A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Original Broadway Production, 1951)

Payday .... The Company
Mine 'Til Monday .... Johnny, Hildy and Company
Mine 'Til Monday (Reprise) .... Aloysius, Hildy, Petey, Allie, Willie
Make the Man Love Me .... Katie and Johnny
I'm Like a New Broom .... Johnny and Friends
I'm Like a New Broom (Reprise) .... Johnny and Friends
Look Who's Dancing .... Katie, Cissy, Johnny, Allie, Willie, Petey, Dancers (Mary Statz, Dorothy Hill, Doris Wright)
Love Is the Reason .... Cissy, Annie, Hildy, Della, Singer (Eleanor Williams)
Mine Next Monday .... Aloysius and Hildy
If You Haven't Got a Sweetheart .... Singer (Delbert Anderson) and Company
I'll Buy You a Star .... Johnny and Company

Act Two

That's How It Goes .... Old Clothes Man, Children (Patti Milligan, Janet Parker) and Company
He Had Refinement .... Cissy
Growing Pains .... Johnny, Francie
Is That My Prince? .... Cissy, Swanswine
Halloween .... Johnny,
Don't Be Afraid .... Johnny, Petey, Allie, Willie and Dancers, Children and Singers
I'm Like a New Broom (Reprise) .... Johnny
Love Is the Reason (Reprise) .... Cissy and Harry
Look Who's Dancing (Reprise) .... Harry and Children
If You Haven't Got a Sweetheart (Reprise) .... The Company

Additional Musical Numbers Lists

These song lists document any changes that the production went through aside from the opening night song list.

Philadelphia Song List (3/19/1951)

Trivia & History

Some online sources list replacements in this production as original-cast members. In addition, these online sources incorrectly list the date of the first Broadway preview as having been Wednesday April 18, 1951. The first preview was the night before that, on April 17. The production opened on April 19, having played two previews: on Tuesday night and Wednesday night. The first preview was a benefit for the Children's Aid Society. The second preview was a benefit for the American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA).

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Venues

Main Run

Alvin Theatre (New York, NY)
4/19/1951 - 12/8/1951

Tryout Dates

Shubert Theatre (New Haven, CT)
3/19/1951 - 3/24/1951
Forrest Theatre (Philadelphia, PA)
3/27/1951 - 4/14/1951

Audio Recordings

Commercial Recordings

Original Cast (1951)

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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Act One

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