- Redhead (musical)
Infobox Musical
name = Redhead
subtitle =
caption = Logo
music =Albert Hague
lyrics =Dorothy Fields
book =Dorothy Fields
Herbert Fields
Sidney Sheldon
David Shaw
basis =
productions =1959 Broadway
awards =Tony Award for Best Musical Redhead is a Broadway musical set in London in the 1880s, around the time of
Jack the Ripper . It is a murder mystery in the setting of a waxworks museum. The music was composed byAlbert Hague and the lyrics byDorothy Fields , who with her brother, Herbert, along withSidney Sheldon and David Shaw wrote the book/libretto.Production
"Redhead" opened on Broadway at the
Richard Rodgers Theatre (then the 46th Street Theatre) onFebruary 5 ,1959 , and closed on March 19, 1960, after 452 performances. The production was notable in that it marked the first musical directed byBob Fosse , who was also the choreographer.Original Broadway Cast
* Essie Whimple -
Gwen Verdon
* Tom Baxter -Richard Kiley
* Ruth LaRue - Pat Ferrier
* Howard Cavanaugh - William LeMassena
* Maude Simpson - Cynthia Latham
* Sarah Simpson - Doris Rich
* George Poppett - Leonard Stone
* Inspector White - Ralph Sumpter
* May - Joy Nichols
* Tilly - Pat Perrier
* Alfy - Lee Krirger
* Sir Charles Willingham - Patrick HorganSongs
;Act 1
* The Simpson Sisters - Singers and Dancers
* The Right Finger of My Left Hand - Essie Whimple
* Just for Once - Essie Whimple, Tom Baxter and George Poppett
* Merely Marvelous - Essie Whimple
* The Uncle Sam Rag - George Poppett, Singers and Dancers
* Erbie Fitch's Twitch - Essie Whimple
* She's Not Enough Woman for Me - Tom Baxter and George Poppett
* Behave Yourself - Essie Whimple, Maude Simpson, Sarah Simpson and Tom Baxter
* Look Who's in Love - Essie Whimple and Tom Baxter
* My Girl Is Just Enough Woman for Me - Tom Baxter and Passersby
* Essie's Vision - Essie Whimple and her Dream People
* Two Faces in the Dark - Essie Whimple, The Tenor, Singers and Dancers;Act II
* I'm Back in Circulation - Tom Baxter
* We Loves Ya, Jimey - Essie Whimple, May, Tilly and Clientele of the Green Dragon
* Pick-Pocket Tango - Essie Whimple and Jailer
* Look Who's in Love (Reprise) - Tom Baxter
* I'll Try - Essie Whimple and Tom Baxter
* Finale - Essie Whimple, Tom Baxter and Companycol-endAwards and nominations
*
Tony Award for Best Musical - (WINNER)
*Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical - Richard Kiley (WINNER)
*Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical - Gwen Verdon (WINNER)
*Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Leonard Stone (nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Costume Design - Production Designed by Rouben Ter-Arutunian (WINNER)
*Tony Award for Best Choreography - Bob Fosse (WINNER)
*Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director - Jay Blackton (nominee)References
* [http://www.ibdb.com/Show.asp?id=7427 Internet Broadway Database listing]
* [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/fosse/multimedia/redhead.html PBS article]
* [http://www.mtishows.com/show_home.asp?ID=000063 MTI shows synopsis]
* Guinness Who's Who of Stage Musicals - editor Colin Larken ISBN 0-85112-756-8
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