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Phoenix '55 Playbill - April 1955
Phoenix '55
Broadway
Revival
Phoenix Theatre
189 Second Ave. (at E. 12th Street), New York, NY
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Nancy Walker
"A Funny Heart" Performer
(Original)
"Down to the Sea" Performer
(Original)
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"Tomorrow Is Here" Performer
(Original)
Annie Snodgrass (Upper Birth)
(Original)
Chickie Popjoy (The Ingenue)
(Original)
Millie Wubble (First Prize)
(Original)
The Maiden (The Trap)
(Original)
Gemze de Lappe
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"It Says Here" Performer
(Original)
"Never Wait For Love" Dancer
(Original)
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
(Original)
Aerialist ("The Charade of the Marionettes")
(Original)
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements (The Trap)
(Original)
Kenneth Harvey
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"It Says Here" Performer
(Original)
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
(Original)
Bradbury (First Prize)
(Original)
Narrator (The Trap)
(Original)
Ted Morrow (Upper Birth)
(Original)
Bill Heyer
Performer
(Original)
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"It Says Here" Performer
(Original)
"This Tuxedo Is Mine!" Singer
(Original)
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements (The Trap)
(Original)
Him ("Just Him")
(Original)
Tomorrow Is Here Company
(Original)
Louise Hoff
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"Opening" Performer
(Original)
2nd Customer (Utter Ecstasy)
(Original)
Brenda ('Suburban Retreat")
(Original)
Nellie (Handy Man Around the House)
(Original)
Tomorrow Is Here Company
(Original)
Harvey Lembeck
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
Clerk (Utter Ecstasy)
(Original)
Clifford Bodmer (The Ingenue)
(Original)
Dobberman (First Prize)
(Original)
Interviewer ("Tomorrow Is Here")
(Original)
Mike Snodgrass (Upper Birth)
(Original)
The Father (The Trap)
(Original)
Marge Redmond
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"It Says Here" Performer
(Original)
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
(Original)
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements (The Trap)
(Original)
Miss Lovelace (Utter Ecstasy)
(Original)
Reporter (First Prize)
(Original)
Viv (Handy Man Around the House)
(Original)
Elise Rhodes
Performer
(Original)
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"It Says Here" Performer
(Original)
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
(Original)
Amanda Claxton (The Ingenue)
(Original)
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements (The Trap
(Original)
She ("All Around the World")
(Original)
Joshua Shelley
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"It Says Here" Performer
(Original)
Chuck (Handy Man Around the House)
(Original)
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements (The Trap)
(Original)
HaroldSuburban Retreat
(Original)
Tomorrow Is Here Company
(Original)
Wallingford Merkle (The Ingenue)
(Original)
Elton J. Warren
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"It Says Here" Performer
(Original)
"Never Wait For Love" Singer
(Original)
"The Charade of the Marionettes" Singer
(Original)
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
(Original)
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements (The Trap)
(Original)
Robert Bakanic
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"It Says Here" Performer
(Original)
"Never Wait For Love" Dancer
(Original)
"This Tuxedo Is Mine!" Dancer
(Original)
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
(Original)
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements (The Trap)
(Original)
Uncle Willie (Upper Birth)
(Original)
Shellie Farrell
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"It Says Here" Performer
(Original)
"Never Wait For Love" Dancer
(Original)
"This Tuxedo Is Mine!" Dancer
(Original)
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
(Original)
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements (The Trap)
(Original)
Jerry Fries
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"It Says Here" Performer
(Original)
"Never Wait For Love" Dancer
(Original)
"This Tuxedo Is Mine!" Dancer
(Original)
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements (The Trap)
(Original)
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
(Original)
Jay Harnick
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
(Original)
Delivery Man (Upper Birth)
(Original)
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements (The Trap)
(Original)
It Says Here Performer
(Original)
Photographer (First Prize)
(Original)
Richard Korthaze
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"It Says Here" Performer
(Original)
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
(Original)
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements (The Trap)
(Original)
Ralph McWilliams
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"It Says Here" Performer
(Original)
"Never Wait For Love" Dancer
(Original)
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
(Original)
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements (The Trap)
(Original)
Lion-Tamer ("The Charade of the Marionettes")
(Original)
Cynthia Price
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"It Says Here" Performer
(Original)
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
(Original)
Friends, Relatives and Other Disreputable Elements (The Trap)
(Original)
Secretary (First Prize)
(Original)
Boris Runanin
The Young Dreamer (The Trap)
(Original)
Rain Winslow
"Finale" Performer
(Original)
"It Says Here" Performer
(Original)
"This Tuxedo Is Mine!" Dancer
(Original)
"Tomorrow Is Here" Company
(Original)
(Never Wait For Love) Dancer
(Original)
1st Customer (Utter Ecstasy)
(Original)
A Disreputable Element (The Trap)
(Original)
Reporter (First Prize)
(Original)
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Ira Wallach
Sketches
David Baker
Music
John Morris
Ballet music
David Craig
Lyrics
Nicholas Benton
Conception
Stark Hesseltine
Conception
Marc Daniels
Staging
Boris Runanin
Choreographer
Eldon Elder
Scenic Design
Alvin Colt
Costume Design
Klaus Holm
Lighting Design
Ernest Adler
Hairstyles and make-up
Ralph Burns
Music Orchestrations
Clare Grundman
Music Orchestrations
Robert Woods
Production Stage Manager
Elliot Martin
Stage Manager
David Hooks
Assistant Stage Manager
Carl Fisher
General Manager
Nathan Parnes
Company Manager
Ben Kornzweig
Publicity Director
The Phoenix Theatre
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
23
1955
Closing Date
Jul
17
1955
Performances
97
as of Nov 29, 2025
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Phoenix '55 - April 23, 1955
Phoenix '55 - April 23, 1955
Phoenix '55 - April 23, 1955
Phoenix '55 - April 23, 1955
Phoenix '55 - April 23, 1955
Phoenix '55 - April 23, 1955
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Awards
Tony Award
1956
Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Alvin Colt
Nominee
1956
Best Choreography
Boris Runanin
Nominee
1956
Best Actress in a Musical
Nancy Walker
Nominee
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