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Rhapsody
Broadway
Original
Rhapsody
Broadway
Original
New Century Theatre
932 Seventh Ave. at W. 58th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Arnold Sundgaard
,
Leonard Louis Levinson
lyrics:
John La Touche
music:
Fritz Kreisler
People (56)
Bertha Belmore
Frau Tina Hugenhaugen
(Original)
Patricia Bowman
Ilse Bonen
(Original)
Rosemarie Brancato
Madame Boticini
(Original)
Angela Carabella
Maywine Octette
(Original)
John Cherry
Lotzi Hugenhaugen
(Original)
Alexandra Denisova
Sonya
(Original)
Annamary Dickey
Empress Maria Theresa
(Original)
Mildred Jocelyn
Greta
(Original)
Maywine Octette
(Original)
Mr. Johnson
Demi- Tasse
(Original)
Robert Kirland
Rhapsody Double Quintett
(Original)
Jailer
(Original)
Eddie Mayehoff
Casanova
(Original)
Gloria Story
Lili Hugenhausen
(Original)
George Young
Emperor Francis I
(Original)
George Zoritch
Ivan
(Original)
Nina Allen
Maywine Octette
(Original)
Carl Anders
Court Octette
(Original)
Betty Baker
Rhapsody Double Quintett
(Original)
Nicolas Beriozoff
Rickshaw Man
(Original)
Camille Fischelli
Court Octette
(Original)
S/Sgt. Gordon Gaines
Court Octette
(Original)
John Hamill
Charles Eckert
(Original)
Joan Hansen
Corps de Ballet
(Original)
William Hearne
Court Octette
(Original)
John Henson
Maywine Octette
(Original)
Barbara Jevne
Court Octette
(Original)
Evelyn Keller
Maywine Octette
(Original)
Irene Larson
Corps de Ballet
(Original)
Thomas LoMonaco
Maywine Octette
(Original)
Cecille Mann
Corps de Ballet
(Original)
Ella Mayer
Rhapsody Double Quintett
(Original)
Gar Moore
Court Octette
(Original)
Muriel O'Malley
Court Octette
(Original)
Jerry Ross
The Dandy
(Original)
Rudy Rudisill
Maywine Octette
(Original)
Dorothy Scott
Corps de Ballet
(Original)
Lucille Shea
Court Octette
(Original)
Patricia Sims
Corps de Ballet
(Original)
Sally Sorvo
Corps de Ballet
(Original)
Igor Storojeff
Boy
(Original)
Randolph Symonette
Captain of the Palace Guard
(Original)
Yvonne Tibor
Corps de Ballet
(Original)
Bette Van
Rhapsody Double Quintett
(Original)
Harry Ward
Maywine Octette
(Original)
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Bertha Belmore
Frau Tina Hugenhaugen
(Original)
Patricia Bowman
Ilse Bonen
(Original)
Rosemarie Brancato
Madame Boticini
(Original)
Angela Carabella
Maywine Octette
(Original)
John Cherry
Lotzi Hugenhaugen
(Original)
Alexandra Denisova
Sonya
(Original)
Annamary Dickey
Empress Maria Theresa
(Original)
Mildred Jocelyn
Greta
(Original)
Maywine Octette
(Original)
Mr. Johnson
Demi- Tasse
(Original)
Robert Kirland
Rhapsody Double Quintett
(Original)
Jailer
(Original)
Eddie Mayehoff
Casanova
(Original)
Gloria Story
Lili Hugenhausen
(Original)
George Young
Emperor Francis I
(Original)
George Zoritch
Ivan
(Original)
Nina Allen
Maywine Octette
(Original)
Carl Anders
Court Octette
(Original)
Betty Baker
Rhapsody Double Quintett
(Original)
Nicolas Beriozoff
Rickshaw Man
(Original)
Camille Fischelli
Court Octette
(Original)
S/Sgt. Gordon Gaines
Court Octette
(Original)
John Hamill
Charles Eckert
(Original)
Joan Hansen
Corps de Ballet
(Original)
William Hearne
Court Octette
(Original)
John Henson
Maywine Octette
(Original)
Barbara Jevne
Court Octette
(Original)
Evelyn Keller
Maywine Octette
(Original)
Irene Larson
Corps de Ballet
(Original)
Thomas LoMonaco
Maywine Octette
(Original)
Cecille Mann
Corps de Ballet
(Original)
Ella Mayer
Rhapsody Double Quintett
(Original)
Gar Moore
Court Octette
(Original)
Muriel O'Malley
Court Octette
(Original)
Jerry Ross
The Dandy
(Original)
Rudy Rudisill
Maywine Octette
(Original)
Dorothy Scott
Corps de Ballet
(Original)
Lucille Shea
Court Octette
(Original)
Patricia Sims
Corps de Ballet
(Original)
Sally Sorvo
Corps de Ballet
(Original)
Igor Storojeff
Boy
(Original)
Randolph Symonette
Captain of the Palace Guard
(Original)
Yvonne Tibor
Corps de Ballet
(Original)
Bette Van
Rhapsody Double Quintett
(Original)
Harry Ward
Maywine Octette
(Original)
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Leonard Louis Levinson
Book
Arnold Sundgaard
Book
Fritz Kreisler
Composer
John La Touche
Lyrics
A. N. Nagler
Source Material
Blevins Davis
Additional Lyrics
Producer
Robert Russell Bennett
Additional Lyrics
Arrangements
David Lichine
Director
Choreographer
Oliver Smith
Scenic Design
Frank Bevan
Costume Design
Stanley McCandless
Lighting Design
Lorraine Manville Dresselhuys
Produced in Association With
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
22
1944
Closing Date
Dec
3
1944
Performances
13
as of Dec 04, 2025
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