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Production Information

Opening:	May 05, 1954
Closing:	May 16, 1954
# Performances:	15
Theatres:	City Center (5/5/1954 - 5/16/1954)
Production Type:	Revival
Production Status:	Closed
Run Type:	Limited Run
Market:	Broadway
Intermissions:	1
Version:	1946 Broadway Revival

Production Staff

Howard Bay

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Scenic Designer

John Boyt

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Costume Designer

William Hammerstein

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Director
(Staging)

Jean Rosenthal

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Lighting Designer

Julius Rudel

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Musical Director

Original Cast | Replacements

New York City Opera Chorus	....	Ensemble
Jack Albertson	....	Frank
Betty Allen	....	Queenie
Boris Aplon	....	Jim
	....	Pete
Benjamin Bajorek	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Ann Barry	....	Fatima
Marilyn Bladd	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
	....	Lottie
Jack Blair	....	Frank
Helena Bliss	....	Julie
	....	Julie
	....	Julie
Adelaide Boatner	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Eugene S. Brice	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Ginger Brooks	....	Child
Doryce Brown	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Walter P. Brown	....	Singing Ensemble
Walter Brown	....	Doorman at Trocadero
Walter P. Brown	....	Ensemble
Joanne Budill	....	Congress of Beauties
	....	Ensemble
Stanley Carlson	....	Captain Andy
Georgianna Catal	....	Child
Claudia Crawford	....	Child
Joseph E. Crawford	....	Singing Ensemble
Joseph Crawford	....	Ensemble
Dale Dennard	....	Child
Diana Drake	....	Ellie
Donn Driver	....	Frank
Dawin Emanuel	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Rina Falcone	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
John Fleming	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Sara Floyd	....	Landlady
	....	Old Lady on Levee
	....	Landlady
	....	Old Lady on Levee
Sarah Floyd	....	Landlady
	....	Old Lady on the Levee
Barbara Ford	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
	....	Nun
Mareda Gaither	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Robert Gallagher	....	Steve
	....	Steve
	....	Steve
Marjorie Gateson	....	Parthy Ann Hawks
Ellen Gleason	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mother Superior
Russell Goodwin	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Leonard Grinnage	....	Child
Jean Handzlik	....	Parthy Ann Hawks
Louise Hawthorne	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Lawrence Haynes	....	Jeb
	....	Vallon
Laurel Hurley	....	Magnolia
	....	Magnolia
	....	Magnolia
Burl Ives	....	Cap'n Andy
Ida Frances Johnson	....	Singing Ensemble
Ida Johnson	....	Ensemble
Charles Kuestner	....	Second Barker
	....	Man with Guitar
	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Man with Guitar
	....	Barker
	....	Drunk
	....	Ensemble
	....	Man with guitar
Milton Lyon	....	Piano Player
	....	Jake
James Martindale	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Sheila Mathews	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
William McDaniel	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
DeAnn Mears	....	Congress of Beauties
	....	Ensemble
Roland Miles	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
	....	Sport
Meri Miller	....	Strong Woman
Dorothy Mirr	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Dolly
	....	Ensemble
John Neilsen	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Arthur Newman	....	Windy McLain
	....	Backwoodsman
	....	Windy McLain
	....	Backwoodsman
	....	Backwoodsman
	....	Windy
Adele Newton	....	Kim (as a child)
	....	Kim (as a child)
	....	Kim (child)
Joan Nickel	....	Child
Marian Niles	....	Ellie
Helen Phillips	....	Queenie
	....	Queenie
Benjamin Plotkin	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Michael Pollock	....	Jim
	....	Pete
Madeline Porter	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Thomas R. Powell	....	Barker
	....	Rubber Face
William W. Reynolds	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Robert Rounseville	....	Gaylord Ravenal
	....	Gaylord Ravenal
	....	Gaylord Ravenal
Gloria Sacks	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
	....	Sally
Bonnie Sawyer	....	Child
Peg Shirley	....	Congress of Beauties
	....	Ensemble
Bill Smith	....	Doorman at Trocadero
William C. Smith	....	Joe
Barbara Sohmers	....	Congress of Beauties
	....	Ensemble
Christine Spencer	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
William Starling	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Joseph Tanner	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Frederick L. Thomas	....	Singing Ensemble
Frederick Thomas	....	Ensemble
Greta Thormsen	....	Kim (in her twenties)
	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
	....	Kim
DeLoyd Tibbs	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Rodester Timmons	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Clyde S. Turner	....	Singing Ensemble
Clyde Turner	....	Ensemble
Roy Urhausen	....	Sheriff Vallon
	....	Backwoodsman
Rose Virga	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
Richard Wentworth	....	Captain Andy
Lawrence Winters	....	Joe
	....	Joe
Gloria Wynder	....	Ethel
	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Ethel
	....	Ensemble
	....	Ethel

[Full Cast & Staff]

Show Boat

(New York City Opera Production, 1954)