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Two's Company
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Two's Company Playbill - Dec 1952
Two's Company
Broadway
Original
Alvin Theatre
250 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Vernon Duke
lyrics:
Ogden Nash
People (83)
Bette Davis
Helen
(Original)
Jezebela
(Original)
Performer of "Street Scenes"
(Original)
Singer of "Just Like a Man"
(Original)
Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"
(Original)
Singer/Dancer of "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"
(Original)
Sybill
(Original)
That One
(Original)
David Burns
Stanley
(Original)
Dudley Dawson
(Original)
Melvin
(Original)
Strombolini
(Original)
Nora Kaye
Dancer in "Roundabout"
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
The Stripper
(Original)
Hiram Sherman
Introducer of "Opening - Theatre is a Lady"
(Original)
Performer of "Street Scenes"
(Original)
Peter ("Going to the Studio")
(Original)
Peter ("Purple Rose")
(Original)
Reggie
(Original)
Singer of "A Man's Home"
(Original)
Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"
(Original)
Florence Baum
Dancer in "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Pupil
(Original)
Jeanna Belkin
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Eleanor Boleyn
Audience member
(Original)
Dancer in "Roundabout"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
She
(Original)
Maurice Brenner
Camera Man
(Original)
Perry Bruskin
Announcer
(Original)
Bill Callahan
Boy
(Original)
Singer/Dancer of "Opening - Theatre is a Lady"
(Original)
The Drummer
(Original)
Art Carroll
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Bill Crach
Cicero
(Original)
Voice
(Original)
Francis Edwards
Teen Ace
(Original)
Clifford Fearl
Audience member
(Original)
Hilary
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Porter
(Replacement)
Ellen Hanley
Singer of "Haunted Hot Spot"
(Original)
Singer of "Roundabout"
(Original)
Barbara Heath
Dancer in "Roundabout"
(Original)
Dancer in "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Pupil
(Original)
Susan Hight
Audience Member
(Original)
Singer of "Clear Blue Sky"
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Voice
(Original)
Dorothy Hill
Audience member
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
William Inglis
Dancer in "Roundabout"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
George S. Irving
J.C.
(Original)
Musician
(Original)
Producer
(Original)
Terrance
(Original)
Voice
(Original)
Maria Karnilova
Dancer of "Clear Blue Sky"
(Original)
Esther
(Original)
Peter Kelley
Singer of "Clear Blue Sky"
(Original)
Singer of "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
Performer
(Replacement)
John Kelly
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Lenore Korman
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
William Krach
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Loney Lewis
Performer
(Original)
Ralph Linn
Dancer in "Roundabout"
(Original)
Dancer in "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"
(Original)
Tina Louise
Audience member
(Original)
Secretary
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Henry Mallory
Teen Ace
(Original)
Michael Mann
Rollo
(Original)
Julie Marlowe
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Buzz Miller
Ensemble in "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"
(Original)
Native
(Original)
Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"
(Original)
The Pianist
(Original)
Helen Murielle
Dancer in "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Nina
(Original)
May Muth
Audience member
(Original)
Hortense
(Original)
Mrs. Wilkins
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Franklin Neil
Butler ("And a Little Child")
(Original)
Butler ("Purple Rose")
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Neukum
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Audience member
(Original)
Usher
(Original)
Virgil
(Original)
Robert Orton
Leader of the Teen Aces
(Original)
Robert Pagent
Dancer in "Roundabout"
(Original)
Dancer in "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
Dancer of "Clear Blue Sky"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Singer/Dancer of "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"
(Original)
Stanley Prager
Harassed Gentleman
(Original)
Thomaso
(Original)
Basha Regis
Audience member
(Original)
Maid ("Purple Rose")
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Deborah Remsen
Ginger
(Original)
Singer of "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Voice
(Original)
Earl Renard
Audience member
(Original)
Horatio
(Original)
Porter
(Original)
Job Sanders
Dancer in "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Ensemble in "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"
(Original)
Gilbert Shipley
Teen Ace
(Original)
Armstead Shobey
Teen Ace
(Original)
Norman Shobey
Teen Ace
(Original)
Stanley Simmons
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Ensemble in "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"
(Original)
Professor
(Original)
Teddy Tavenner
Audience member
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Oliver Wakefield
Performer of "The Voice of Inexperience"
(Original)
Doris Wolin
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Performer
(Replacement)
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Bette Davis
Helen
(Original)
Jezebela
(Original)
Performer of "Street Scenes"
(Original)
Singer of "Just Like a Man"
(Original)
Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"
(Original)
Singer/Dancer of "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"
(Original)
Sybill
(Original)
That One
(Original)
David Burns
Stanley
(Original)
Dudley Dawson
(Original)
Melvin
(Original)
Strombolini
(Original)
Nora Kaye
Dancer in "Roundabout"
(Original)
Girl
(Original)
The Stripper
(Original)
Hiram Sherman
Introducer of "Opening - Theatre is a Lady"
(Original)
Performer of "Street Scenes"
(Original)
Peter ("Going to the Studio")
(Original)
Peter ("Purple Rose")
(Original)
Reggie
(Original)
Singer of "A Man's Home"
(Original)
Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"
(Original)
Florence Baum
Dancer in "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Pupil
(Original)
Jeanna Belkin
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Eleanor Boleyn
Audience member
(Original)
Dancer in "Roundabout"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
She
(Original)
Maurice Brenner
Camera Man
(Original)
Perry Bruskin
Announcer
(Original)
Bill Callahan
Boy
(Original)
Singer/Dancer of "Opening - Theatre is a Lady"
(Original)
The Drummer
(Original)
Art Carroll
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Bill Crach
Cicero
(Original)
Voice
(Original)
Francis Edwards
Teen Ace
(Original)
Clifford Fearl
Audience member
(Original)
Hilary
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Ellen Hanley
Singer of "Haunted Hot Spot"
(Original)
Singer of "Roundabout"
(Original)
Barbara Heath
Dancer in "Roundabout"
(Original)
Dancer in "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Pupil
(Original)
Susan Hight
Audience Member
(Original)
Singer of "Clear Blue Sky"
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Voice
(Original)
Dorothy Hill
Audience member
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
William Inglis
Dancer in "Roundabout"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
George S. Irving
J.C.
