BroadwayWorld.com - Seven Lively Arts [Broadway (1944)]

Production Information

Opening:	December 07, 1944
Closing:	May 12, 1945
# Performances:	183
Theatres:	Ziegfeld Theatre (12/7/1944 - 5/12/1945)
	Ziegfeld Theatre (12/7/1944 - 5/12/1945)
Production Type:	Original Production
Production Status:	Closed
Run Type:	Open Run
Market:	Broadway
Intermissions:	1

Production Staff

Anton Dolin

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Choreographer

Jack Donohue

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Choreographer
(Musical Staging)

Norman Bel Geddes

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Scenic Designer

Mary Grant

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Costume Designer

Philip Loeb

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Director
(Sketches Director)

Robert Shaw (iii)

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Choral Director

Hassard Short

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Director
(Staging)

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Lighting Designer

Original Cast | Replacements

Robert Austin	....	George Jean Nathan (Heaven on Angel Street)
	....	Singer
Franca Baldwin	....	Corps de Ballet
Paula Bane	....	Radio Singer (Big Town)
	....	The Maid (Heaven on Angel Street)
Truly Barbara	....	Lady of Fashion (Is It The Girl?)
Virginia Barnes	....	Corps de Ballet
Michael Barrett (ii)	....	Dude Lester (Heaven on Angel Street)
	....	The Agent (Local Boy Makes Good)
	....	3rd Soldier (There'll Always Be An England)
	....	The Box Office Man (Ticket for the Ballet)
Johnsie Bason	....	Singer
John Beggs	....	Corps de Ballet
Susan Blanchard	....	Lady of Fashion (Is It The Girl?)
Phyllis Brown	....	Corps de Ballet
Charlotte Bruce	....	Singer
Angelina Buttignol	....	Corps de Ballet
Albert Carroll	....	Jeeter Lester (Heaven on Angel Street)
	....	The Producer (Local Boy Makes Good)
	....	The Doctor (The Great Man Speaks)
	....	Colonel Charteris (There'll Always Be An England)
	....	The Manager (Ticket for the Ballet)
Irene Carroll	....	Singer
Sonny Cavell	....	Page Boy
Jean Colleran	....	Lady of Fashion (Is It The Girl?)
Evangeline Collis	....	Corps de Ballet
Margaretta De Valera	....	Corps de Ballet
Nina Dean	....	Singer
Anton Dolin	....	Mr. Manningham (Heaven on Angel Street)
	....	"Pas de Deux" Dancer
	....	"Scene de Ballet" Dancer
Bettye Durrence	....	Corps de Ballet
Paddy Ellerton	....	Lady of Fashion (Is It The Girl?)
Rose Marie Elliott	....	Singer
Paul Fairleigh	....	Singer
Adriana Favaloro	....	Corps de Ballet
Morey Feld	....	"Billy Rose Buys the Metropolitan Opera House!" Performer
Louise Ferrand	....	Corps de Ballet
Jerry Florio	....	Corps de Ballet
Helen Gallagher	....	Corps de Ballet
	....	Performer (Understudy)
Arlene Garver	....	Corps de Ballet
Mimi Gomber	....	Corps de Ballet
Benny Goodman	....	"Billy Rose Buys the Metropolitan Opera House!" Performer
Dolores Gray	....	Movie Actress (Big Town)
	....	"Hence It Don't Make Sense" Singer
	....	"Is It The Girl?" Singer
	....	"Wow-ohh-wolf!" Singer
Alan Grossman	....	Page Boy
Edward Hackett	....	2nd Soldier (There'll Always Be An England)
	....	Corps de Ballet
Jean Harris	....	Corps de Ballet
Vincent Henry	....	Singer
