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Lorelei
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Original
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Lorelei Playbill - Jan 1974
Lorelei
Broadway
Original
Palace Theatre
160 W 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Jule Styne
lyrics:
Leo Robin
People (88)
Carol Channing
Dessert
(Original)
Lorelei Lee
(Original)
Jean Bruno
Lady Phyllis Beekman
(Original)
Robert Fitch
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Lemanteur
(Original)
Jack Fletcher
Lord Francis Beekman
(Original)
Dody Goodman
Mrs. Ella Spofford
(Original)
Tamara Long
Dorothy Shaw
(Original)
Brandon Maggart
Josephus Gage
(Original)
Peter Palmer
Gus Esmond
(Original)
Lee Roy Reams
Henry Spofford
(Original)
Ian Tucker
Ensemble
(Original)
Louis Lemanteur
(Original)
Willard Beckham
Ensemble
(Original)
Maitre D'
(Original)
Raymond Cox
Announcer
(Original)
Bartender
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Pierre
(Original)
Mr. Esmond
(Replacement)
Bob Daley
Engineer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
George
(Original)
Aniko Farrell
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Pheasant
(Original)
JoEla Flood
Ensemble
(Original)
Zizi
(Original)
Marie Halton
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Salade
(Original)
Marian Haraldson
Ensemble
(Original)
Gregg Harlan
Ensemble
(Original)
George
(Replacement)
Sherrill Harper
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Simone Duval
(Original)
Brenda Holmes
Ensemble
(Original)
Lobster
(Original)
Caviar
(Replacement)
Linda Lee MacArthur
Ensemble
(Original)
Wayne Mattson
Ensemble
(Original)
Linda McClure
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Caviar
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Jonathan Miele
Ensemble
(Original)
David Neuman
Mr. Esmond
(Original)
Susan Ohman
Ensemble
(Original)
Gina Ramsel
Ensemble
(Original)
Fifi
(Original)
Simone Duval
(Replacement)
Jeff Richards
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Riker
Charles
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Master of Ceremonies
(Original)
Richard Schneider
Ensemble
(Original)
Steve Short
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank
(Original)
Gendarme
(Original)
Don Swanson
Ensemble
(Original)
Roxanna White
Ensemble
(Original)
Bridesmaid
(Replacement)
Lobster
(Replacement)
Bonnie Hinson
Bridesmaid
(Replacement)
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Kerry McGrath
Bridesmaid
(Replacement)
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Salade
(Replacement)
Chester Walker
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Joe Bratcher
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Robert Lemanteur
(Replacement)
Karen Jablons
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Paul Eichel
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Maitre D'
(Replacement)
Jamie Haskins
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Randy Hugill
Ensemble
(Replacement)
Bobo Lewis
Mrs. Ella Spofford
(Replacement)
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Carol Channing
Dessert
(Original)
Lorelei Lee
(Original)
Jean Bruno
Lady Phyllis Beekman
(Original)
Robert Fitch
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Lemanteur
(Original)
Jack Fletcher
Lord Francis Beekman
(Original)
Dody Goodman
Mrs. Ella Spofford
(Original)
Tamara Long
Dorothy Shaw
(Original)
Brandon Maggart
Josephus Gage
(Original)
Peter Palmer
Gus Esmond
(Original)
Lee Roy Reams
Henry Spofford
(Original)
Ian Tucker
Ensemble
(Original)
Louis Lemanteur
(Original)
Willard Beckham
Ensemble
(Original)
Maitre D'
(Original)
Raymond Cox
Announcer
(Original)
Bartender
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Pierre
(Original)
Bob Daley
Engineer
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
George
(Original)
Aniko Farrell
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Pheasant
(Original)
JoEla Flood
Ensemble
(Original)
Zizi
(Original)
Marie Halton
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Salade
(Original)
Marian Haraldson
Ensemble
(Original)
Gregg Harlan
Ensemble
(Original)
Sherrill Harper
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Simone Duval
(Original)
Brenda Holmes
Ensemble
(Original)
Lobster
(Original)
Linda Lee MacArthur
Ensemble
(Original)
Wayne Mattson
Ensemble
(Original)
Linda McClure
Bridesmaid
(Original)
Caviar
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Jonathan Miele
Ensemble
(Original)
David Neuman
Mr. Esmond
(Original)
Susan Ohman
Ensemble
(Original)
Gina Ramsel
Ensemble
(Original)
Fifi
(Original)
Jeff Richards
Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Riker
Charles
(Original)
Ensemble
(Original)
Master of Ceremonies
(Original)
Richard Schneider
Ensemble
(Original)
Steve Short
Ensemble
(Original)
Frank
(Original)
Gendarme
(Original)
Don Swanson
Ensemble
(Original)
Roxanna White
Ensemble
(Original)
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Kenny Solms
Writer
Gail Parent
Writer
Jule Styne
Music
Leo Robin
Lyrics
Betty Comden
New lyrics
Adolph Green
New lyrics
Anita Loos
Based on the musical "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
Joseph A. Fields
Based on the musical "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" by
Robert Moore
Director
Ernest O. Flatt
Choreographer
John Conklin
Scenic Design
Alvin Colt
Costume Design
Ray Aghayan
Miss Channing\'s costumes
Bob Mackie
Miss Channing\'s costumes
John Gleason
Lighting Design
Ernest Adler
Hair styles
Paul Huntley
Miss Channing\'s hairstyles created
Michael Gottfried
Make-up and additional hair styles
Philip J. Lang
Music Orchestrations
Don Walker
Music Orchestrations
Jay Thompson
Dance Arrangements
Hugh Martin
Vocal Arrangements
Buster Davis
Vocal Arrangements
Irving Pasternack
Property Master
Barry-Robert Molitch
Assistant Property Master
Ben Kranz
Production Stage Manager
George Boyd
Stage Manager
David Neuman
Assistant Stage Manager
Jamie Haskins
Assistant Stage Manager
Robert Fitch
Dance Captain
Robert Tucker
"Men" Dance Supervisor
Joseph Harris
General Manager
Ira Bernstein
General Manager
Milton Pollack
Company Manager
Solters / Sabinson / Roskin Inc.
General Press Representative
Milly Schoenbaum
Press Representative
Tract Advertising
Advertising
Jim McCormick
Advertising
Martha Swope
Photographer
Lee Guber
Producer
Shelly Gross
Producer
Charles Lowe Productions, Inc.
Produced in association with
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Pro Info
First Preview
Jan
17
1974
Opening Date
Jan
27
1974
Closing Date
Nov
3
1974
Previews
11
Performances
320
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1974
Best Actress in a Musical
Carol Channing
Nominee
Shows That Opened That Season: 1973–1974
Seesaw
The 27th Annual Tony Awards - 1973
The River Niger
The Living Mask
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