Production Info
Previews:
October 28, 1970
(14 previews)
Opening
November 10, 1970
Closing:
September 11, 1971
Length of Run:
351 perf. - See Trivia & History notes for more info
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Market:
Broadway
Location:
New York, NY
Credits Highlights
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Cast
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Noah
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Esther
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Japheth
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Shem
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Leah
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Ham
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Rachel
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Goldie
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Musical Numbers
Act One
- Why Me? .... Noah
- Put Him Away .... Shem, Ham and Leah
- The Gitka's Song .... The Gitka
- Something, Somewhere .... Japheth and the Family
- You Have Got to Have a Rudder on the Ark .... Noah, Shem, Ham and Japheth
- Something Doesn't Happen .... Rachel and Esther
- An Old Man .... Esther
- Ninety Again! .... Noah
- Two by Two .... Noah and the Family
- I Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love You .... Japheth
- Something, Somewhere (Reprise) .... Noah
Act Two
- When It Dries .... Noah and the Family
- Two by Two (Reprise) .... Noah and Esther
- You .... Noah
- The Golden Ram .... Goldie
- Poppa Knows Best .... Noah and Japheth
- I Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love You (Reprise) .... Rachel and Japheth
- As Far As I'm Concerned .... Shem and Leah
- Hey Girlie .... Noah
- The Covenant .... Noah
Additional Musical Numbers Lists
These song lists document any changes that the production went through aside from the opening night song list.
- Post-Opening Song List (after "When It Dries" was cut)
- New Haven Song List (9/14/1970)
- Boston Song List (9/29/1970)
Trivia & History
Different performance totals are given in different sources. The Best Plays of 1970-1971 lists a run of 351 performances, but Variety and Theatre World both reported 343. While most of the time we would be inclined to trust Variety and Theatre World over Best Plays, in this case Best Plays seems to be correct.
Some online sources report 6 previews, but that is incorrect. There were 14 previews, starting on October 28, 1970. There was originally to be only one Broadway preview, but the show opened was overlong at the time of the first tryout performance in New Haven. One contemporary stated that the first performance in New Haven ran four hours, but other reports placed it around three hours of performance time plus an intermission, and that seems to be correct. Much cutting and reworking was deemed necessary, especially after poor reviews greeted the Boston opening that followed New Haven.
Posters & Promo Art
Photos
Video Clips
Audio Clips
Production Info
Previews:
October 28, 1970
(14 previews)
Opening
November 10, 1970
Closing:
September 11, 1971
Length of Run:
351 perf. - See Trivia & History notes for more info
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 (November 15, 1970)
Danny Kaye , Joan Copeland , Walter Willison , Harry Goz , Marilyn Cooper
Private Recordings
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Pre-Broadway (Opening Night) (September 14, 1970)
Danny Kaye , Joan Copeland , Walter Willison , Harry Goz , Marilyn Cooper -
Final Cast (September 1971)
Danny Kaye , Joan Copeland , John Stewart (i) , Jack Davison , Marilyn Cooper
Broadcast Recordings
- No broadcast audio listed yet.
Archival Recordings
- No archival audio listed yet.