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Dude Playbill - October 1972
Dude
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Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway (W. 53rd St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Galt MacDermot
lyrics:
Gerome Ragni
book:
Gerome Ragni
People (46)
Billy Alessi
Extra
(Original)
Bobby Alessi
Esso
(Original)
Rae Allen
Reba
(Original)
Salome Bey
Mother Earth
(Original)
Alan Braunstein
Hero
(Original)
Nell Carter
Suzie Moon
(Original)
Ralph Carter
Dude (as a boy)
(Original)
Carol Estey
Noname
(Original)
Karen-Maria Faatz
Shubert Angel
(Original)
James Patrick Farrell, III
Zero
(Original)
Katie Field
Shubert Angel
(Original)
Leata Galloway
Nero
(Original)
Delores Hall
Bread
(Original)
Georgianna Holmes
World War Too
(Original)
Michael Jason
Solo
(Original)
Helen Jennings
Shubert Angel
(Original)
Dawn Johnson
Echo
(Original)
David Kruger
Shubert Angel
(Original)
David Lasley
Sissy
(Original)
Cary Mark
Shubert Angel
(Original)
Michael Meadows
Meadow
(Original)
Barbara Monte-Britton
Shade
(Original)
Nat Morris
Dude (as a man)
(Original)
Allan Nicholls
#33
(Original)
Mark Perman
Shubert Angel
(Original)
Aida Random
Shubert Angel
(Original)
William Redfield
Harold
(Original)
Lynn Reynolds
Shubert Angel
(Original)
Dennis Simpson
Texaco
(Original)
Dale Soules
Shadow
(Original)
Sandra Loys Toder
Halo
(Original)
Jim Turner
Electric Bill
(Original)
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Billy Alessi
Extra
(Original)
Bobby Alessi
Esso
(Original)
Rae Allen
Reba
(Original)
Salome Bey
Mother Earth
(Original)
Alan Braunstein
Hero
(Original)
Nell Carter
Suzie Moon
(Original)
Ralph Carter
Dude (as a boy)
(Original)
Carol Estey
Noname
(Original)
Karen-Maria Faatz
Shubert Angel
(Original)
James Patrick Farrell, III
Zero
(Original)
Katie Field
Shubert Angel
(Original)
Leata Galloway
Nero
(Original)
Delores Hall
Bread
(Original)
Georgianna Holmes
World War Too
(Original)
Michael Jason
Solo
(Original)
Helen Jennings
Shubert Angel
(Original)
Dawn Johnson
Echo
(Original)
David Kruger
Shubert Angel
(Original)
David Lasley
Sissy
(Original)
Cary Mark
Shubert Angel
(Original)
Michael Meadows
Meadow
(Original)
Barbara Monte-Britton
Shade
(Original)
Nat Morris
Dude (as a man)
(Original)
Allan Nicholls
#33
(Original)
Mark Perman
Shubert Angel
(Original)
Aida Random
Shubert Angel
(Original)
William Redfield
Harold
(Original)
Lynn Reynolds
Shubert Angel
(Original)
Dennis Simpson
Texaco
(Original)
Dale Soules
Shadow
(Original)
Sandra Loys Toder
Halo
(Original)
Jim Turner
Electric Bill
(Original)
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Gerome Ragni
Book
Lyrics
Galt MacDermot
Music
Tom O'Horgan
Director
Eugene Lee
Production Design
Franne Lee
Production Design
Roger Morgan
Production Design
Randy Barcelo
Costume Design
Horace Ott
Music Orchestrations
Music Arrangements
Michael Maurer
Production Stage Manager
Robert D. Currie
Stage Manager
Michael Alpert
Press Representative
Adela Holzer
Producer
Peter Holzer
Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Sep
11
1972
Opening Date
Oct
9
1972
Closing Date
Oct
21
1972
Previews
16
Performances
16
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Awards
Drama Desk Award
1973
Most Promising Performer
Ralph Carter
Winner
Shows That Opened That Season: 1972–1973
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