Redhead 1959
Opened: February 5, 1959Redhead - 1959 Broadway History , Info & More
46th Street Theatre
226 W.46th St. New York, NY
Redhead is a musical with music composed by Albert Hague and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, who with her brother, Herbert, along with Sidney Sheldon and David Shaw wrote the book/libretto. Set in London in the 1880s, around the time of Jack the Ripper, the musical is a murder mystery in the setting of a wax museum.
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Redhead History
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Redhead - 1959 Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Bob Fosse |
| 1959 | Tony Awards | Best Conductor and Musical Director | Jay Blackston |
| 1959 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design | Rouben Ter-Arutunian |
| 1959 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Dorothy Fields |
| 1959 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Richard Kiley |
| 1959 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Leonard Stone |
| 1959 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Gwen Verdon |
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