Production Info
Previews:
October 19, 1981
(33 previews)
Opening
November 17, 1981
Closing:
December 13, 1981
Length of Run:
37 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Location: New York, NY
Credits Highlights
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Director
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Choreography
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Cast
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Red Barber
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Noonan
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Eunice
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Leo Durocher
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Branch Rickey
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Jackie Robinson
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Cool Minnie Edwards
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Rachel Isum
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Casey Higgins
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Hilda Chester
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Musical Numbers
The musical numbers list has been verified as correct.
Act One
- Overture .... Orchestra
- Jack Roosevelt Robinson .... Branch Rickey and Leo Durocher
- National Pastime, The .... Cool Minnie, Jackie Robinson, Junkyard Jones and The Monarchs
- Will We Ever Know Each Other .... Jackie Robinson and Rachel Isum
- First, The .... Jackie Robinson
- Bloat .... Leo Durocher and Reporters and The Dodgers
- It Ain't Gonna Work .... Casey Higgins, Clyde Sukeforth and The Dodgers
- Brooklyn Dodger Strike, The .... Rickey and Durocher
- Jack Roosevelt Robinson (Reprise) .... Rickey
- First, The (Reprise) .... Rachel Isum
Act Two
- Entr'acte .... Orchestra
- Is This Year Next Year? .... Noonan (the maitre'd), Eunice (the cigarette girl), Huey (a waiter), Frog (a busboy) and Sorrentino (a busboy)
- You Do-Do-Do-It Good! .... Cool Minnie, Jackie Robinson, The Monarchs, Ruby (on the right) and Opal (on the left)
- Is This Year Next Year? (Reprise) .... Branch Rickey, Holmes, The Reporters, Clyde Sukeforth and The Dodgers
- There Are Days and There Are Days .... Rachel Isum
- It's a Beginning .... Jackie Robinson, Branch Rickey and Rachel Isum
- Opera Ain't Over, The .... Noonan (the maitre'd), The Regulars, All the Dodgers, Branch Rickey, Hilda Chester and The Fans
Additional Musical Numbers Lists
These song lists document any changes that the production went through aside from the opening night song list.
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Production Info
Previews:
October 19, 1981
(33 previews)
Opening
November 17, 1981
Closing:
December 13, 1981
Length of Run:
37 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Location: New York, NY
Venues
Main Run
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Martin Beck Theatre (New York, NY)
November 17, 1981 - December 13, 1981
Audio Recordings
Commercial Recordings
- No commercial audio listed yet.
Private Recordings
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Original Broadway Cast (Opening Night) (November 17, 1981)
- Red Barber
- Jack Hallett
- George D. Wallace
- Patricia Drylie
- Paul Forrest
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Original Broadway Cast (December 1981)
- Red Barber
- Jack Hallett
- George D. Wallace
- Patricia Drylie
- Paul Forrest
Broadcast Recordings
- No broadcast audio listed yet.
Archival Recordings
- No archival audio listed yet.
