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Sadie Thompson
Broadway
Original
Sadie Thompson
Broadway
Original
Alvin Theatre
250 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Vernon Duke
playwright:
Howard Dietz
,
Rouben Mamoulian
lyrics:
Howard Dietz
People (68)
June Havoc
Sadie Thompson
(Original)
Ethel Merman
Sadie Thompson
(Replacement)
Walter Burke
Quartermaster Bates
(Original)
Daniel Cobb
Corporal Hodgson
(Original)
Ralph Dumke
Joe Horn
(Original)
Lansing Hatfield
Reverend Alfred Davidson
(Original)
Beatrice Kraft
Honeypie
(Original)
Norman Lawrence
Private Griggs
(Original)
Grazia Narciso
Ameena
(Original)
James Newill
Sergeant Tim O'Hara
(Original)
Remington Olmstead
Lao Lao
(Original)
Doris Patston
Cicely St. Clair
(Original)
Zolya Talma
Mrs. Alfred Davidson
(Original)
John Adair
Quartermaster Bates
(Replacement)
Vanessi
Featured Female Dancer
(Original)
Jimmy Allison
Singer
(Original)
Anthony Amato
Singer
(Original)
Adolph Anderson
Singer
(Original)
Harold Bayne
Singer
(Replacement)
Fred Bernaski
Dancer
(Original)
Ann Browning
Singer
(Original)
T. C. Jones
Dancer
(Original)
Arlene Carmen
Singer
(Original)
Paula Carpino
Singer
(Original)
John Cassidy
Singer
(Original)
John Cassidy
Singer
(Original)
Vivian Cherry
Dancer
(Original)
Molly Cousley
Singer
(Original)
Toni Darnay
Dancer
(Original)
Andrea Downing
Dancer
(Original)
Bob Gari
Dancer
(Original)
Ethel Greene
Singer
(Original)
Mary Grey
Dancer
(Original)
Del Horstmann
Singer
(Original)
William Hunter
Dancer
(Original)
Robert Lawrence
Singer
(Original)
Lil Liandre
Dancer
(Original)
William Lundy
Dancer
(Original)
Marilyn Merkt
Singer
(Original)
Virginia Meyer
Dancer
(Original)
Milada Mladova
Polynesian Girl
(Original)
Dorris Moore
Singer
(Original)
Alan Noel
Singer
(Original)
Mischa Pompianov
Dancer
(Original)
Theodora Roosevelt
Dancer
(Original)
Anna Scarpova
Dancer
(Original)
Alla Shishkina
Dancer
(Original)
Ruth Sobotka
Dancer
(Original)
William Vaux
Dancer
(Original)
Chris Volkoff
Polynesian Boy
(Original)
John Ward
Dancer
(Original)
Linda White
Singer
(Original)
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June Havoc
Sadie Thompson
(Original)
Walter Burke
Quartermaster Bates
(Original)
Daniel Cobb
Corporal Hodgson
(Original)
Ralph Dumke
Joe Horn
(Original)
Lansing Hatfield
Reverend Alfred Davidson
(Original)
Beatrice Kraft
Honeypie
(Original)
Norman Lawrence
Private Griggs
(Original)
Grazia Narciso
Ameena
(Original)
James Newill
Sergeant Tim O'Hara
(Original)
Remington Olmstead
Lao Lao
(Original)
Doris Patston
Cicely St. Clair
(Original)
Zolya Talma
Mrs. Alfred Davidson
(Original)
Vanessi
Featured Female Dancer
(Original)
Jimmy Allison
Singer
(Original)
Anthony Amato
Singer
(Original)
Adolph Anderson
Singer
(Original)
Fred Bernaski
Dancer
(Original)
Ann Browning
Singer
(Original)
T. C. Jones
Dancer
(Original)
Arlene Carmen
Singer
(Original)
Paula Carpino
Singer
(Original)
John Cassidy
Singer
(Original)
John Cassidy
Singer
(Original)
Vivian Cherry
Dancer
(Original)
Molly Cousley
Singer
(Original)
Toni Darnay
Dancer
(Original)
Andrea Downing
Dancer
(Original)
Bob Gari
Dancer
(Original)
Ethel Greene
Singer
(Original)
Mary Grey
Dancer
(Original)
Del Horstmann
Singer
(Original)
William Hunter
Dancer
(Original)
Robert Lawrence
Singer
(Original)
Lil Liandre
Dancer
(Original)
William Lundy
Dancer
(Original)
Marilyn Merkt
Singer
(Original)
Virginia Meyer
Dancer
(Original)
Milada Mladova
Polynesian Girl
(Original)
Dorris Moore
Singer
(Original)
Alan Noel
Singer
(Original)
Mischa Pompianov
Dancer
(Original)
Theodora Roosevelt
Dancer
(Original)
Anna Scarpova
Dancer
(Original)
Alla Shishkina
Dancer
(Original)
Ruth Sobotka
Dancer
(Original)
William Vaux
Dancer
(Original)
Chris Volkoff
Polynesian Boy
(Original)
John Ward
Dancer
(Original)
Linda White
Singer
(Original)
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Howard Dietz
Writer
Lyrics
Rouben Mamoulian
Writer
Director
Vernon Duke
Music
Vocal Arrangements
W. Somerset Maugham
Based on the Short Story "Rain"
John Colton
Adapted from the Play "Rain"
Clemence Randolph
Adapted from the Play "Rain"
Edward Caton
Choreographer
Boris Aronson
Scenic Design
Motley
Costume Design
Azadia Newman
Miss Havoc's costumes from the Painting of "Sadie Thompson"
Don Darcy
Stage Manager
Alan Noel
Assistant Stage Manager
John H. Potter
Company Manager
William Fields
Press
Regina Crewe
Press
A. P. Waxman
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
16
1944
Closing Date
Jan
6
1945
Performances
60
as of Dec 03, 2025
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