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The Girl from Nantucket
Broadway
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The Girl from Nantucket
Broadway
Original
Adelphi Theatre
152 W. 54th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Jacques Belasco
lyrics:
Kay Twomey
book:
Hi Cooper
,
Harold Sherman
,
Paul Stamford
People (31)
Adelaide Bishop
Betty Ellis
(Original)
Richard Clemens
Enrico Nicoletti
(Original)
Jack Durant
Dick Oliver
(Original)
Johnny Eager
Caleb
(Original)
Roy
(Original)
Kathy Gaynes
Dance Specialists
(Original)
Kim Gaynes
Dance Specialists
(Original)
George Headley
Tom Andrews
(Original)
Jane Kean
Dodey Ellis
(Original)
Bob Kennedy
Michael Nicolson
(Original)
Tommy Ladd
Solo Dancer
(Original)
Billy Lynn
Captain Matthew Ellis
(Original)
Pat McClarney
Betty Ellis
(Original)
Marion Niles
Ann Ellis
(Original)
Helen Raymond
Keziah Getchel
(Original)
John Robb
Judge Peleg
(Original)
Norman Roland
Cornelius B. Van Winkler
(Original)
Connie Sheldon
Mary
(Original)
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Adelaide Bishop
Betty Ellis
(Original)
Richard Clemens
Enrico Nicoletti
(Original)
Jack Durant
Dick Oliver
(Original)
Johnny Eager
Caleb
(Original)
Roy
(Original)
Kathy Gaynes
Dance Specialists
(Original)
Kim Gaynes
Dance Specialists
(Original)
George Headley
Tom Andrews
(Original)
Jane Kean
Dodey Ellis
(Original)
Bob Kennedy
Michael Nicolson
(Original)
Tommy Ladd
Solo Dancer
(Original)
Billy Lynn
Captain Matthew Ellis
(Original)
Pat McClarney
Betty Ellis
(Original)
Marion Niles
Ann Ellis
(Original)
Helen Raymond
Keziah Getchel
(Original)
John Robb
Judge Peleg
(Original)
Norman Roland
Cornelius B. Van Winkler
(Original)
Connie Sheldon
Mary
(Original)
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Paul Stamford
Book
Harold Sherman
Book
Hi Cooper
Book
Jacques Belasco
Music
Music Orchestrations
Vocal Arrangements
Rick Rogers
Additional music
Additional lyrics
Hughie Prince
Additional music
Additional lyrics
Kay Twomey
Lyrics
Fred Thompson
Based On A Story By
Bernie Giler
Based On A Story By
Henry Adrian
Director
Producer
Edward Clarke Lilley
Director
Val Raset
Choreographer
Albert R. Johnson
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Lou Eisele
Costume Design
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
8
1945
Closing Date
Nov
17
1945
Performances
12
as of Dec 04, 2025
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