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Hooray for What!
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Hooray For What! Playbill - May 1938
Hooray for What!
Broadway
Original
Winter Garden Theatre
1634 Broadway (At W. 50th St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
E.Y. Harburg
music:
Harold Arlen
book:
Russel Crouse
,
Howard Lindsay
People (86)
Anthony Albert
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Department Head
(Original)
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Producer
(Original)
Joanna Allen
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Badey
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Margorie Baglin
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Al Baron
Second Tough
(Original)
Dorothy Bird
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Bidda Blakely
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Ralph Blane
A Spy
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Ruthanna Boris
Principal Dancer
(Original)
The Briants
Specialty Act
(Original)
Florine Callahan
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Constance Carr
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Leo Chalzel
Herr Zingaroff
(Original)
The Mayor
(Original)
William Chandler
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Carrol Clarke
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
June Clyde
Annabel Lewis
(Original)
Harold Cook
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Ford Crane
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Maxine Darrell
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Louise de Forrest
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Helene Ecklund
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Will Ferry
Mr. Harriman
(Original)
The Five Reillys
Specialty Act
(Original)
Franklyn Fox
Admiral Sir Basil Entwhistle
(Original)
First Tough
(Original)
Joel Friend
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Gallimore
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Phillip Gordon
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Al Gordon's Dogs
Specialty Act
(Original)
Paul Haakon
Principal Dancer
(Original)
Helen Hannan
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Sue Hastings' Marionettes
Specialty Act
(Original)
William Hawley
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Rita Horgan
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Beverly Hosier
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Howard
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Arthur Kay
Marshall Dinkelspiel
(Original)
The Voice of Conscience
(Original)
Evelyn Laurie
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Hugh Martin
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Joan Martin
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Meyer
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Mickey Moore
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Department Head
(Original)
Evelyn Moser
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Meg Mundy
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Murray
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Dagmar Nilsson
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Ann Parker
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Wynelle Patterson
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Bill Pillick
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Leon Polinsky
Specialty Act
(Original)
Don Popikoff
Comrade Popikoff
(Original)
Jo Raskin
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Gracie Reilly
Gracie
(Original)
Marcel Rousseau
Marechal DuVal
(Original)
Sid Salzer
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Department Head
(Original)
Charles Senna
Daniel
(Original)
Generalissimo Di Gregorio
(Original)
Robert Shafer
Benjamin Benedict
(Original)
Benjy
(Original)
Ruth Shaw
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
John Smedberg
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Virginia Smith
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara Towne
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Vivian Vance
Stephanie Stephanovich
(Original)
Marie Vanneman
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Virginia Vonne
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Carol Louise Wanderman
Little Girl
(Original)
Jack Whiting
Breezy Cunningham
(Original)
Armonce Wilkins
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
William Castle
Manager
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Ed Wynn
Chuckles
(Original)
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Anthony Albert
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Department Head
(Original)
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Producer
(Original)
Joanna Allen
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Badey
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Margorie Baglin
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Al Baron
Second Tough
(Original)
Dorothy Bird
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Bidda Blakely
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Ralph Blane
A Spy
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Ruthanna Boris
Principal Dancer
(Original)
The Briants
Specialty Act
(Original)
Florine Callahan
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Constance Carr
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Leo Chalzel
Herr Zingaroff
(Original)
The Mayor
(Original)
William Chandler
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Carrol Clarke
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
June Clyde
Annabel Lewis
(Original)
Harold Cook
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Ford Crane
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Maxine Darrell
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Louise de Forrest
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Helene Ecklund
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Will Ferry
Mr. Harriman
(Original)
The Five Reillys
Specialty Act
(Original)
Franklyn Fox
Admiral Sir Basil Entwhistle
(Original)
First Tough
(Original)
Joel Friend
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Peggy Gallimore
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Phillip Gordon
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Al Gordon's Dogs
Specialty Act
(Original)
Paul Haakon
Principal Dancer
(Original)
Helen Hannan
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Sue Hastings' Marionettes
Specialty Act
(Original)
William Hawley
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Rita Horgan
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Beverly Hosier
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Frank Howard
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Arthur Kay
Marshall Dinkelspiel
(Original)
The Voice of Conscience
(Original)
Evelyn Laurie
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Hugh Martin
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Joan Martin
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Meyer
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Mickey Moore
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Department Head
(Original)
Evelyn Moser
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Meg Mundy
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Edward Murray
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Dagmar Nilsson
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Ann Parker
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Wynelle Patterson
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Bill Pillick
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Leon Polinsky
Specialty Act
(Original)
Don Popikoff
Comrade Popikoff
(Original)
Jo Raskin
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Gracie Reilly
Gracie
(Original)
Marcel Rousseau
Marechal DuVal
(Original)
Sid Salzer
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Department Head
(Original)
Charles Senna
Daniel
(Original)
Generalissimo Di Gregorio
(Original)
Robert Shafer
Benjamin Benedict
(Original)
Benjy
(Original)
Ruth Shaw
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
John Smedberg
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Virginia Smith
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara Towne
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Vivian Vance
Stephanie Stephanovich
(Original)
Marie Vanneman
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Virginia Vonne
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Carol Louise Wanderman
Little Girl
(Original)
Jack Whiting
Breezy Cunningham
(Original)
Armonce Wilkins
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
William Castle
Manager
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Ed Wynn
Chuckles
(Original)
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Howard Lindsay
Book
Book staged
Russel Crouse
Book
Harold Arlen
Music
E.Y. Harburg
Lyrics
Conception
Vincente Minnelli
Staging and Supervision
Scenic Design
Robert Alton
Dances Director
Raoul Pène Du Bois
Costume Design
Don Walker
Music Orchestrations
Joseph Glover
Orchestrator
Conrad Salinger
Orchestrator
Paul Sterrett
Additional Orchestrations
Kay Thompson
Music Arrangements
Singing Ensemble Coach
Hugh Martin
Music Arrangements
Ferry Corwey
Special Effects
Harry LaMore
Special Effects
George Hanlon
Special Effects
Langdon McCormack
Special Effects
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
1
1937
Closing Date
May
21
1938
Performances
199
as of Dec 03, 2025
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