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The Vamp Playbill - Nov 1955
The Vamp
Broadway
Original
Winter Garden Theatre
1634 Broadway (At W. 50th St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
James Mundy
lyrics:
John La Touche
book:
John La Touche
,
Sam Locke
People (68)
Carol Channing
Flora Weems
(Original)
Jack Harrold
Bluestone
(Original)
David Atkinson
Oliver J. Oxheart
(Original)
Malcolm Lee Beggs
Stark Clayton
(Original)
Will Geer
Uncle Garvey
(Original)
Patricia Hammerlee
Elsie Chelsea
(Original)
Matt Mattox
Charlie
(Original)
Bibi Osterwald
Bessie Bisco
(Original)
Steve Reeves
Muscle Man
(Original)
Samson
(Original)
Robert Rippy
Dick Hicks
(Original)
Jack Waldron
Myron H. Hubbard
(Original)
Mark Aldon
Dancer
(Original)
Chad Block
Dancer
(Original)
Ronald Cecill
Dancer
(Original)
Tyrolean Couples
(Original)
Charleen Clark
Singer
(Original)
Sandyl Cordell
Aunt Hester
(Original)
Robert Daley
Dancer
(Original)
Cathryn Damon
Dancer
(Original)
Tyrolean Couples
(Original)
Pepe De Chazza
Dancer
(Original)
Rudy Del Campo
Dancer
(Original)
Burnell Dietsch
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Jane Doerr
Dancer
(Original)
Phyllis Dorne
Dancer
(Original)
Ticket Girl
(Original)
Dick Eskeli
Second Cameraman
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Roger Franklin
Fire Commisioner
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Joyce Gladmond
Singer
(Original)
Stokey Gray
Singer
(Original)
Suan Hartman
Dancer
(Original)
Barbara Heath
Dancer
(Original)
David Kashner
Whip Man
(Original)
Barbara Koerber
Dancer
(Original)
William Krach
Singer
(Original)
Hugh Lambert
Dancer
(Original)
Tyrolean Couples
(Original)
Lucia Lambert
Dancer
(Original)
Barbara Leigh
Dancer
(Original)
Paul Lipson
Barney Ostertag
(Original)
Bernice Massi
Singer
(Original)
Vincent McMahon
Singer
(Original)
David Neuman
High Priest
(Original)
Snake Charmer
(Original)
Robert Norris
Dancer
(Original)
Lila Popper
Dancer
(Original)
Dom Salinaro
Dancer
(Original)
Donna Sanders
Singer
(Original)
Helen Silver
Dancer
(Original)
Tyrolean Couples
(Original)
Kelley Stephens
Singer
(Original)
Mike Stevens
Dancer
(Original)
Kay Turner
Singer
(Original)
Ralph Wayne
Singer
(Original)
Pat Wharton
Dancer
(Original)
Danny Scholl
Dick Hicks
(Replacement)
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Carol Channing
Flora Weems
(Original)
Jack Harrold
Bluestone
(Original)
David Atkinson
Oliver J. Oxheart
(Original)
Malcolm Lee Beggs
Stark Clayton
(Original)
Will Geer
Uncle Garvey
(Original)
Patricia Hammerlee
Elsie Chelsea
(Original)
Matt Mattox
Charlie
(Original)
Bibi Osterwald
Bessie Bisco
(Original)
Steve Reeves
Muscle Man
(Original)
Samson
(Original)
Robert Rippy
Dick Hicks
(Original)
Jack Waldron
Myron H. Hubbard
(Original)
Mark Aldon
Dancer
(Original)
Chad Block
Dancer
(Original)
Ronald Cecill
Dancer
(Original)
Tyrolean Couples
(Original)
Charleen Clark
Singer
(Original)
Sandyl Cordell
Aunt Hester
(Original)
Robert Daley
Dancer
(Original)
Cathryn Damon
Dancer
(Original)
Tyrolean Couples
(Original)
Pepe De Chazza
Dancer
(Original)
Rudy Del Campo
Dancer
(Original)
Burnell Dietsch
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Jane Doerr
Dancer
(Original)
Phyllis Dorne
Dancer
(Original)
Ticket Girl
(Original)
Dick Eskeli
Second Cameraman
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Roger Franklin
Fire Commisioner
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Joyce Gladmond
Singer
(Original)
Stokey Gray
Singer
(Original)
Suan Hartman
Dancer
(Original)
Barbara Heath
Dancer
(Original)
David Kashner
Whip Man
(Original)
Barbara Koerber
Dancer
(Original)
William Krach
Singer
(Original)
Hugh Lambert
Dancer
(Original)
Tyrolean Couples
(Original)
Lucia Lambert
Dancer
(Original)
Barbara Leigh
Dancer
(Original)
Paul Lipson
Barney Ostertag
(Original)
Bernice Massi
Singer
(Original)
Vincent McMahon
Singer
(Original)
David Neuman
High Priest
(Original)
Snake Charmer
(Original)
Robert Norris
Dancer
(Original)
Lila Popper
Dancer
(Original)
Dom Salinaro
Dancer
(Original)
Donna Sanders
Singer
(Original)
Helen Silver
Dancer
(Original)
Tyrolean Couples
(Original)
Kelley Stephens
Singer
(Original)
Mike Stevens
Dancer
(Original)
Kay Turner
Singer
(Original)
Ralph Wayne
Singer
(Original)
Pat Wharton
Dancer
(Original)
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John La Touche
Book
Lyrics
Based On A Story By
Sam Locke
Book
James Mundy
Music
Orchestrations
David Alexander
Director
Robert Alton
Choreographer
Production Supervisor
Raoul Pène Du Bois
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Jack Pfeiffer
Incidental Music
Milton Rosenstock
Vocal Arrangements
Neil C. Hartley
Production Manager
Charles Millang
Stage Manager
Clarke Gordon
Stage Manager
Frank Goodman
Press Representative
Oscar S. Lerman
Producer
Martin Cohen
Producer
Alexander Carson
Producer
Manuel D. Herbert
Associate Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
10
1955
Closing Date
Dec
31
1955
Performances
60
as of Nov 29, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1956
Best Choreography
Robert Alton
Nominee
1956
Best Actress in a Musical
Carol Channing
Nominee
1956
Conductor and Musical Director
Milton Rosenstock
Nominee
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