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Shady Lady
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Shady Lady
Broadway
Original
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
225 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Bud Green
,
Stanley Adams
music:
Jesse Greer
,
Sam H. Stept
book:
Estelle Morando
People (44)
Lester Allen
Al Darcy
(Original)
Phyllis Cameron
Clarisse
(Original)
Audrey Christie
Francine
(Original)
Max Hoffman
Geoffrey Benson
(Original)
Helen Kane
Millie Mack
(Original)
Louise Kirtland
Peggy Stetson
(Original)
William Meader
Taxi Driver
(Original)
Charles Purcell
Richard Brandt
(Original)
Helen Raymond
Lulu Stetson
(Original)
Vivian Vernon
Sonia
(Original)
Harold Webster
Tracy
(Original)
Maurice Ash
Gentleman of the Ensemble
(Original)
Lauretta Brislin
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Kay Cameron
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Joan Connor
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Donohue
Specialty Dancer
(Original)
Marie Felique
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Rita Jason
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Gladyse Keating
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Dick Langdon
Gentleman of the Ensemble
(Original)
Jean Lawrence
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Jeanette Lea
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Tully Millet
Gentleman of the Ensemble
(Original)
Ed Murray
Gentleman of the Ensemble
(Original)
Emmett O'Brien
Gentleman of the Ensemble
(Original)
Beth Reynolds
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Bruce Riley
Gentleman of the Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Van Hest
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Janice Winter
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
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Lester Allen
Al Darcy
(Original)
Phyllis Cameron
Clarisse
(Original)
Audrey Christie
Francine
(Original)
Max Hoffman
Geoffrey Benson
(Original)
Helen Kane
Millie Mack
(Original)
Louise Kirtland
Peggy Stetson
(Original)
William Meader
Taxi Driver
(Original)
Charles Purcell
Richard Brandt
(Original)
Helen Raymond
Lulu Stetson
(Original)
Vivian Vernon
Sonia
(Original)
Harold Webster
Tracy
(Original)
Maurice Ash
Gentleman of the Ensemble
(Original)
Lauretta Brislin
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Kay Cameron
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Joan Connor
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Donohue
Specialty Dancer
(Original)
Marie Felique
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Rita Jason
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Gladyse Keating
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Dick Langdon
Gentleman of the Ensemble
(Original)
Jean Lawrence
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Jeanette Lea
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Tully Millet
Gentleman of the Ensemble
(Original)
Ed Murray
Gentleman of the Ensemble
(Original)
Emmett O'Brien
Gentleman of the Ensemble
(Original)
Beth Reynolds
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Bruce Riley
Gentleman of the Ensemble
(Original)
Dorothy Van Hest
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
Janice Winter
Lady of the Ensemble
(Original)
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Estelle Morando
Book
Irving Caesar
Uncredited Revisions
Jesse Greer
Music
Sam H. Stept
Music
Stanley Adams
Lyrics
Bud Green
Lyrics
Serge Walter
Additional Music
Additional Lyrics
Theodore Hammerstein
Staging
Jack Donohue
Dances and Ensembles
Tom Adrian Cracraft
Scenic Design
Brooks
Costume Design
Billi Livingston
Costume Design
Charles L. Cooke
Music Orchestrations
Henry Redfield
Music Orchestrations
Harry Meyer
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jul
5
1933
Closing Date
Jul
29
1933
Performances
30
as of Dec 04, 2025
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