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Redhead
by Albert Hague, Dorothy Fields, David Shaw, Sidney Sheldon and Herbert Fields
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About the Musical
Bob Fosse's directoral debut and a showcase for Gwen Verdon, this is a murder mystery in the setting of a wax museum.
Story:
When an actress is murdered, the Simpson Sisters' Waxworks installs a tableau of the event. Keen to attract the attentions of Tom Baxter, Essie Whimple pretends to have been attacked by the same murderer and chaos and hilarity ensues.
Composer
Albert Hague
Lyricist and Librettist
Dorothy Fields
Librettist
David Shaw
Librettist
Sidney Sheldon
Librettist
Herbert Fields
Broadway Premiere
- Theatre
- 46th Street Theatre
- Opening Night
- Feb 5, 1959
- Total Performances
- 452
- Original Cast
- Gwen Verdon, Richard Kiley, Bette Graham, Patrick Horgan, Cynthia Latham, William LeMassena, Joy Nichols, Doris Rich, Leonard Stone, Ralph Sumpter
- Director
- Bob Fosse
- Choreographer
- Bob Fosse
- Producer
- Robert Fryer and Lawrence Carr
- Musical Director
- Jay Blackton
- Orchestrations
- Philip J. Lang and Robert Russell Bennett
- Scenic Design
- Rouben Ter-Arutunian
- Lighting Design
- Jean Rosenthal
1959 Tony Award Nominations
Best Musical
Best Actor in a Musical - Richard Kiley
Best Actress in a Musical - Gwen Verdon
Best Costume Design
Best Choreography
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Leonard Stone
Best Conductor and Musical Director
1960 Grammy Award Nominations
Best Broadway Show Album
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