Robert Herring	....	Singer
Alma Holt	....	Lady of Fashion (Is It The Girl?)
Raynor Howell	....	Singer
Stella Hughes	....	Singer
Ray Johnson	....	Corps de Ballet
Jim Kane	....	Singer
Harriet Katzman	....	Corps de Ballet
Thomas Kenny	....	1st Solider (There'll Always Be An England)
	....	Corps de Ballet
Robert Kimberly	....	Singer
Savona King	....	Lady of Fashion (Is It The Girl?)
Mary Ann Krejci	....	Singer
Barry Laffin	....	Page Boy
Bert Lahr	....	Mr. Clarence Day (Heaven on Angel Street)
	....	The Stagehand (Local Boy Makes Good)
	....	"Fragonard in Pink" (Only Another Boy and Girl)
	....	The Patient (The Great Man Speaks)
	....	"Drink" Singer
Lee Lauterbur	....	Corps de Ballet
Beatrice Lillie	....	Mrs. Manningham (Heaven on Angel Street)
	....	"Fragonard in Pink" (Only Another Boy and Girl)
	....	Lady Agatha Pendleton (There'll Always Be An England)
	....	The Customer (Ticket for the Ballet)
	....	"Dancin' to a Jungle Drum" Singer
	....	"When I Was a Little Cuckoo" Singer
Constance Love	....	Corps de Ballet
Ethel Madson	....	Singer
Alicia Markova	....	"Pas de Deux" Dancer
	....	"Scene de Ballet" Dancer
Richard Martin	....	Corps de Ballet
John Mathews	....	Singer
Viki Maulsby	....	Lady of Fashion (Is It The Girl?)
Jere McMahon	....	Tap Dancer (Big Town)
	....	The Boy in "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye)
	....	"Hence It Don't Make Sense" Dancer
	....	Toreador Dancer
Gayle Mellott	....	Lady of Fashion (Is It The Girl?)
Buddy Millard	....	Page Boy
Dickie Millard	....	Page Boy
Marty Miller	....	Page Boy
Helen Molveau	....	Singer
Dennie Moore	....	Mrs. Day (Heaven on Angel Street)
	....	Lady Carleton (There'll Always Be An England)
Louise Newton	....	Singer
Red Norvo	....	"Billy Rose Buys the Metropolitan Opera House!" Performer
Paul Olson	....	Corps de Ballet
Richmond Page	....	Singer
Michael Pober	....	Corps de Ballet
Mary Roche	....	Stage Actress (Big Town)
	....	"Hence It Don't Make Sense" Singer
	....	"Wow-ohh-wolf!" Singer
	....	The Girl in "Only Another Boy and Girl"
Bettina Rosay	....	Corps de Ballet
King Ross	....	A Man in the Line (Ticket for the Ballet)
Lester Russon	....	Corps de Ballet
Allen Sharp	....	Singer
Gwen Shirey	....	Lady of Fashion (Is It The Girl?)
Cissy Smith	....	Lady of Fashion (Is It The Girl?)
Adrian Storms	....	Lady of Fashion (Is It The Girl?)
Bill Tabbert	....	Playwright (Big Town)
	....	"Frahngee-Pahnee" Singer
	....	The Boy in "Only Another Boy and Girl"
Gordon Taylor	....	Singer
Temple Texas	....	Lady of Fashion (Is It The Girl?)
William Utely	....	Singer
Martha Emma Watson	....	Singer
Sid Weiss	....	"Billy Rose Buys the Metropolitan Opera House!" Performer
Teddy Wilson	....	"Billy Rose Buys the Metropolitan Opera House!" Performer
Billie Worth	....	The Secretary (Local Boy Makes Good)
	....	The Nurse (The Great Man Speaks)
	....	"Hence It Don't Make Sense" Dancer
	....	"Hence It Don't Make Sense" Singer
Nan Wynn (i)	....	Painter (Big Town)
	....	The Girl in "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye)
	....	"Hence It Don't Make Sense" Singer
	....	"The Band Started Swinging a Song" Singer
	....	"Wow-ohh-wolf!" Singer

[Full Cast & Staff]

Seven Lively Arts

(Original Broadway Production, 1944)