On the Twentieth Century
Dora Bryan was originally set to play Letitia Primrose in this production but withdrew through illness. (‘Dora out of musical’, The Stage 28th February 1980, page 1.)
The estimated loss when the show closed was £150,000. (‘Fielding musical to close with loss’, The Stage 7th August 1980, page 1.)
Cast & Crew
Cast
Agnes | Chris Melville |
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Anita | Carole Brooke |
Bruce Granit | Mark Wynter |
Conductor Flanagan | David Bexon |
Congressman Lockwood | Colin Thomas |
Dr Johnson | Jeannie Harris |
Hospital Attendant | John Conroy |
Hospital Attendant | Teresa Wellard |
Imelda Thornton | Valerie Leon |
Letitia Primrose | Ann Beach |
Max Jacobs | Richard Manuel |
Maxwell Finch | Bernard Martin |
Mildred Plotka / Lily Garland | Julia McKenzie |
Oliver Webb | David Healy |
Oscar Jaffee | Keith Michell |
Otto Von Bismarck | Peter Johnston |
Owen O’Malley | Fred Evans |
Passenger | Susan Flannery |
Passenger | Debbie Goodman |
Passenger | Patricia Hall |
Passenger | Alan Horsfield |
Passenger | June Shand |
Passenger | Geoff Thomas |
Passenger | John Waldon |
Passenger | Jeff Wayne |
Passenger | Patrick Wilkes |
Porter | Ricardo Sibelo |
Porter | William Vanderpuye |
Porter | Ewart James Walters |
Porter | Johnny Worthy |
Redcap | Clive Aiden |
Train Secretary Rogers | Harry Perscy |
Crew | |
Choreography (original) | Larry Fuller |
Choreography (reproduced by) | Gerald Teijelo |
Costumes | Florence Klotz |
Designer | Robin Wagner |
Director | Peter Coe |
Director (original Broadway production) | Harold Prince |
Lighting | Eric Delzenne |
Musical Director | Michael Reed |
Orchestrations | Hershy Kay |
Production Musical Director | Ray Cook |
Sound | Edward Fardell |
Presented by arrangement with | Robert Fryer |
Presented by arrangement with | Mary Lea Johnson |
Presented by arrangement with | Martin Richards |
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A musical based on plays by Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur and Bruce Mulholland.
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