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The Merry Widow
Broadway
Revival
The Merry Widow
Broadway
Revival
City Center
131 W. 55th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Adrian Ross
book:
Leo Stein
,
Victor Leon
,
Ben Roberts
,
Sidney Sheldon
music:
Franz Lehár
People (66)
Xenia Bank
Natalie
(Original)
Norman Budd
Nish
(Original)
Dennis Dengate
Cascada
(Original)
Gordon Dilworth
General Bardini
(Original)
Marta Eggerth
Sonia
(Original)
Karl Farkas
Popoff
(Original)
John Harrold
Gaston
(Original)
The King
(Original)
Lucy Hillary
Olga
(Original)
Jan Kiepura
Prince Danilo
(Original)
Nils Landin
Jolodon
(Original)
Alfred Porter
Khadja
(Original)
Alan Vaughan
Nova Kovich
(Original)
Stanton Barrett
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Bellafiore
Ensemble
(Original)
Aleks Bird
Ballet
(Original)
Alice Borbus
Ballet
(Original)
Margot
(Original)
Katherine Borron
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Broussard
Ballet
(Original)
Frou-Frou
(Original)
Jon Carlson
Ensemble
(Original)
Rita Charise
Ballet
(Original)
Charles Chartier
Ballet
(Original)
Connie Clark
Ensemble
(Original)
Guest
(Original)
Alfred D. Morgan
Ensemble
(Original)
Louis Friedman
Ensemble
(Original)
Irene Gans
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Gansert
Dancer
(Original)
Barbara Gaye
Ballet
(Original)
Beatrice Gordon
Ensemble
(Original)
Colin Harvey
Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara Heath
Dancer
(Original)
Do-Do
(Original)
George Karle
Ensemble
(Original)
Bruce Laffey
Ballet
(Original)
Jeffrey Longe
Ballet
(Original)
Joseph Monte
Ensemble
(Original)
Annette Norman
Ballet
(Original)
Lo-Lo
(Original)
Doris Parker
Ensemble
(Original)
Nina Popova
Dancer
(Original)
Dorothy Ramsay
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Rankin
Ensemble
(Original)
Jan Rankin
Ensemble
(Original)
Ward Richard
Ensemble
(Original)
Guest
(Original)
Ernest Richman
Ballet
(Original)
Georgette Rolandez
Ensemble
(Original)
Teddi Sanders
Ballet
(Original)
Jou-Jou
(Original)
Maxine Schraeder
Ensemble
(Original)
Alice Tisen
Ballet
(Original)
Terry Townes
Ballet
(Original)
Leona Vanni
Ensemble
(Original)
Lisette Verea
Clo-Clo
(Original)
Stanley Zompakos
Ballet
(Original)
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Xenia Bank
Natalie
(Original)
Norman Budd
Nish
(Original)
Dennis Dengate
Cascada
(Original)
Gordon Dilworth
General Bardini
(Original)
Marta Eggerth
Sonia
(Original)
Karl Farkas
Popoff
(Original)
John Harrold
Gaston
(Original)
The King
(Original)
Lucy Hillary
Olga
(Original)
Jan Kiepura
Prince Danilo
(Original)
Nils Landin
Jolodon
(Original)
Alfred Porter
Khadja
(Original)
Alan Vaughan
Nova Kovich
(Original)
Stanton Barrett
Ensemble
(Original)
Joseph Bellafiore
Ensemble
(Original)
Aleks Bird
Ballet
(Original)
Alice Borbus
Ballet
(Original)
Margot
(Original)
Katherine Borron
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Broussard
Ballet
(Original)
Frou-Frou
(Original)
Jon Carlson
Ensemble
(Original)
Rita Charise
Ballet
(Original)
Charles Chartier
Ballet
(Original)
Connie Clark
Ensemble
(Original)
Guest
(Original)
Alfred D. Morgan
Ensemble
(Original)
Louis Friedman
Ensemble
(Original)
Irene Gans
Ensemble
(Original)
Jack Gansert
Dancer
(Original)
Barbara Gaye
Ballet
(Original)
Beatrice Gordon
Ensemble
(Original)
Colin Harvey
Ensemble
(Original)
Barbara Heath
Dancer
(Original)
Do-Do
(Original)
George Karle
Ensemble
(Original)
Bruce Laffey
Ballet
(Original)
Jeffrey Longe
Ballet
(Original)
Joseph Monte
Ensemble
(Original)
Annette Norman
Ballet
(Original)
Lo-Lo
(Original)
Doris Parker
Ensemble
(Original)
Nina Popova
Dancer
(Original)
Dorothy Ramsay
Ensemble
(Original)
Mary Rankin
Ensemble
(Original)
Jan Rankin
Ensemble
(Original)
Ward Richard
Ensemble
(Original)
Guest
(Original)
Ernest Richman
Ballet
(Original)
Georgette Rolandez
Ensemble
(Original)
Teddi Sanders
Ballet
(Original)
Jou-Jou
(Original)
Maxine Schraeder
Ensemble
(Original)
Alice Tisen
Ballet
(Original)
Terry Townes
Ballet
(Original)
Leona Vanni
Ensemble
(Original)
Lisette Verea
Clo-Clo
(Original)
Stanley Zompakos
Ballet
(Original)
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Sidney Sheldon
Book Adaptation
Ben Roberts
Book Adaptation
Robert Stoltz
Music
Franz Lehár
Music
Adrian Ross
Lyrics
Victor Leon
Original Viennese Libretto to "Die Lustige Witwe"
Leo Stein
Original Viennese Libretto to "Die Lustige Witwe"
Henri Meilhac
Original Viennese Libretto based on "L'Attache d'Ambassade"
Edward Gilbert
Special Lyrics
Felix Brentano
Director
George Balanchine
Choreographer
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Walter Florell
Costume Design
Yolanda Mero-Irian
Producer
The New Opera Company
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
7
1944
Closing Date
Nov
4
1944
Performances
32
as of Nov 30, 2025
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