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Tovarich
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Tovarich Playbill - March 1963
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Tovarich
Broadway
Original
Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway (W. 53rd St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Lee Pockriss
lyrics:
Anne Croswell
book:
David Shaw
People (87)
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Mikail
(Original)
Vivien Leigh
Tatiana
(Original)
Eva Gabor
Tatiana
(Replacement)
Joan Copeland
Tatiana
(Replacement)
George S. Irving
Charles Davis
(Original)
Louise Kirtland
Grace Davis
(Original)
Alexander Scourby
Gorotchenko
(Original)
Louise Troy
Natalia Mayovskaya
(Original)
Roger De Koven
Gorotchenko
(Replacement)
Tom Abbott
Ballet Master
(Original)
Count Yuriev Neglinsky
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Lorenzo Bianco
Dancer
(Original)
Essaul of Cossacks Volinin
(Original)
Kukla's Friend
(Replacement)
Anthony De Vecchi
Dancer
(Original)
Prince Dobrynin
(Original)
Kukla's Friend
(Replacement)
Alice Evans
Singer
(Original)
Marion Fels
Dancer
(Original)
Princess Dobrynin
(Original)
Carol Flemming
Dancer
(Original)
Mme. Muratova
(Original)
Michele Franchi
Baroness Rasumov
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Katia Geleznova
Baroness Roumel
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
William Glassman
Dancer
(Original)
Igor Mondovska
(Original)
Kukla's Friend
(Replacement)
Margery Gray
Helen Davis
(Original)
Harald Horn
Baron General Rosumov
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
The Footman at The Davis Home
(Original)
Del Horstmann
Singer
(Original)
Bettye Jenkins
Dancer
(Original)
Kukla Katusha
(Original)
Maria Soukhomine
(Original)
Barney Johnston
Singer
(Original)
Patricia Kelly
Mme. Van Hemert
(Original)
Princess Mondovska
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Louise
(Replacement)
Michael Kermoyan
Admiral Boris Soukhomine
(Original)
Jeff Killion
Singer
(Original)
Dale Malone
General Boruvsky
(Original)
Night Club Singer
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Don McHenry
M. Chauffourier-Dubieff
(Original)
Charlene Mehl
Dancer
(Original)
Elena Violinin
(Original)
Rita Metzger
Marina
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Paul Michael
Vassily
(Original)
Byron Mitchell
George Davis
(Original)
Barbara Monte-Britton
Dancer
(Original)
Katrina Volinin
(Original)
Nadia
(Original)
Will Parkins
Count Rostoff
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ballet Master
(Replacement)
William Reilly
Colonel Yarov
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ivan
(Original)
Barbara Richman
Dancer
(Original)
Larry Roquemore
Dancer
(Original)
Prince Ossipovsky
(Original)
Sergei
(Original)
Elliott Savage
A Footman at the Grand Ball
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Maggie Task
Louise
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Eleonore Treiber
Dancer
(Original)
Mme. Boruvsky
(Original)
Mme. Van Steuben
(Original)
Joan Trona
Lady Soukhomine
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Gene Varrone
Count Ivan Shamforoff
(Original)
Anna Marie Moylan
Baroness Rasumov
(Replacement)
Dancer
(Replacement)
John Taliaferro
Count Ivan Shamforoff
(Replacement)
Ron Schwinn
Dancer
(Replacement)
Igor Mondovska
(Replacement)
George Chatal
Dancer
(Replacement)
Kukla's Friend
(Replacement)
Prince Dobrynin
(Replacement)
Robert Lenn
General Boruvsky
(Replacement)
Night Club Singer
(Replacement)
Singer
(Replacement)
Harry Young
M. Chauffourier-Dubieff
(Replacement)
C. K. Alexander
M. Chauffourier-Dubieff
(Replacement)
Herb Mazzini
Singer
(Replacement)
Virginia Craig
Singer
(Replacement)
Caroline Parks
Singer
(Replacement)
Alfred Dennis
Vassily
(Replacement)
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Jean-Pierre Aumont
Mikail
(Original)
Vivien Leigh
Tatiana
(Original)
George S. Irving
