Production Info
Previews:
May 1, 1962
(8 previews)
Opening
May 8, 1962
Closing:
August 29, 1964
Length of Run:
964 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Market:
Broadway
Location:
New York, NY
Credits Highlights
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Director
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Choreography and Musical Staging
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Additional Direction and Musical Staging
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Cast
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Prologus
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Senex, a citizen of Rome
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Domina, his wife
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Hero, his son
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Hysterium, slave to Senex and Domina
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Lycus, a dealer in courtesans
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Pseudolus, slave to Hero
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Philia
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Erronius, a citizen of Rome
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MIles Gloriosus, a warrior
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Musical Numbers
Act One
- Overture .... Orchestra
- Comedy Tonight .... Prologus, the Proteans and the Company
- Love, I Hear .... Hero
- Free .... Pseudolus, Hero
- The House of Marcus Lycus .... Lycus, Pseudolus and the Courtesans
- Lovely .... Hero, Philia
- Pretty Little Picture .... Pseudolus, Hero, Philia
- Everybody Ought to Have a Maid .... Senex, Pseudolus, Hysterium, Lycus
- I'm Calm .... Hysterium
- Impossible .... Senex, Hero
- Bring Me My Bride .... Miles, Pseudolus, Courtesans and Proteans
Act Two
- Entr'acte .... Orchestra
- That Dirty Old Man .... Domina
- That'll Show Him .... Philia
- Lovely .... Pseudolus, Hysterium
- Funeral Sequence and Dance .... Pseudolus, Miles, Courtesans and Proteans
- Comedy Tonight .... The Company
Additional Musical Numbers Lists
These song lists document any changes that the production went through aside from the opening night song list.
See MoreTrivia & History
Jerome Robbins was originally to have directed the show, but he ended up deciding not to direct. George Abbott instead directed, but when the show ran into serious problems during the pre-Broadway tryout, Robbins came in to help out. He suggested that a new opening number be written and he staged that new number ("Comedy Tonight"). He also made many adjustments and additions to the staging. Many of them were small changes, but they added up to a good many changes.
After the opening, Robbins sent to the show's producer, Harold Prince, an extremely detailed list of his contributions, along with a demand for more in royalties than must have been originally offered to him. The letter can be found at the Library for the Performing Arts in New York. It was on display at the library in an exhibition titled "New York Story: Jerome Robbins and His World" in 2008.
Audio Clips
Production Info
Previews:
May 1, 1962
(8 previews)
Opening
May 8, 1962
Closing:
August 29, 1964
Length of Run:
964 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Market:
Broadway
Location:
New York, NY
Venues
Main Run
Tryout
Audio Recordings
Commercial Recordings
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Original Broadway Cast (May 13, 1962)
Zero Mostel , Eddie Phillips , George Reeder , David Evans (iii) , David Burns
Private Recordings
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Original Broadway Cast (1962 (?))
Zero Mostel , Eddie Phillips , George Reeder , David Evans (iii) , David Burns
Broadcast Recordings
- No broadcast audio listed yet.
Archival Recordings
- No archival audio listed yet.