
(Original)
Johanne Fredhovern
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Suzanne Gaye
Singing Girl
(Original)
Catherine Grey
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Frank Grinnell
Bertram Sellick
(Original)
Boy
(Original)
The Duke of Tenterton
(Original)
Evelyn Herbert
Sarah Millick
(Original)
Sari Linden
(Original)
The Marchioness of Shayne
(Original)
Zylpha Jane
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Allan Jones
Carl Linden
(Original)
Leonora Jumps
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Clyde Kelly
The Marquis of Shayne
(Original)
Leila Laney
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Carol Laski
Singing Girl
(Original)
Sherry Lee
Singing Girl
(Original)
Earl Mason
Boy
(Original)
Footman
(Original)
Cheri Medbury
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Gerald Moore
Boy
(Original)
John Moore
Boy
(Original)
Ethel Morrison
Lady Devon
(Original)
Pavla Pavlick
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Henry Rabke
Hugh Devon
(Original)
The Hon. Hugh Devon
(Original)
Jack Richards
Boy
(Original)
Lord Henry Jade
(Original)
Mr. Vale
(Original)
Leon Sabater
Boy
(Original)
Footman
(Original)
Theodore Schnyder
Accompanist
(Original)
Martin Shepard
Boy
(Original)
Martin Shepherd
Footman
(Original)
Katherine Sheridan
Singing Girl
(Original)
Kay Simmons
Gussie
(Original)
Samuel Thomas
Boy
(Original)
Lord Edgar James
(Original)
Lord James
(Original)
Hannah Toback
Manon
(Original)
Herbert Weber
Lord Henry Jekyll
(Original)
Anna Werth
Jane
(Original)
Mrs. Vale
(Original)
Singing Girl
(Original)
Florence Witt
Singing Girl
(Original)
Mary Wrick
Dolly Chamberlain
(Original)
Cameron York
Vernon Craft
(Original)
Vincent Howard
(Original)
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Harold Abbey
Boy
(Original)
Mr. Bethel
(Original)
Ruth Adams
Honor
(Original)
Lord Sorrel
(Original)
Singing Girl
(Original)
Beatrice Berenson
Freda
(Original)
Gloria
(Original)
Mrs. Proutie
(Original)
Singing Girl
(Original)
Charlotte Beverly
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Beulah Blake
Effie
(Original)
Mrs. Bethel
(Original)
Singing Girl
(Original)
Carol Boyer
Lotte
(Original)
Singing Girl
(Original)
Martha Boyer
Singing Girl
(Original)
The Duchess of Tenterton
(Original)
Victoria
(Original)
Muriel Brown
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Marion Carlisle
Hansi
(Original)
Harriet
(Original)
Lady James
(Original)
Singing Girl
(Original)
Victor Casmore
Herr Schlick
(Original)
Sir Arthur Fenchurch
(Original)
Leonard Ceeley
Captain August Lutte
(Original)
Carol Chandler
Singing Girl
(Original)
Frances Marion Comstock
Mrs. Devon
(Original)
Jay Conley
The Marquis of Steere
(Original)
Elizabeth Crandall
Mrs. Millick
(Original)
Sonya Davies
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Brian Davis
Boy
(Original)
Cedrick Ballantyne
(Original)
Lord Edgar James
(Original)
Lord Sorrel
(Original)
Don Drew
Boy
(Original)
Footman
(Original)
Jack Fago
Boy
(Original)
The Butler
(Original)
Dorothy Forsythe
Singing Girl
(Original)
Johanne Fredhovern
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Suzanne Gaye
Singing Girl
(Original)
Catherine Grey
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Frank Grinnell
Bertram Sellick
(Original)
Boy
(Original)
The Duke of Tenterton
(Original)
Evelyn Herbert
Sarah Millick
(Original)
Sari Linden
(Original)
The Marchioness of Shayne
(Original)
Zylpha Jane
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Allan Jones
Carl Linden
(Original)
Leonora Jumps
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Clyde Kelly
The Marquis of Shayne
(Original)
Leila Laney
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Carol Laski
Singing Girl
(Original)
Sherry Lee
Singing Girl
(Original)
Earl Mason
Boy
(Original)
Footman
(Original)
Cheri Medbury
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Gerald Moore
Boy
(Original)
John Moore
Boy
(Original)
Ethel Morrison
Lady Devon
(Original)
Pavla Pavlick
Dancing Girl
(Original)
Henry Rabke
Hugh Devon
(Original)
The Hon. Hugh Devon
(Original)
Jack Richards
Boy
(Original)
Lord Henry Jade
(Original)
Mr. Vale
(Original)
Leon Sabater
Boy
(Original)
Footman
(Original)
Theodore Schnyder
Accompanist
(Original)
Martin Shepard
Boy
(Original)
Martin Shepherd
Footman
(Original)
Katherine Sheridan
Singing Girl
(Original)
Kay Simmons
Gussie
(Original)
Samuel Thomas
Boy
(Original)
Lord Edgar James
(Original)
Lord James
(Original)
Hannah Toback
Manon
(Original)
Herbert Weber
Lord Henry Jekyll
(Original)
Anna Werth
Jane
(Original)
Mrs. Vale
(Original)
Singing Girl
(Original)
Florence Witt
Singing Girl
(Original)
Mary Wrick
Dolly Chamberlain
(Original)
Cameron York
Vernon Craft
(Original)
Vincent Howard
(Original)
View All Cast
Noël Coward
Book
Music
Lyrics
Edward Scanlon
Staging
Watson Barratt
Scenic Design
Ernest Schrapps
Costume Design
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
May
7
1934
Closing Date
May
19
1934
Performances
16
as of Nov 29, 2025
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