Half a Sixpence
At the 1965 Tony Awards this production was nominated for 9 awards:-
Best Musical
Best Actor in a Musical – Tommy Steele
Best Featured Actor in a Musical – James Grout
Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Carrie Nye
Best Director of a Musical – Gene Saks
Best Choreographer – Onna White
Best Composer and Lyricist – David Heneker
Best Author – Beverley Cross
Best Producer – Allen-Hodgdon Inc, Stevens Productions Inc and Harold Fielding
It lost in all categories, largely because it was up against the almost all conquering Fiddler On The Roof which won the following categories:-
Best Musical
Best Actor in a Musical – Zero Mostel
Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Maria Karnilova
Best Director of a Musical – Jerome Robbins
Best Choreographer – Jerome Robbins
Best Composer and Lyricist – Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick
Best Author – Joseph Stein
Best Producer – Harold Prince
The other winner was:-
Best Featured Actor in a Musical – Victor Spinetti “Oh What A Lovely War”
Cast & Crew
Cast
| 1st Reporter | Reid Klein |
|---|---|
| 1st Reporter (Replacement) | Fred Cline |
| 2nd Reporter | Fred Cline |
| 2nd Reporter (Replacement) | Ted Bloecher |
| 2nd Reporter (Replacement) | John Knapp |
| Ann Pornick | Polly James |
| Ann Pornick (Replacement) | Rosanna Huffman |
| Ann Pornick (Replacement) | Anne Rogers |
| Arthur Kipps | Tommy Steele |
| Arthur Kipps (Replacement) | Joel Grey |
| Arthur Kipps (Replacement) | Dick Kallman |
| Arthur Kipps (Replacement) | Tony Tanner |
| Boy Student | Sterling Clark |
| Boy Student (Replacement) | Brown Bradley |
| Boy Student (Replacement) | Patrick Cummings |
| Boy Student (Replacement) | Robert Gorman |
| Buggins | Norman Allen |
| Dancers | Diane Blair |
| Dancers | Sterling Clark |
| Dancers | Lynn Fields |
| Dancers | Robert Karl |
| Dancers | Glenn Kezer |
| Dancers | Alan Peterson |
| Dancers | Sally Ransome |
| Dancers | Ron Schwinn |
| Dancers | Bill Stanton |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Patrick Cummings |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Kathleen Doherty |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Marion Fels |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Ben Gillespie |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Margo Head |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Loren Hightower |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Richard Lyle |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Alex MacKay |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Consuelo Moran |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Eric Paynter |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Susan Platt |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Bob Scherkenbach |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Fabian Stuart |
| Dancers (Replacement) | George Tregre |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Denise Winston |
| Emma | Reby Howells |
| Emma (Replacement) | Sharon Herr |
| Flo Bates | Michele Hardy |
| Flo Bates (Replacement) | Lindybeth Wiles |
| Girl Student | Rosanna Huffman |
| Girl Student | Jeanne Shea |
| Gwendolin | Barbara Dombre |
| Gwendolin | Ann Rachel |
| Gwendolin | Henrietta Valor |
| Harry Chitterlow | James Grout |
| Harry Chitterlow (Replacement) | Roger C Carmel |
| Harry Chitterlow (Replacement) | William Larsen |
| Harry Chitterlow (Replacement) | Robert Urquhart |
| Helen Walsingham | Carrie Nye |
| Helen Walsingham (Replacement) | Susan Carr |
| Helen Walsingham (Replacement) | Gwyda DonHow |
| Kate | Louise Quick |
| Kate (Replacement) | Mimi Wallace |
| Laura | Eleonore Treiber |
| Mr Carshot | William Larsen |
| Mr Carshot (Replacement) | Stanley Simmonds |
| Mr Shalford | Mercer McLeod |
| Mrs Botting | Trescott Ripley |
| Mrs Botting (Replacement) | Pamela Simpson |
| Mrs Walsingham | Ann Shoemaker |
| Mrs Walsingham (Replacement) | Jean Cameron |
| Mrs Walsingham (Replacement) | Colette Melville |
| Pearce | Grover Dale |
| Pearce (Replacement) | Loren Hightower |
| Pearce (Replacement) | Larry Roquemore |
| Photographer | Sean Allan |
| Photographer (Replacement) | Tony Wells |
| Photographer’s Assistant | Robert Gorman |
| Sid Pornick | Will Mackenzie |
| Sid Pornick (Replacement) | Carl Esser |
| Sid Pornick (Replacement) | Ron Schwinn |
| Singers | Sean Allan |
| Singers | Fred Cline |
| Singers | Barbara Dombre |
| Singers | Robert Gorman |
| Singers | Rosanna Huffman |
| Singers | Reid Klein |
| Singers | Constance Moffit |
| Singers | Max Norman |
| Singers | Ann Rachel |
| Singers | Carol Richards |
| Singers | Jeanne Shea |
| Singers | Henrietta Valor |
| Singers (Replacement) | Ted Bloecher |
| Singers (Replacement) | Brown Bradley |
| Singers (Replacement) | Faith Compo |
| Singers (Replacement) | Rex Downey |
| Singers (Replacement) | Joachim Fels |
| Singers (Replacement) | Jerry Grant |
| Singers (Replacement) | John Knapp |
| Singers (Replacement) | Charlise Mallory |
| Singers (Replacement) | Tony Wells |
| Victoria | Sally Lee |
| Victoria (Replacement) | Kathleen Doherty |
| Young Walsingham | John Cleese |
| Young Walsingham (Replacement) | John D Irving |
| Young Walsingham (Replacement) | Remak Ramsay |
Crew | |
| Book | Beverley Cross |
| Choreograher | Onna White |
| Dance Arrangements & Orchestrations | Robert Prince |
| Designer & Costumes | Loudon Sainthill |
| Director | Gene Saks |
| Lighting | Jules Fisher |
| Music & Lyrics | David Heneker |
| Musical Director | Stanley Lebowsky |
| Opening Ballet Music | Robert Prince |
| Vocal Arrangements | Buster Davis |
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