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Allegro

Original Broadway Production (1947)

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Production Info

Opening October 10, 1947
Closing: July 10, 1948
Length of Run: 315 perf.
Run Type: Open-ended

Location Info

Location: New York, NY

Credits Highlights

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... Direction and Choreography	Agnes de Mille
... Additional Direction	Oscar Hammerstein II (uncredited)

Cast

... Marjorie Taylor	Annamary Dickey
... Dr. Joseph Taylor	William Ching
... Grandma Taylor	Muriel O'Malley
... Jennie Brinker	Roberta Jonay
... Charlie Townsend	John Conte
... Joseph Taylor, Jr.	John Battles
... Ned Brinker	Paul Parks
... Dr. Bigby Denby	Lawrence Fletcher
... Mrs. Lansdale	Lily Paget
... Emily	Lisa Kirk

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Musical Numbers

Act One

Overture .... Orchestra
Joseph Taylor, Jr. .... Entire Ensemble
I Know It Can Happen Again .... Grandma
One Foot, Other Foot .... Singing Ensemble and Ballet
A Fellow Needs a Girl .... Joe, Sr. and Marjorie
Freshman Dance .... Ensemble
As They Imagine They Are .... Evelyn Taylor and Harrison Muller (Dance Soloists)
A Darn Nice Campus .... Joe, Jr.
The Purple and Brown .... The Freshmen
So Far .... Beulah
You Are Never Away .... Joe, Jr., Jennie and Vocal Chorus
What a Lovely Day for a Wedding .... Singing Ensemble and Ned Brinker
It May Be a Good Idea for Joe .... Charlie
Wedding .... Relatives and Guests of Bride and Groom
Wedding: (a) To Have and To Hold .... Singing Ensemble
Wedding: (b) Wish Them Well .... Singing Ensemble

Act Two

Entr'acte .... Orchestra
Money Isn't Everything .... Jenny, Hazel, Addie, Millie and Dot
Hazel Dances .... Hazel
Yatata, Yatata, Yatata .... Charlie and Ensemble
The Gentleman Is a Dope .... Emily
Allegro .... Emily, Charlie, Joe, Jr., Singing Ensemble, Ballet Soloist (Kathryn Lee) and Ballet
Come Home .... Marjorie
Finale .... Entire Company

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Trivia & History

Our opening-night cast list differs somewhat from what you may find on some others websites. Those cast lists contain inaccuracies. They list replacements as members of the opening-night cast, while listing members of the opening-night cast as replacements.