(Original)
Musician
(Original)
Producer
(Original)
Terrance
(Original)
Voice
(Original)
Maria Karnilova
Dancer of "Clear Blue Sky"
(Original)
Esther
(Original)
Peter Kelley
Singer of "Clear Blue Sky"
(Original)
Singer of "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
John Kelly
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Lenore Korman
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
William Krach
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Loney Lewis
Performer
(Original)
Ralph Linn
Dancer in "Roundabout"
(Original)
Dancer in "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"
(Original)
Tina Louise
Audience member
(Original)
Secretary
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Henry Mallory
Teen Ace
(Original)
Michael Mann
Rollo
(Original)
Julie Marlowe
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Buzz Miller
Ensemble in "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"
(Original)
Native
(Original)
Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"
(Original)
The Pianist
(Original)
Helen Murielle
Dancer in "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Nina
(Original)
May Muth
Audience member
(Original)
Hortense
(Original)
Mrs. Wilkins
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Franklin Neil
Butler ("And a Little Child")
(Original)
Butler ("Purple Rose")
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Robert Neukum
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Audience member
(Original)
Usher
(Original)
Virgil
(Original)
Robert Orton
Leader of the Teen Aces
(Original)
Robert Pagent
Dancer in "Roundabout"
(Original)
Dancer in "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
Dancer of "Clear Blue Sky"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Singer/Dancer of "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"
(Original)
Stanley Prager
Harassed Gentleman
(Original)
Thomaso
(Original)
Basha Regis
Audience member
(Original)
Maid ("Purple Rose")
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Deborah Remsen
Ginger
(Original)
Singer of "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Voice
(Original)
Earl Renard
Audience member
(Original)
Horatio
(Original)
Porter
(Original)
Job Sanders
Dancer in "It Just Occurred to Me"
(Original)
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Ensemble in "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"
(Original)
Gilbert Shipley
Teen Ace
(Original)
Armstead Shobey
Teen Ace
(Original)
Norman Shobey
Teen Ace
(Original)
Stanley Simmons
Dancing Ensemble
(Original)
Ensemble in "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"
(Original)
Professor
(Original)
Teddy Tavenner
Audience member
(Original)
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
Oliver Wakefield
Performer of "The Voice of Inexperience"
(Original)
Doris Wolin
Singing Ensemble
(Original)
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Vernon Duke
Music
Ogden Nash
Lyrics
Charles Sherman
Sketches
Peter DeVries
Sketches
Arnold B. Horwitt
Additional Sketches
Lee Rogow
Additional Sketches
Mort Green
Additional Sketch
Nat Hiken
Additional Sketch
George Foster
Additional Sketch
William Friedberg
Additional Sketch
Oliver Wakefield
"The Voice of Inexperience"
Genevieve Pitot
Ballet Music
David Baker
Ballet Music
Sammy Cahn
Additional Lyrics
Sheldon Harnick
Featured Songs
Horton Foote
Scenario for "Roundabout"
Jerome Robbins
Scenario for "Roundabout"
Staging of Dances and Musical Numbers
Jules Dassin
Sketch Director
Ralph Alswang
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Miles White
Costume Design
Don Walker
Music Orchestrator
Clare Grundman
Music Orchestrator
Philip J. Lang
Orchestrator
Milton Rosenstock
Musical Supervisor
Vocal Arrangements
John Murray Anderson
Production Supervisor
Bill Ross
Production Stage Manager
Perry Bruskin
Stage Manager
Howard Graham
Assistant Stage Manager
May Muth
Assistant Stage Manager
Viola Rubber
Casting
Clifford Hayman
General Manager
Associate Producer
Lenny Traube
Press
Samuel J. Friedman
Publicity Director
James Russo
Producer
Michael Ellis
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
15
1952
Closing Date
Mar
8
1953
Performances
90
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Awards
Theatre World Awards
1953
Theatre World Award
Peter Kelley
Winner
Tony Award
1953
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Hiram Sherman
Winner
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