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The Merry Widow
Off-Broadway
Revival
Carnegie Hall
881 7th Avenue, at W. 57th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Adrian Ross
book:
Leo Stein
,
Victor Leon
,
Ben Roberts
,
Sidney Sheldon
music:
Franz Lehár
People (73)
Harriet Borger
Madam Khadja
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
John Cherry
Nish
(Original)
Diana Corday
Zo-Zo
(Original)
Elaine Ellis
Olga
(Original)
Wilbur Evans
Prince Danilo
(Original)
Michael FitzMaurice
Raoul de St. Brioche
(Original)
Eddie Garr
Baron Popoff
(Original)
Helen Gleason
Sonia
(Original)
Elizabeth Houston
Natalie
(Original)
Roy Johnston
Khadja
(Original)
Felix Knight
Camille de Jolidon
(Original)
George Mitchell
Cascada
(Original)
Neil Fitzgerald
Nova Kovich
(Original)
Harriet Adler
Dancer
(Original)
Jimmy Allison
Singer
(Original)
Kay Alton
Dancer
(Original)
Lief Argo
Dancer
(Original)
Richard Audre
Dancer
(Original)
Deanne Benmore
Dancer
(Original)
Joan Benoit
Singer
(Original)
Peter Birch
Dancer
(Original)
Irene Carroll
Singer
(Original)
Tonya Cherney
Singer
(Original)
Ray Cook
Singer
(Original)
Jean Cumming
Singer
(Original)
Robert Curi
Singer
(Original)
Dan Denton
Dancer
(Original)
Nicolai Fatula
Dancer
(Original)
Marie Grey
Dancer
(Original)
Virginia Harriot
Dancer
(Original)
Eddie Howland
Dancer
(Original)
Emily Jewell
Dancer
(Original)
Audrey Kent
Dancer
(Original)
Anna Konstance
Dancer
(Original)
Ann Kus
Dancer
(Original)
Paul L. Wendel
Singer
(Original)
Mary La Roche
Singer
(Original)
Katherine Lester
Singer
(Original)
Marion Lynn
Dancer
(Original)
Ruth Mann
Dancer
(Original)
Emily Marsh
Singer
(Original)
Eileen McBride
Dancer
(Original)
Donna Mission
Dancer
(Original)
Joseph Monte
Singer
(Original)
May Muth
Singer
(Original)
Carl Nelson
Head Waiter
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Irving Rappee
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Lou Reed
Dancer
(Original)
Arleen Robinson
Dancer
(Original)
Grace Rudder
Dancer
(Original)
Judy Sargent
Dancer
(Original)
John Schindehette
Dancer
(Original)
Nat Schultz
Singer
(Original)
Larry Shindel
Singer
(Original)
Benjamin Siegel
Singer
(Original)
Marvel Skeels
Singer
(Original)
Peter Kite Smith
Dancer
(Original)
Gene Stern
Singer
(Original)
Mildred Talbot
Singer
(Original)
Richard Torigi
Singer
(Original)
Robert Tower
Singer
(Original)
Joan Wheatley
Singer
(Original)
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Harriet Borger
Madam Khadja
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
John Cherry
Nish
(Original)
Diana Corday
Zo-Zo
(Original)
Elaine Ellis
Olga
(Original)
Wilbur Evans
Prince Danilo
(Original)
Michael FitzMaurice
Raoul de St. Brioche
(Original)
Eddie Garr
Baron Popoff
(Original)
Helen Gleason
Sonia
(Original)
Elizabeth Houston
Natalie
(Original)
Roy Johnston
Khadja
(Original)
Felix Knight
Camille de Jolidon
(Original)
George Mitchell
Cascada
(Original)
Neil Fitzgerald
Nova Kovich
(Original)
Harriet Adler
Dancer
(Original)
Jimmy Allison
Singer
(Original)
Kay Alton
Dancer
(Original)
Lief Argo
Dancer
(Original)
Richard Audre
Dancer
(Original)
Deanne Benmore
Dancer
(Original)
Joan Benoit
Singer
(Original)
Peter Birch
Dancer
(Original)
Irene Carroll
Singer
(Original)
Tonya Cherney
Singer
(Original)
Ray Cook
Singer
(Original)
Jean Cumming
Singer
(Original)
Robert Curi
Singer
(Original)
Dan Denton
Dancer
(Original)
Nicolai Fatula
Dancer
(Original)
Marie Grey
Dancer
(Original)
Virginia Harriot
Dancer
(Original)
Eddie Howland
Dancer
(Original)
Emily Jewell
Dancer
(Original)
Audrey Kent
Dancer
(Original)
Anna Konstance
Dancer
(Original)
Ann Kus
Dancer
(Original)
Paul L. Wendel
Singer
(Original)
Mary La Roche
Singer
(Original)
Katherine Lester
Singer
(Original)
Marion Lynn
Dancer
(Original)
Ruth Mann
Dancer
(Original)
Emily Marsh
Singer
(Original)
Eileen McBride
Dancer
(Original)
Donna Mission
Dancer
(Original)
Joseph Monte
Singer
(Original)
May Muth
Singer
(Original)
Carl Nelson
Head Waiter
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Irving Rappee
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Lou Reed
Dancer
(Original)
Arleen Robinson
Dancer
(Original)
Grace Rudder
Dancer
(Original)
Judy Sargent
Dancer
(Original)
John Schindehette
Dancer
(Original)
Nat Schultz
Singer
(Original)
Larry Shindel
Singer
(Original)
Benjamin Siegel
Singer
(Original)
Marvel Skeels
Singer
(Original)
Peter Kite Smith
Dancer
(Original)
Gene Stern
Singer
(Original)
Mildred Talbot
Singer
(Original)
Richard Torigi
Singer
(Original)
Robert Tower
Singer
(Original)
Joan Wheatley
Singer
(Original)
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Victor Leon
Original Viennese Libretto
Leo Stein
Original Viennese Libretto
Franz Lehár
Music
Adrian Ross
English Lyrics
Henri Meilhac
Based on "L'Attache d'Ambassade"
Felix Brentano
Staging
John Pierce
Staging
Eaves Costume Company
Costume Design
Richard Eichberg
Artistic Director
Hans Bartsch
Producer
Joseph Tushinsky
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Jul
15
1942
Closing Date
Aug
16
1942
Performances
39
as of Dec 04, 2025
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