Carnival!
At the 1962 Tony Awards this production was nominated for the following awards:-
Best Musical
Best Producer of a Musical – David Merrick
Best Book of a Musical – Michael Stewart & Helen Deutsch
Best Director of a Musical – Gower Champion
Best Designer of a Musical – Will Steven Armstrong WINNER
Best Featured Actor in a Musical – Pierre Olaf
Best Actress in a Musical – Anna Maria Alberghetti WINNER *
* Joint winner with Diahann Carroll “No Strings”
The winners in the other categories were:-
Best Musical – “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”
Best Producer of a Musical – Cy Feuer & Ernest Martin “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”
Best Book of a Musical – Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock & Willie Gilbert “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”
Best Director of a Musical – Abe Burrows “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”
Best Featured Actor in a Musical – Charles Nelson Reilly “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Aerialist | Dean Crane |
|---|---|
| Band | C B Bernard |
| Band | Peter Lombard |
| Bear Girl | Jennifer Billingsley |
| Bear Girl (Replacement) | Sigyn |
| Blue Birds | Nicole Barth |
| Blue Birds | Jennifer Billingsley |
| Blue Birds | Iva March |
| Blue Birds | Beti Seay |
| Blue Birds (Replacement) | Leni Anders |
| Clowns | Bob Dixon |
| Clowns | Harry Lee Rogers |
| Cyclist | Bob Murray |
| Dog Trainer | Paul Sydell |
| Dr Glass | Igors Gavon |
| Gladys Zuwicki | Mary Ann Niles |
| Gloria Zuwicki | Christine Bartel |
| Gloria Zuwicki (Replacement) | Carvel Carter |
| Greta Schlegel | June Meshonek |
| Grobert | Will Lee |
| Gypsy | Anita Gillette |
| Gypsy (Replacement) | Paula Lloyd |
| Gypsy (Replacement) | Wendy Waring |
| Harem Girls | Nicole Barth |
| Harem Girls | Iva March |
| Harem Girls | Beti Seay |
| Harem Girls (Replacement) | Leni Anders |
| Jacquot | Pierre Olaf |
| Jacquot (Replacement) | Rudy Tronto |
| Jugglers | The Martin Brothers |
| Lili | Anna Maria Alberghetti |
| Lili (Replacement) | Carla Alberghetti |
| Lili (Replacement) | Anita Gillette |
| Lili (Replacement) | Julie Migenes |
| Lili (Replacement) | Mimi Turque |
| Lili (Replacement) | Susan Watson |
| Marco The Magnificent | James Mitchell |
| Marco The Magnificent (Replacement) | Jonathan Lucas |
| Miguelito | George Marcy |
| Mr Schlegel | Henry Lascoe |
| Paul Berthalet | Jerry Orbach |
| Paul Berthalet (Replacement) | Ed Ames |
| Princess Olga | Luba Lisa |
| Princess Olga (Replacement) | Adriane Rogers |
| Roustabouts | Tony Gomez |
| Roustabouts | George Marcy |
| Roustabouts | Johnny Nola |
| Roustabouts | Buff Shurr |
| Stilt Walker | Dean Crane |
| Strongman | Pat Tolson |
| Strongman (Replacement) | Gene Bigelow |
| The Incomparable Rosalie | Kaye Ballard |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Carvel Carter |
| Wardrobe Mistress (Replacement) | Walda Kerr |
Crew | |
| Based on material by | Helen Deutsch |
| Book | Michael Stewart |
| Costumes | Freddy Wittop |
| Dance Arrangements | Peter Howard |
| Designer & Lighting | Will Steven Armstrong |
| Director & Choreographer | Gower Champion |
| Music & Lyrics | Bob Merrill |
| Musical Director | Saul Schechtman |
| Orchestrations | Philip J Lang |
| Puppets | Tom Tichenor |
| Vocal Arrangements | Saul Schechtman |
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Play description
Based on the film “Lili” adapted by Helen Deutsch from “The Man Who Hated People”, a short story by Paul Gallico. This short story was reworked into an unpublished short story and treatment called “The Seven Souls Of Clement O’Reilly”. A year after the film was made Mr Gallico expanded the story into a novella called “Love Of Seven Dolls”.
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