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Hazel Flagg Playbill - Sept 1953
Hazel Flagg
Broadway
Original
Mark Hellinger Theatre
1655 Broadway & 237 W. 51st St, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Bob Hilliard
music:
Jule Styne
book:
Ben Hecht
People (83)
Helen Gallagher
Hazel Flagg
(Original)
John Howard
Wallace Cook
(Original)
Thomas Mitchell
Dr. Downer
(Original)
Benay Venuta
Laura Carew
(Original)
Jack Whiting
Mayor of New York
(Original)
John Brascia
Willie
(Original)
Jonathan Harris
Oleander
(Original)
Ross Martin
Dr. Egelhofer
(Original)
Man on the Street
(Replacement)
Sheree North
Whitey
(Original)
John Pelletti
Maximilian Lavian
(Original)
Estelle Aza
Dancer
(Original)
John Bartis
Committeeman
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Christopher Brown
Dancer
(Original)
Dean Campbell
An Editor
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Chris Carter
Dancer
(Original)
David Carter
Singer
(Original)
Ronald Cecill
Dancer
(Original)
Jerry Craig
Bellboy
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Al Craine
Dancer
(Original)
Don Crichton
Dancer
(Original)
Bob Davis
Singer
(Original)
Sara Dillon
Singer
(Original)
Marcella Dodge
Dancer
(Original)
Anna Friedland
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Harmon
Singer
(Original)
Carol Hendricks
Singer
(Original)
Vermont Villager
(Original)
Ruby Herndon
Dancer
(Original)
Bill Heyer
Fireman
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Committeeman
(Replacement)
Betsy Holland
Miss Winterbottom
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Dossie Hollongsworth
Singer
(Original)
Lori Jon
Chorus Girl
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
B.J. Keating
Singer
(Original)
Vermont Villager
(Original)
Hugh Lambert
Dancer
(Original)
Gerard Leavitt
Dancer
(Original)
Robert Lenn
Mr. Jenkins
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Dorothy Love
Vermont Villager
(Original)
Sherry McCutcheon
Dancer
(Original)
Beverly McFadden
Singer
(Original)
Betty McMillen
Dancer
(Original)
Barbara Michaels
Dancer
(Original)
Judy Miller
Dancer
(Original)
Joan Morton
Dancer
(Original)
Vermont Villager
(Original)
Margot Myers
Dancer
(Original)
Virginia Poe
Chorus Girl
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Eva Ralf
Dancer
(Original)
David Randall
Singer
(Original)
George Reeder
Dancer
(Original)
Man on the Street
(Original)
Eric Schepard
Dancer
(Original)
Policeman
(Original)
Laurel Shelby
Singer
(Original)
Vermont Villager
(Original)
Michael Spaeth
Committeeman
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Beryl Towbin
Dancer
(Original)
Lawrence Weber
Mr. Billings
(Original)
Toni Wheelis
Dancer
(Original)
Richard S. Bishop
Judge Curley
(Replacement)
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Helen Gallagher
Hazel Flagg
(Original)
John Howard
Wallace Cook
(Original)
Thomas Mitchell
Dr. Downer
(Original)
Benay Venuta
Laura Carew
(Original)
Jack Whiting
Mayor of New York
(Original)
John Brascia
Willie
(Original)
Jonathan Harris
Oleander
(Original)
Ross Martin
Dr. Egelhofer
(Original)
Sheree North
Whitey
(Original)
John Pelletti
Maximilian Lavian
(Original)
Estelle Aza
Dancer
(Original)
John Bartis
Committeeman
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Christopher Brown
Dancer
(Original)
Dean Campbell
An Editor
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Chris Carter
Dancer
(Original)
David Carter
Singer
(Original)
Ronald Cecill
Dancer
(Original)
Jerry Craig
Bellboy
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Al Craine
Dancer
(Original)
Don Crichton
Dancer
(Original)
Bob Davis
Singer
(Original)
Sara Dillon
Singer
(Original)
Marcella Dodge
Dancer
(Original)
Anna Friedland
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Harmon
Singer
(Original)
Carol Hendricks
Singer
(Original)
Vermont Villager
(Original)
Ruby Herndon
Dancer
(Original)
Bill Heyer
Fireman
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Betsy Holland
Miss Winterbottom
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Dossie Hollongsworth
Singer
(Original)
Lori Jon
Chorus Girl
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
B.J. Keating
Singer
(Original)
Vermont Villager
(Original)
Hugh Lambert
Dancer
(Original)
Gerard Leavitt
Dancer
(Original)
Robert Lenn
Mr. Jenkins
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Dorothy Love
Vermont Villager
(Original)
Sherry McCutcheon
Dancer
(Original)
Beverly McFadden
Singer
(Original)
Betty McMillen
Dancer
(Original)
Barbara Michaels
Dancer
(Original)
Judy Miller
Dancer
(Original)
Joan Morton
Dancer
(Original)
Vermont Villager
(Original)
Margot Myers
Dancer
(Original)
Virginia Poe
Chorus Girl
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Eva Ralf
Dancer
(Original)
David Randall
Singer
(Original)
George Reeder
Dancer
(Original)
Man on the Street
(Original)
Eric Schepard
Dancer
(Original)
Policeman
(Original)
Laurel Shelby
Singer
(Original)
Vermont Villager
(Original)
Michael Spaeth
Committeeman
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Beryl Towbin
Dancer
(Original)
Lawrence Weber
Mr. Billings
(Original)
Toni Wheelis
Dancer
(Original)
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Ben Hecht
Book
Based on the film <i>Nothing Sacred</i> by
Jule Styne
Music
Producer
Bob Hilliard
Lyrics
James Street
Based On A Story By
David Alexander
Director
Robert Alton
Musical Staging
Production Supervisor
Harry Horner
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Miles White
Costume Design
Paul Lammers
Assistant Director
Don Walker
Music Orchestrator
Jack Mason
Additional Orchestrator
Joe Glover
Additional Orchestrator
Oscar Kosarin
Ballet Arrangements
Hugh Martin
Choral Arrangements and Direction
James Orr
Lighting Supervisor
George Gilbert
Production Assistant
Neil C. Hartley
Production Stage Manager
Fred Nay
Stage Manager
Jack Landau
Technical Supervisor
Rose Goldstein
General Manager
Michael Goldreyer
Company Manager
John L. Toohey
Press Representative
Arthur Cantor
Press Representative
Harriette Gelb
Press Assistant
Lawrence Weiner
Advertising
Anthony B. Farrell
Produced In Association with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
11
1953
Closing Date
Sep
19
1953
Performances
190
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Hazel Flagg - February 1953
Hazel Flagg - February 1953
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Hazel Flagg - February 1953
Hazel Flagg - February 1953
Hazel Flagg - February 1953
Hazel Flagg - February 1953
Hazel Flagg - February 1953
Hazel Flagg - February 1953
Hazel Flagg - February 1953
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Awards
Theatre World Awards
1953
Theatre World Award
Sheree North
Winner
Tony Award
1953
Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Miles White
Winner
1953
Best Actor in a Musical
Thomas Mitchell
Winner
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