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The Merry Widow (1944)

Broadway, Musical

MusicFranz Lehar

Lyrics • Translation • Lyrics - AdditionalAdrian Ross

BookLeo Stein

WritingVictor Leon

WritingBen Roberts

Book - RevisedMilton Lazarus

Book - RevisedSidney Sheldon

Lyrics - AdditionalForman Brown

Based on VersionEdwin Lester

VenueNew York City Center - Mainstage131 W. 55th St. (between 6th and 7th Ave.s) New York, NY

Licensed ByConcord Theatricals

Opening DateOct 7th 1944

Creative Team
Direction
Felix Brentano
Original
Choreography
George Balanchine
Original
Scenic Design
Howard Bay
Original
Costume Design
Walter Florell
Original
Cast
General Bardini
Gordon Dilworth
Original
Cascada
Dennis Dengate
Original
Do-Do
Babs Heath
Original
Olga
Lucy Hillary
Original
Jolodon
Nils Landin
Original
Jou-Jou
Teddi Sanders
Original
Nish
Norman Budd
Original
Popoff
Karl Farkas
Original
Natalie
Xenia Bank
Original
Khadja
Alfred Porter
Original
Sonia
Marta Eggerth
Original
Clo-Clo
Lisette Verea
Original
Margot
Alice Borbus
Original
Nova Kovich
Alan Vaughan
Original
Prince Danilo
Jan Kiepura
Original
Lo-Lo
Annette Norman
Original
Frou-Frou
Mary Broussard
Original
Guest
Ward Richard
Original
Dancer
Jack Gansert
Original
Nina Popova
Original
Ballet
Alice Tisen
Original
Rita Charise
Original
Aleks Bird
Original
Barbara Gaye
Original
Bruce Laffey
Original
Ernest Richman
Original
Stanley Zompakos
Original
Terry Townes
Original
Jeffrey Longe
Original
Charles Chartier
Original
The King
John Harrold
Original
Ensemble
Louis Friedman
Original
Stanton Barrett
Original
Joseph Bellafiore
Original
Jan Rankin
Original
Maxine Schraeder
Original
George Karle
Original
Joseph Monte
Original
Beatrice Gordon
Original
Mary Rankin
Original
Alfred D Morgan
Original
Georgette Rolandez
Original
Katherine Borron
Original
Leona Vanni
Original
Dorothy Ramsay
Original
Jon Carlson
Original
Colin Harvey
Original
Connie Clark
Original
Doris Parker
Original
Irene Gans
Original
Orchestra
Music Conductor
Fritz Zweig
Original
Artistic Production
Production
Yolanda Mero Irian
Original

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