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Broadway Follies
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Broadway Follies Playbill - Opening Night, March 1981
Broadway Follies
Broadway
Original
Nederlander Theatre
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Walter Marks
music:
Walter Marks
People (50)
Robert Shields
Performer
(Original)
Lorene Yarnell
Performer
(Original)
Tessie O'Shea
Performer
(Original)
Chief Bearpaw
Performer
(Original)
Stephen Bourneuf
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
The Amazing Carazini
Performer
(Original)
Michael Allen Davis
Performer
(Original)
The Dingbats
Performer
(Original)
Travis Hudson
Performer
(Original)
Kitty Kuhn
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Los Malambos
Performer
(Original)
Mark Martino
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Gaylord Maynard
Performer
(Original)
Nancy Meadows
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Milo & Roger
Performer
(Original)
Brad Miskell
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Alice Anne Oakes
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Aurelio Padron
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
R. J. Peters
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
D'arcy Phifer
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Mark Ruhala
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Scott's Royal Boxers
Performer
(Original)
Karen Teti
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Suzanne Walker
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
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Robert Shields
Performer
(Original)
Lorene Yarnell
Performer
(Original)
Tessie O'Shea
Performer
(Original)
Chief Bearpaw
Performer
(Original)
Stephen Bourneuf
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
The Amazing Carazini
Performer
(Original)
Michael Allen Davis
Performer
(Original)
The Dingbats
Performer
(Original)
Travis Hudson
Performer
(Original)
Kitty Kuhn
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Los Malambos
Performer
(Original)
Mark Martino
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Gaylord Maynard
Performer
(Original)
Nancy Meadows
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Milo & Roger
Performer
(Original)
Brad Miskell
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Alice Anne Oakes
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Aurelio Padron
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
R. J. Peters
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
D'arcy Phifer
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Mark Ruhala
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Scott's Royal Boxers
Performer
(Original)
Karen Teti
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
Suzanne Walker
The Broadway Follies Chorus
(Original)
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Walter Marks
Music
Lyrics
Donald Driver
Conception
Director
Arthur Faria
Choreographer
Peter Larkin
Scenic Design
Alvin Colt
Costume Design
Roger Morgan
Lighting Design
Abe Jacob
Sound Design
Joe Tubens
Hair Design
Bill Byers
Music Orchestrations
Marvin Laird
Dance Arrangements
Vocal Arrangements
Robert V. Straus
Production Supervisor
Production Stage Manager
John Actman
Stage Manager
Joel Tropper
Assistant Stage Manager
Gilbert Miller
Talent Coordinator
Joel Czarlinsky
Dance Captain
Debbie Bier Prouty
Dance Captain
Dawn Animal Agency, Inc.
Animal Consultant
Marvin A. Krauss
General Manager
Sally Campbell Morse
Company Manager
Gifford / Wallace, Inc.
General Press Representative
Interart
Advertising
Edgar Lansbury
Producer
Joseph Beruh
Producer
James M. Nederlander
Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Mar
2
1981
Opening Date
Mar
15
1981
Closing Date
Mar
15
1981
Previews
14
Performances
1
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Awards
Drama Desk Award
1981
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Michael Allen Davis
Nominee
Theatre World Awards
1981
Theatre World Award
Michael Allen Davis
Winner
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