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Tenderloin Playbill - Jan 1961
Tenderloin
Broadway
Musical
Original
46th Street Theatre
226 W 46th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
A preacher campaigns to rid 1890s New York City of its red-light district, ultimately falling victim to an attempted frame-up by a tabloid journalist, in Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, George Abbott and Jerome Weidman's musical.
book:
George Abbott
,
Jerome Weidman
music:
Jerry Bock
lyrics:
Sheldon Harnick
People (74)
Maurice Evans
Reverend Brock
(Original)
Ron Husmann
Tommy
(Original)
Jere Admire
Dancer
(Original)
Charles Aschmann
Singer
(Original)
Lee Theodore
Gertie
(Original)
Raymond Bramley
Purdy
(Original)
Carvel Carter
Prostitute
(Original)
Singer
(Replacement)
Gordon Cook
Ellington
(Original)
Lanier Davis
Martin
(Original)
Ralph Dunn
Lt. Schmidt
(Original)
Nancy Emes
Prostitute
(Original)
Singer
(Replacement)
David Evans
Dancer
(Original)
Rex Everhart
Joe
(Original)
Roy Fant
Deacon
(Original)
Robert Fitch
Dancer
(Original)
Drunk
(Original)
John Ford
Singer
(Original)
Dorothy Frank
Dancer
(Original)
Dorothy
(Original)
Margery Gray
Dancer
(Original)
Margie
(Original)
Prostitute
(Original)
Stokey Gray
Singer
(Original)
Maria Graziano
Singer
(Original)
Girl
(Replacement)
Mickey Gunnersen
Dancer
(Original)
Joe Hill
Chairman
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Jordon Howard
Rooney
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Gail Johnston
Singer
(Original)
Irene Kane
Jessica
(Original)
Sandy Leeds
Dancer
(Original)
Jack Leigh
Dancer
(Original)
Erin Martin
Dancer
(Original)
Prostitute
(Original)
Jack McCann
Callahan
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Wynne Miller
Laura
(Original)
Dargan Montgomery
Singer
(Original)
Young Man
(Original)
Christine Norden
Liz
(Original)
Patsy Peterson
Girl
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Eddie Phillips
Frye
(Original)
Wakefield Poole
Dancer
(Original)
Marjorie Pragon
Dancer
(Original)
Claire Richard
Singer
(Original)
Michael Roberts
Becker
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Eileen Rodgers
Nita
(Original)
Elaine Rogers
Mrs. Barker
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Marguerite Shaw
Nellie
(Original)
Ron Stratton
Dancer
(Original)
Jayne Turner
Dancer
(Original)
Pat Turner
Dancer
(Original)
Maggie
(Original)
Jack Warren Konzal
Dancer
(Replacement)
Kenneth Urmston
Dancer
(Replacement)
Anne Francine
Liz
(Replacement)
Mary Roche
Singer
(Replacement)
Margaret Gathright
Singer
(Replacement)
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Maurice Evans
Reverend Brock
(Original)
Ron Husmann
Tommy
(Original)
Jere Admire
Dancer
(Original)
Charles Aschmann
Singer
(Original)
Lee Theodore
Gertie
(Original)
Raymond Bramley
Purdy
(Original)
Carvel Carter
Prostitute
(Original)
Gordon Cook
Ellington
(Original)
Lanier Davis
Martin
(Original)
Ralph Dunn
Lt. Schmidt
(Original)
Nancy Emes
Prostitute
(Original)
David Evans
Dancer
(Original)
Rex Everhart
Joe
(Original)
Roy Fant
Deacon
(Original)
Robert Fitch
Dancer
(Original)
Drunk
(Original)
John Ford
Singer
(Original)
Dorothy Frank
Dancer
(Original)
Dorothy
(Original)
Margery Gray
Dancer
(Original)
Margie
(Original)
Prostitute
(Original)
Stokey Gray
Singer
(Original)
Maria Graziano
Singer
(Original)
Mickey Gunnersen
Dancer
(Original)
Joe Hill
Chairman
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Jordon Howard
Rooney
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Gail Johnston
Singer
(Original)
Irene Kane
Jessica
(Original)
Sandy Leeds
Dancer
(Original)
Jack Leigh
Dancer
(Original)
Erin Martin
Dancer
(Original)
Prostitute
(Original)
Jack McCann
Callahan
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Wynne Miller
Laura
(Original)
Dargan Montgomery
Singer
(Original)
Young Man
(Original)
Christine Norden
Liz
(Original)
Patsy Peterson
Girl
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Eddie Phillips
Frye
(Original)
Wakefield Poole
Dancer
(Original)
Marjorie Pragon
Dancer
(Original)
Claire Richard
Singer
(Original)
Michael Roberts
Becker
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Eileen Rodgers
Nita
(Original)
Elaine Rogers
Mrs. Barker
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Marguerite Shaw
Nellie
(Original)
Ron Stratton
Dancer
(Original)
Jayne Turner
Dancer
(Original)
Pat Turner
Dancer
(Original)
Maggie
(Original)
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George Abbott
Book
Director
Jerome Weidman
Book
Jerry Bock
Music
Sheldon Harnick
Lyrics
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Based on the novel by
Joe Layton
Choreographer
Cecil Beaton
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Ronald De Mann
Hair Design
Robert Randolph
Assistant to Mr. Beaton [Scenery]
Patton Campbell
Assistant to Mr. Beaton [Costumes]
Irwin Kostal
Orchestrator
Jack Elliott
Dance Arrangements
Ruth Mitchell
Production Stage Manager
John Allen
Stage Manager
Jack Leigh
Assistant Stage Manager
Judith Abbott
Casting
Carl Fisher
General Manager
Sol Jacobson
Press Representative
Lewis Harmon
Press Representative
Mary Bryant
Assistant Press Representative
Ingram Ash
Advertising
Robert E. Griffith
Producer
Harold Prince
Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Oct
12
1960
Opening Date
Oct
17
1960
Closing Date
Apr
23
1961
Previews
6
Performances
216
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Awards
Theatre World Awards
1961
Theatre World Award
Ron Husmann
Winner
Tony Award
1961
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Ron Husmann
Nominee
1961
Best Actor in a Musical
Maurice Evans
Nominee
1961
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Cecil Beaton
Nominee
Photos
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Tenderloin Concludes Musicals in Mufti Celebration of Sheldon Harnick; Closing Curtain Call and Party
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