Charles Davis
(Original)
Louise Kirtland
Grace Davis
(Original)
Alexander Scourby
Gorotchenko
(Original)
Louise Troy
Natalia Mayovskaya
(Original)
Tom Abbott
Ballet Master
(Original)
Count Yuriev Neglinsky
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Lorenzo Bianco
Dancer
(Original)
Essaul of Cossacks Volinin
(Original)
Anthony De Vecchi
Dancer
(Original)
Prince Dobrynin
(Original)
Alice Evans
Singer
(Original)
Marion Fels
Dancer
(Original)
Princess Dobrynin
(Original)
Carol Flemming
Dancer
(Original)
Mme. Muratova
(Original)
Michele Franchi
Baroness Rasumov
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Katia Geleznova
Baroness Roumel
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
William Glassman
Dancer
(Original)
Igor Mondovska
(Original)
Margery Gray
Helen Davis
(Original)
Harald Horn
Baron General Rosumov
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
The Footman at The Davis Home
(Original)
Del Horstmann
Singer
(Original)
Bettye Jenkins
Dancer
(Original)
Kukla Katusha
(Original)
Maria Soukhomine
(Original)
Barney Johnston
Singer
(Original)
Patricia Kelly
Mme. Van Hemert
(Original)
Princess Mondovska
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Michael Kermoyan
Admiral Boris Soukhomine
(Original)
Jeff Killion
Singer
(Original)
Dale Malone
General Boruvsky
(Original)
Night Club Singer
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Don McHenry
M. Chauffourier-Dubieff
(Original)
Charlene Mehl
Dancer
(Original)
Elena Violinin
(Original)
Rita Metzger
Marina
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Paul Michael
Vassily
(Original)
Byron Mitchell
George Davis
(Original)
Barbara Monte-Britton
Dancer
(Original)
Katrina Volinin
(Original)
Nadia
(Original)
Will Parkins
Count Rostoff
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
William Reilly
Colonel Yarov
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Ivan
(Original)
Barbara Richman
Dancer
(Original)
Larry Roquemore
Dancer
(Original)
Prince Ossipovsky
(Original)
Sergei
(Original)
Elliott Savage
A Footman at the Grand Ball
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Maggie Task
Louise
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Eleonore Treiber
Dancer
(Original)
Mme. Boruvsky
(Original)
Mme. Van Steuben
(Original)
Joan Trona
Lady Soukhomine
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Gene Varrone
Count Ivan Shamforoff
(Original)
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Bettina Liebowitz Knapp
Translation from the original French of Jacques Deval
Alba della Fazia
Translation from the original French of Jacques Deval
David Shaw
Book
Lee Pockriss
Music
Dance Music
Anne Croswell
Lyrics
Joan Javits
"You'll Make an Elegant Butler (I'll Make an Elegant Maid)" by
Philip Springer
"You'll Make an Elegant Butler (I'll Make an Elegant Maid)" by
Robert E. Sherwood
Based on the comedy by
Jacques Deval
Based on the comedy by
Peter Glenville
Director
Herbert Ross
Choreographer
Rolf Gerard
Production Design
Motley
Costume Design
John Harvey
Lighting Design
Phil Leto
Hair Styles
Bob Kelly
Wigs
Philip J. Lang
Music Orchestrations
Stanley Lebowsky
Vocal Arrangements
Dorothea Freitag
Additional Dance Music
Jean Barrere
Production Manager
Harry Young
Stage Manager
Tom Abbott
Assistant Stage Manager
Dance Captain
George Santelli
Fencing Master
Monty Shaff
General Manager
Associate Producer
Richard Grayson
Company Manager
Richard Maney
Press Representative
Martin Shwartz
Press Representative
Lawrence Weiner and Associates
Advertising
Abel Farbman
Producer
Sylvia Harris
Producer
Joseph Harris
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
18
1963
Closing Date
Nov
9
1963
Performances
264
as of Dec 03, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1963
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Louise Troy
Nominee
1963
Best Actress in a Musical
Vivien Leigh
Winner
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