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La Vie Parisienne
Broadway
Original
La Vie Parisienne
Broadway
Original
Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway (W. 53rd St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Jacques Offenbach
People (67)
Donald Burr
Comte Raoul de Gardefu
(Original)
Virginia Card
Evelyn
(Original)
Wilbur Evans
Baron Bobinet
(Original)
Andzia Kuzak
Gabrielle
(Original)
Paul Kwartin
Alphonse
(Original)
Gontran
(Original)
Paul Reed
Jackson
(Original)
Carolina Segrera
Metella
(Original)
Hugh Thompson
Mr. Hutchinson
(Original)
Sam Adams
Chorus
(Original)
Anne Barlow
Ballet
(Original)
Julia Beoletto
Chorus
(Original)
Bertram Briess
Chorus
(Original)
Boris Brown
Chorus
(Original)
Gisella Caccialanza
Premiere Dansueuse
(Original)
Stanley Carlson
Revolutionary
(Original)
Station Master
(Original)
Baret Cummings
Ballet
(Original)
Mary Davis
Chorus
(Original)
Tradesperson
(Original)
Margit DeKova
Ballet
(Original)
Sebastian Engelberg
Chorus
(Original)
Carter Farriss
Chorus
(Original)
Louise Fearney
Chorus
(Original)
Elsa Fiore
Chorus
(Original)
Marie Fox
Chorus
(Original)
Tony Gardell
Chorus
(Original)
Arlene Garver
Ballet
(Original)
Franz George
Chorus
(Original)
Pauline Goddard
Ballet
(Original)
Walter Graf
Chorus
(Original)
Josephine Griffin
Chorus
(Original)
Tradesperson
(Original)
Zadah Guerian
Chorus
(Original)
Meta Hartof
Chorus
(Original)
Georgia Hiden
Ballet
(Original)
Roger Hill
Chorus
(Original)
Mary Jane Shea
Ballet
(Original)
Hans Kuhn
Chorus
(Original)
Nicholas Magallanes
Ballet
(Original)
Francisco Moncion
Ballet
(Original)
Patricia Neway
Chorus
(Original)
Miriam Oreck
Ballet
(Original)
Maria Orleos
Chorus
(Original)
Margaret Ormos
Chorus
(Original)
Raymond Pach
Chorus
(Original)
Alice Philipp
Chorus
(Original)
Elton Plowman
Chorus
(Original)
Eric Rautens
Chorus
(Original)
Romeo Rim
Chorus
(Original)
Cynthia Rose
Tradesperson
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Marion Ross
Chorus
(Original)
Nathaniel Sprinzena
Chorus
(Original)
Freda Starr
Chorus
(Original)
Beatrice Tompkins
Ballet
(Original)
Jane Ward
Ballet
(Original)
Nora White
Ballet
(Original)
Ludlow White
Chorus
(Original)
Carol York
Chorus
(Original)
Stanley Zompakos
Ballet
(Original)
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Donald Burr
Comte Raoul de Gardefu
(Original)
Virginia Card
Evelyn
(Original)
Wilbur Evans
Baron Bobinet
(Original)
Andzia Kuzak
Gabrielle
(Original)
Paul Kwartin
Alphonse
(Original)
Gontran
(Original)
Paul Reed
Jackson
(Original)
Carolina Segrera
Metella
(Original)
Hugh Thompson
Mr. Hutchinson
(Original)
Sam Adams
Chorus
(Original)
Anne Barlow
Ballet
(Original)
Julia Beoletto
Chorus
(Original)
Bertram Briess
Chorus
(Original)
Boris Brown
Chorus
(Original)
Gisella Caccialanza
Premiere Dansueuse
(Original)
Stanley Carlson
Revolutionary
(Original)
Station Master
(Original)
Baret Cummings
Ballet
(Original)
Mary Davis
Chorus
(Original)
Tradesperson
(Original)
Margit DeKova
Ballet
(Original)
Sebastian Engelberg
Chorus
(Original)
Carter Farriss
Chorus
(Original)
Louise Fearney
Chorus
(Original)
Elsa Fiore
Chorus
(Original)
Marie Fox
Chorus
(Original)
Tony Gardell
Chorus
(Original)
Arlene Garver
Ballet
(Original)
Franz George
Chorus
(Original)
Pauline Goddard
Ballet
(Original)
Walter Graf
Chorus
(Original)
Josephine Griffin
Chorus
(Original)
Tradesperson
(Original)
Zadah Guerian
Chorus
(Original)
Meta Hartof
Chorus
(Original)
Georgia Hiden
Ballet
(Original)
Roger Hill
Chorus
(Original)
Mary Jane Shea
Ballet
(Original)
Hans Kuhn
Chorus
(Original)
Nicholas Magallanes
Ballet
(Original)
Francisco Moncion
Ballet
(Original)
Patricia Neway
Chorus
(Original)
Miriam Oreck
Ballet
(Original)
Maria Orleos
Chorus
(Original)
Margaret Ormos
Chorus
(Original)
Raymond Pach
Chorus
(Original)
Alice Philipp
Chorus
(Original)
Elton Plowman
Chorus
(Original)
Eric Rautens
Chorus
(Original)
Romeo Rim
Chorus
(Original)
Cynthia Rose
Tradesperson
(Original)
Chorus
(Original)
Marion Ross
Chorus
(Original)
Nathaniel Sprinzena
Chorus
(Original)
Freda Starr
Chorus
(Original)
Beatrice Tompkins
Ballet
(Original)
Jane Ward
Ballet
(Original)
Nora White
Ballet
(Original)
Ludlow White
Chorus
(Original)
Carol York
Chorus
(Original)
Stanley Zompakos
Ballet
(Original)
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Felix Brentano
New English Book
Director
Louis Verneuil
New English Book
Jacques Offenbach
Music
Marian Farquhar
New Lyrics
Henri Meilhac
Based on the French Opera
Ludovic Halévy
Based on the French Opera by
Leo Riskin
Additional Dialogue
Frank Torloff
Additional Dialogue
Marco Montedoro
Scenic Design
Costume Design
The New Opera Company
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
10
1942
Closing Date
Dec
7
1942
Performances
17
as of Nov 28, 2025
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