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Hilarities
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Hilarities
Broadway
Original
Adelphi Theatre
152 W. 54th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Buddy Kaye
,
Carl Lampl
,
Stanley Arnold
music:
Buddy Kaye
,
Carl Lampl
,
Stanley Arnold
playwright:
Morey Amsterdam
,
Howard Harris
,
Sidney Zelinka
People (35)
Betty Jane Watson
Performer
(Original)
Connie Sawyer
Performer
(Original)
Gali Gali
Performer
(Original)
Raul Reyes
Performer
(Original)
Eva Reyes
Performer
(Original)
Gerald Austen
Performer
(Original)
Calgary Brothers
Performer
(Original)
Mazzone and the Holloway Sisters
Performer
(Original)
The Herzogs
Performer
(Original)
Connie Stevens
Performer
(Original)
George Tapps
Performer
(Original)
Larry Douglas
Performer
(Original)
Gil Maison
Performer
(Original)
Al Kelly
Performer
(Original)
Sid Stone
Performer
(Original)
Nancy Andrews
Performer
(Original)
Abbott Dancers
Performer
(Original)
Harold and Lola
Performer
(Original)
Enid Williams
Performer
(Original)
Mitzi Norvello
Performer
(Original)
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Betty Jane Watson
Performer
(Original)
Connie Sawyer
Performer
(Original)
Gali Gali
Performer
(Original)
Raul Reyes
Performer
(Original)
Eva Reyes
Performer
(Original)
Gerald Austen
Performer
(Original)
Calgary Brothers
Performer
(Original)
Mazzone and the Holloway Sisters
Performer
(Original)
The Herzogs
Performer
(Original)
Connie Stevens
Performer
(Original)
George Tapps
Performer
(Original)
Larry Douglas
Performer
(Original)
Gil Maison
Performer
(Original)
Al Kelly
Performer
(Original)
Sid Stone
Performer
(Original)
Nancy Andrews
Performer
(Original)
Abbott Dancers
Performer
(Original)
Harold and Lola
Performer
(Original)
Enid Williams
Performer
(Original)
Mitzi Norvello
Performer
(Original)
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Sidney Zelinka
Writer
Sketches
Howard Harris
Writer
Sketches
Morey Amsterdam
Writer
Ken Robey
Sketches
Conception
Producer
Buddy Kaye
Music
Lyrics
Stanley Arnold
Music
Lyrics
Carl Lampl
Music
Lyrics
Crayon
Scenic Design
Elliott Jacoby
Special Music Arrangements
George Tapps
Dance Arrangements
Mervyn Nelson
Production Supervisor
David Kanter
Stage Manager
Paul Groll
General Manager
George Ross
Press Representative
Stan Zucker
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Sep
9
1948
Closing Date
Sep
18
1948
Performances
14
as of Dec 01, 2025
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