Bells are Ringing
At the 1957 Tony Awards this production was nominated for 4 awards:-
Best Musical
Best Actress in a Musical – Judy Holliday WINNER
Best Featured Actor in a Musical – Sydney Chaplin WINNER
Best Choreography – Jerome Robbins & Bob Fosse
The other winners were:-
Best Musical – “My Fair Lady”
Best Choreography -Michael Kidd “Li’l Abner”
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Another Actor | Frank Green |
|---|---|
| Another Actor (Replacement) | Doria Avila |
| Blake Barton | Frank Aletter |
| Carl | Peter Gennaro |
| Carl (Replacement) | Frank Derbas |
| Carol | Ellen Ray |
| Carol (Replacement) | Barbara Gutierrez |
| Charles Bessemer | Frank Green |
| Dancers | Doria Avila |
| Dancers | Frank Derbas |
| Dancers | Norma Doggett |
| Dancers | Phyllis Dorne |
| Dancers | Don Emmons |
| Dancers | Eddie Heirn |
| Dancers | Patti Karr |
| Dancers | Kasimir Kokich |
| Dancers | Barbara Newman |
| Dancers | Tom O’Steen |
| Dancers | Nancy Perkins |
| Dancers | Marsha Rivers |
| Dancers | Willy Sumner |
| Dancers | Beryl Towbin |
| Dancers | Ben Vargas |
| Dancers | Ann Wallace |
| Dancers | Billy Wilson |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Louisa Cabot |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Jain Fairfax |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Marion Hunter |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Louis Kosman |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Sygn Lund |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Francis Martin |
| Dancers (Replacement) | William Miller |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Philip Nasta |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Ernest Parham |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Alan Peterson |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Adolph Sambogna |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Jim Smock |
| Dancers (Replacement) | Harriett Spitz |
| Dr Kitchell | Bernie West |
| Ella Peterson | Judy Holliday |
| Ella Peterson (Replacement) | Betty Garrett |
| Francis | Jack Weston |
| Francis (Replacement) | Heywood Hale Broun |
| Francis (Replacement) | Ralph Roberts |
| Gwynne | Pat Wilkes |
| Inspector Barnes | Dort Clark |
| Jeff Moss | Sydney Chaplin |
| Jeff Moss (Replacement) | Hal Linden |
| Jeff Moss (Replacement) | Larry Parks |
| Joey | Tom O’Steen |
| Joey (Replacement) | Scott Hunter |
| Joey (Replacement) | Mitchell Nutick |
| Larry Hastings | George S Irving |
| Larry Hastings (Replacement) | Paul Lipson |
| Ludwig Smiley | Frank Milton |
| Madame Grimaldi | Donna Sanders |
| Maitre D’ Hotel | David McDaniel |
| Maitre D’ Hotel (Replacement) | Paul Merrill |
| Maitre D’ Hotel (Replacement) | Jack Rains |
| Man From Corvello Mob | John Perkins |
| Man From Corvello Mob (Replacement) | Vincent Beck |
| Master of Ceremonies | Eddie Heirn |
| Master of Ceremonies (Replacement) | Philip Nasta |
| Michelle | Michelle Reiner |
| Mrs Mallet | Jeannine Masterson |
| Mrs Mallet (Replacement) | Louise Woods |
| Olga | Norma Doggett |
| Olga (Replacement) | Donna Sanders |
| Other Man | Kasimir Kokich |
| Other Man (Replacement) | Louis Kosman |
| Paul Arnold | Steve Roland |
| Police Officer | Gordon Woodburn |
| Police Officer (Replacement) | Paul Michael |
| Police Officer (Replacement) | Edmund Walenta |
| Sandor | Eddie Lawrence |
| Singer at Night Club | Frank Green |
| Singer at Night Club (Replacement) | Mark Tully |
| Singers | Paul Abbott |
| Singers | Joanne Birks |
| Singers | Frank Green |
| Singers | Marc Leon |
| Singers | Urylee Leonardos |
| Singers | Jeannine Masterson |
| Singers | David McDaniel |
| Singers | Paul Michael |
| Singers | Michelle Reiner |
| Singers | Steve Roland |
| Singers | Donna Sanders |
| Singers | Ed Thomson |
| Singers | Gordon Woodburn |
| Singers (Replacement) | Michael Davis |
| Singers (Replacement) | Mary Ellen Schimmel |
| Singers (Replacement) | Joan Elliott |
| Singers (Replacement) | Ripple Lewis |
| Singers (Replacement) | Paul Merrill |
| Singers (Replacement) | Bob Roman |
| Singers (Replacement) | Mark Tully |
| Singers (Replacement) | Louise Woods |
| Sue | Jean Stapleton |
| Sue (Replacement) | Alice Pearce |
| Telephone Man | Eddie Heirn |
| Telephone Man (Replacement) | Philip Nasta |
| Waiter | Ed Thomson |
| Waiter (Replacement) | Marc Leon |
| Waiter (Replacement) | Ben Raisen |
Crew | |
| Book & Lyrics | Betty Comden |
| Book & Lyrics | Adolph Green |
| Dance Music Arrangements | John Morris |
| Dances & Musical Numbers staged by | Bob Fosse |
| Dances & Musical Numbers staged by | Jerome Robbins |
| Designer & Costumes | Raoul Pene du Bois |
| Director | Jerome Robbins |
| Incidental music | John Morris |
| Lighting | Peggy Clark |
| Music | Jule Styne |
| Musical Director | Milton Rosenstock |
| Orchestrations | Robert Russell Bennett |
| Vocal Arrangements | Buster Davis |
| Vocal Arrangements | Herbert Greene |
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