Two's Company Broadway Original Cast

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Two's Company is a musical revue with principal sketches by Charles Sherman and Peter DeVries, principal lyrics by Ogden Nash and Sammy Cahn, and principal music by Vernon Duke.

Original

Dancer in "It Just Occured to Me"

Dancing Ensemble

Dancing Ensemble

Audience member

Dancer in "Roundabout"

Dancing Ensemble

Maurice Brenner

Singer/Dancer of "Opening - Theatre is a Lady"

(Haunted Hot Spot)

Singer of "Clear Blue Sky" (u/s)

Singer of "It Just Occured to Me" (u/s)

Singing Ensemble

(Purple Rose)

Performer of "Street Scenes"

Singer of "Just Like a Man"

Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"

Singer/Dancer of "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"

Francis Edwards

Audience member

Singing Ensemble

Singer of "Haunted Hot Spot"

Singer of "Roundabout"

Dancer in "Roundabout"

Dancer in "It Just Occured to Me"

Dancing Ensemble

(Baby Couldn't Dance)

Audience member

Singer of "Clear Blue Sky"

Singer of "Haunted Hot Spot" (u/s)

Singer of "Roundabout" (u/s)

Singing Ensemble

Audience member

Dancing Ensemble

Dancer in "Roundabout"

Dancing Ensemble

George S. Irving

Introducer of "Opening - Theatre is a Lady" (u/s)

Performer of "Street Scenes" (u/s)

Peter ("Going to the Studio") (u/s)

Peter ("Purple Rose") (u/s)

(Purple Rose)

Maria Karnilova

Dancer of "Clear Blue Sky"

Dancer in "Roundabout"

(Baby Couldn't Dance)

Singer of "Clear Blue Sky"

Singer of "It Just Occured to Me"

Singing Ensemble

Singing Ensemble

Dancer in "Roundabout"

Dancer in "It Just Occured to Me"

Dancing Ensemble

Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"

Audience member

Singing Ensemble

(And A Little Child)

Dancing Ensemble

Ensemble in "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"

Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"

Dancer in "It Just Occured to Me"

Dancing Ensemble

Audience member

Performer of "Street Scenes" (u/s)

Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along (u/s)

Singer/Dancer of "Turn Me Loose on Broadway" (u/s)

Singing Ensemble

(One's A Crowd)

Butler ("And a Little Child")

Butler ("Purple Rose")

Singing Ensemble

Singing Ensemble

Audience member

Leader of the Teen Aces

Dancer in "Roundabout"

Dancer in "It Just Occured to Me"

Dancer of "Clear Blue Sky"

Dancing Ensemble

Singer/Dancer of "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"

Harassed Gentleman

Dudley Dawson (u/s)

Strombolini (u/s)

Audience member

Maid ("Purple Rose")

Singing Ensemble

Singer of "It Just Occured to Me"

Singing Ensemble

("Roundabout")

Audience member

(One's A Crowd)

Dancer in "It Just Occured to Me"

Dancing Ensemble

Ensemble in "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"

Introducer of "Opening - Theatre is a Lady"

Performer of "Street Scenes"

Peter ("Going to the Studio")

Peter ("Purple Rose")

Singer of "A Man's Home"

Singer/Dancer of "Roll Along, Sadie"

Gilbert Shipley

Armstead Shobey

Stanley Simmons

Dancing Ensemble

Ensemble in "Turn Me Loose on Broadway"

(Baby Couldn't Dance)

Stanley Simmons (ii)

Audience member

Singer of "Clear Blue Sky" (u/s)

Singing Ensemble

Oliver Wakefield

Performer of "The Voice of Inexperience"

Singing Ensemble

Awards and Nominations

1953 Tony Awards

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Hiram Sherman won.

Production Team

Ralph Alswang Scenic Designer

Lighting Designer

Jules Dassin Director
(Sketches Director)

Director
(sketches)

Clare Grundman Orchestrator
("Turn Me Loose on Broadway", "It Just Occured to Me", "Baby Couldn't Dance" and "Finale")

Phil Lang Orchestrator
("Roll Along, Sadie", "Purple Rose" and "Just Like a Man")

Jerome Robbins Choreographer

Don Walker Orchestrator
("Opening - Theatre is a Lady", "A Man's Home", "Roundabout", "Clear Blue Sky", "Esther" and "Haunted)

Miles White Costume Designer

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