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King of Schnorrers
Broadway
Original
King of Schnorrers
Broadway
Original
Playhouse Theatre
359 W. 48th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
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Lloyd Battista
Da Costa The King
(Original)
Paul Binotto
Aaron the flower seller
(Original)
Cosmetician
(Original)
Wilkinson
(Original)
Ralph Bruneau
Harry Tinker the tin smith
(Original)
Ed Dixon
Belasco
(Original)
Chancellor
(Original)
Isaac the rag peddler
(Original)
John Dossett
David Ben Yonkel
(Original)
Jerry Mayer
Butler
(Original)
Furtado
(Original)
Mendel the greengrocer
(Original)
Treasurer
(Original)
Rick McElhiney
Greenbaum the butcher
(Original)
Angelina Réaux
Housekeeper
(Original)
Sadie the fish peddler
(Original)
Sophie Hayden
Deborah Da Costa
(Original)
Thomas Lee Sinclair
President
(Original)
Rodriguez
(Original)
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Edwin Judd Woldin
Book
Music
Lyrics
Israel Zangwill
Freely based on The King of Schnorrers
Amy Seidman
Script Editor
Additional lyrics
Susan Birkenhead
Additional lyrics
Herbert Martin
Additional lyrics
Grover Dale
Director
Choreographer
Ed Wittstein
Scenic Design
Patricia Adshead
Costume Design
Richard Nelson
Lighting Design
Robert M. Freedman
Music Orchestrations
Norman L. Berman
Vocal Arrangements
Jay Fox
Production Stage Manager
Dance Captain
Peter J. Taylor
Assistant Stage Manager
Fred Kaplan
Casting
Eric Krebs
General Manager
Producer
Shirley Herz
General Press Representative
Jan Greenberg
General Press Representative
Sam Rudy
Press Assistant
Interart
Advertising
Michael DeLuise
Advertising
Betty Valdez
Advertising
Suzanne Karp Krebs
Photographer
Sam Landis
Producer
Linda Canavan
Associate Producer
George Street Playhouse
Originally presented in January 1979
Harold Clurman Theater
Further developed The Moving Company in October 1979 at the
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Pro Info
First Preview
Nov
21
1979
Opening Date
Nov
28
1979
Closing Date
Jan
13
1980
Previews
6
Performances
63
as of Jan 08, 2026
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