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The Band Wagon
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The Band Wagon Playbill - Sept 1931
The Band Wagon
Broadway
Original
New Amsterdam Theatre
214 W. 42nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Arthur Schwartz
book:
George S. Kaufman
,
Howard Dietz
lyrics:
Howard Dietz
People (20)
Adele Astaire
Breeze
(Original)
Ivy Meredith
(Original)
"(What's the Use of Being) Miserable With You"
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
"Hoops"
(Original)
"I Love Louisa"
(Original)
"Sweet Music"
(Original)
"White Heat"
(Original)
Fred Astaire
Simpson Cater
(Original)
The Demonstrator
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
"Hoops"
(Original)
"I Love Louisa"
(Original)
"New Sun in the Sky"
(Original)
"Sweet Music"
(Original)
"The Beggar Waltz"
(Original)
"White Heat"
(Original)
John Barker
Mr. Knipper
(Original)
Mr. Wallace
(Original)
"Dancing in the Dark"
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
"High and Low"
(Original)
Helen Broderick
Mr. Prescott
(Original)
Sarah
(Original)
"A Nice Place to Visit"
(Original)
"When the Rain Goes Pitter Patter"
(Original)
"Where Can He Be?"
(Original)
Helen Carrington
Mrs. Boule
(Original)
Philip Loeb
Jasper
(Original)
Mr. Leftwich
(Original)
Walker
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
"Nanette"
(Original)
Frank Morgan
Col. Jefferson Claghorne
(Original)
Inspector Cartwright
(Original)
"(What's the Use of Being) Miserable With You"
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
"Nanette"
(Original)
"When the Rain Goes Pitter Patter"
(Original)
Francis Pierlot
Ely Cater
(Original)
Mr. Cadwallader
(Original)
The Murdered Man
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
"Nanette"
(Original)
Roberta Robinson
Miss Hutton
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
"High and Low"
(Original)
Jay Wilson
First Policeman
(Original)
Martin Carter
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
Tillie Losch
"The Beggar Waltz"
(Original)
"The Flag"
(Original)
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Adele Astaire
Breeze
(Original)
Ivy Meredith
(Original)
"(What's the Use of Being) Miserable With You"
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
"Hoops"
(Original)
"I Love Louisa"
(Original)
"Sweet Music"
(Original)
"White Heat"
(Original)
Fred Astaire
Simpson Cater
(Original)
The Demonstrator
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
"Hoops"
(Original)
"I Love Louisa"
(Original)
"New Sun in the Sky"
(Original)
"Sweet Music"
(Original)
"The Beggar Waltz"
(Original)
"White Heat"
(Original)
John Barker
Mr. Knipper
(Original)
Mr. Wallace
(Original)
"Dancing in the Dark"
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
"High and Low"
(Original)
Helen Broderick
Mr. Prescott
(Original)
Sarah
(Original)
"A Nice Place to Visit"
(Original)
"When the Rain Goes Pitter Patter"
(Original)
"Where Can He Be?"
(Original)
Helen Carrington
Mrs. Boule
(Original)
Philip Loeb
Jasper
(Original)
Mr. Leftwich
(Original)
Walker
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
"Nanette"
(Original)
Frank Morgan
Col. Jefferson Claghorne
(Original)
Inspector Cartwright
(Original)
"(What's the Use of Being) Miserable With You"
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
"Nanette"
(Original)
"When the Rain Goes Pitter Patter"
(Original)
Francis Pierlot
Ely Cater
(Original)
Mr. Cadwallader
(Original)
The Murdered Man
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
"Nanette"
(Original)
Roberta Robinson
Miss Hutton
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
"High and Low"
(Original)
Jay Wilson
First Policeman
(Original)
Martin Carter
(Original)
"For Good Old Nectar"
(Original)
Tillie Losch
"The Beggar Waltz"
(Original)
"The Flag"
(Original)
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Howard Dietz
Book
Lyrics
George S. Kaufman
Book
Arthur Schwartz
Music
Hassard Short
Staging
Lighting Design
Albertina Rasch
Choreographer
Albert R. Johnson
Scenic Design
Constance Ripley
Costume Design
Kiviette
Costume Design
Max Gordon
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jun
3
1931
Closing Date
Jan
16
1932
Performances
260
as of Nov 28, 2025
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