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The Golden Apple
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The Golden Apple Playbill - April 1954
The Golden Apple
Broadway
Original
Alvin Theatre
250 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
John La Touche
book:
John La Touche
music:
Jerome Moross
People (72)
Jack Whiting
Hector Charybdis
(Original)
Kaye Ballard
Helen
(Original)
Stephen Douglass
Ulysses
(Original)
Priscilla Gillette
Penelope
(Original)
Jonathan Lucas
Paris
(Original)
Portia Nelson
Miss Minerva Oliver
(Original)
Bibi Osterwald
Lovey Mars
(Original)
Helen Ahola
Local Girl
(Original)
Santo Anselmo
Local Boy
(Original)
Sara Bettis
Local Girl
(Original)
Larry Chelsi
Patroclus
(Original)
Nola Day
Mother Hare
(Original)
Peter De Mayo
Silas
(Original)
Crandall Diehl
Agamemnon
(Original)
Maurice Edwards
Nestor
(Original)
Dorothy Etheridge
Local Girl
(Original)
Nelle Fisher
Local Girl
(Original)
Robert Flavelle
Diomede
(Original)
Bob Gay
Local Boy
(Original)
Murray Gitlin
Bluey
(Original)
Gary Gordon
Doc MacCahan
(Original)
Dee Harless
Local Girl
(Original)
The Figurehead
(Replacement)
Janet Hayes
Local Girl
(Original)
David Hooks
Theron
(Original)
Lois McCauley
Local Girl
(Original)
Dean Michener
Menelaus
(Original)
Barton Mumaw
Homer
(Original)
Ann Needham
Local Girl
(Original)
Julian Patrick
Achilles
(Original)
Charles Post
Local Boy
(Original)
Don Redlich
Thirsty
(Original)
Joli Roberts
Local Girl
(Original)
Marten Sameth
Ajax
(Original)
Arthur Schoep
Local Boy
(Original)
Frank Seabolt
Captain Mars
(Original)
Jere Stevens
Local Girl
(Original)
Jerry Stiller
Mayor Juniper
(Original)
Tao Strong
Local Girl
(Original)
Geraldine Viti
Mrs. Juniper
(Original)
Robert Bakanic
Local Boy
(Replacement)
William Nuss
Local Boy
(Replacement)
Ed Grace
Local Boy
(Replacement)
Theron
(Replacement)
Annaliese Widman
Local Girl
(Replacement)
Mitzi Wilson
Local Girl
(Replacement)
Martha Larrimore
Mother Hare
(Replacement)
Shannon Bolin
Mrs. Juniper
(Replacement)
Charlotte Rae
Mrs. Juniper
(Replacement)
Richard Hermany
Patroclus
(Replacement)
Virginia Copeland
Penelope
(Replacement)
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Jack Whiting
Hector Charybdis
(Original)
Kaye Ballard
Helen
(Original)
Stephen Douglass
Ulysses
(Original)
Priscilla Gillette
Penelope
(Original)
Jonathan Lucas
Paris
(Original)
Portia Nelson
Miss Minerva Oliver
(Original)
Bibi Osterwald
Lovey Mars
(Original)
Helen Ahola
Local Girl
(Original)
Santo Anselmo
Local Boy
(Original)
Sara Bettis
Local Girl
(Original)
Larry Chelsi
Patroclus
(Original)
Nola Day
Mother Hare
(Original)
Peter De Mayo
Silas
(Original)
Crandall Diehl
Agamemnon
(Original)
Maurice Edwards
Nestor
(Original)
Dorothy Etheridge
Local Girl
(Original)
Nelle Fisher
Local Girl
(Original)
Robert Flavelle
Diomede
(Original)
Bob Gay
Local Boy
(Original)
Murray Gitlin
Bluey
(Original)
Gary Gordon
Doc MacCahan
(Original)
Dee Harless
Local Girl
(Original)
Janet Hayes
Local Girl
(Original)
David Hooks
Theron
(Original)
Lois McCauley
Local Girl
(Original)
Dean Michener
Menelaus
(Original)
Barton Mumaw
Homer
(Original)
Ann Needham
Local Girl
(Original)
Julian Patrick
Achilles
(Original)
Charles Post
Local Boy
(Original)
Don Redlich
Thirsty
(Original)
Joli Roberts
Local Girl
(Original)
Marten Sameth
Ajax
(Original)
Arthur Schoep
Local Boy
(Original)
Frank Seabolt
Captain Mars
(Original)
Jere Stevens
Local Girl
(Original)
Jerry Stiller
Mayor Juniper
(Original)
Tao Strong
Local Girl
(Original)
Geraldine Viti
Mrs. Juniper
(Original)
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John La Touche
Book
Lyrics
Jerome Moross
Music
Music Orchestrations
Norman Lloyd
Director
Hanya Holm
Choreographer
William and Jean Eckart
Scenic Design
Alvin Colt
Costume Design
Klaus Holm
Lighting Design
Ernest Adler
Hair Design
Make-Up Design
Hershy Kay
Music Orchestrator
Robert Woods
Production Stage Manager
Dan Brennan
Assistant Stage Manager
Ed Grace
Assistant Stage Manager
David Hooks
Assistant Stage Manager
C. Edwin Knill
General Manager
Carl Fisher
General Manager of the Phoenix Theatre
Thelma Chandler
Company Manager
Samuel J. Friedman
Press Representative
Alfred De Liagre, Jr.
Producer
Roger L. Stevens
Producer
T. Edward Hambleton
Produced in association with
Norris Houghton
Produced in association with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
20
1954
Closing Date
Aug
7
1954
Performances
125
as of Jun 16, 2025
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The Golden Apple - April 1954
The Golden Apple - April 1954
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Awards
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1954
Best Musical
John La Touche
Jerome Moross
Winner
Outer Critics Circle
1954
Special Award
Bibi Osterwald
Winner
Theatre World Awards
1954
Theatre World Award
Jonathan Lucas
Winner
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