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Billy
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Billy Playbill - March 1969
Billy
Broadway
Original
Billy Rose Theatre
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Gene Allan
,
Ron Dante
music:
Gene Allan
,
Ron Dante
book:
Stephen Glassman
People (57)
Robert Salvio
Billy Budd
(Original)
John Beal
Dansker
(Original)
John Devlin
John Claggart
(Original)
Laurence Naismith
Captain Edward Vere
(Original)
Steven Boockvor
Rush
(Original)
Danny Carroll
Rawley
(Original)
Christopher Chadman
Potter
(Original)
Al Cohen
Gilbert
(Original)
William Countryman
Lt. William Radcliffe
(Original)
Peter DeMaio
Donald Taff
(Original)
Frank DeSal
Seeger
(Original)
Joseph Della Sorte
John Thorp
(Original)
Igors Gavon
Boyer
(Original)
Howard Girven
Smithy
(Original)
Simm Landres
Cpl. John Bernard
(Original)
George Marcy
Campbell
(Original)
Barbara Monte-Britton
Molly
(Original)
Laried Montgomery
Marine Corporal
(Original)
Stoker
(Original)
De Wayne Oliver
Grimer
(Original)
Michael Peters
Roper
(Original)
Tim Ramirez
Marsten
(Original)
Bill Schustik
Stafford
(Original)
Dolph Sweet
Whiskers
(Original)
Michael Tartel
Lt. Roger Mordant
(Original)
Ron Tassone
Harker
(Original)
Pascual Vaquer
Fallon
(Original)
Danny Villa
Marine Corporal
(Original)
Alan Weeks
Boscombe
(Original)
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Robert Salvio
Billy Budd
(Original)
John Beal
Dansker
(Original)
John Devlin
John Claggart
(Original)
Laurence Naismith
Captain Edward Vere
(Original)
Steven Boockvor
Rush
(Original)
Danny Carroll
Rawley
(Original)
Christopher Chadman
Potter
(Original)
Al Cohen
Gilbert
(Original)
William Countryman
Lt. William Radcliffe
(Original)
Peter DeMaio
Donald Taff
(Original)
Frank DeSal
Seeger
(Original)
Joseph Della Sorte
John Thorp
(Original)
Igors Gavon
Boyer
(Original)
Howard Girven
Smithy
(Original)
Simm Landres
Cpl. John Bernard
(Original)
George Marcy
Campbell
(Original)
Barbara Monte-Britton
Molly
(Original)
Laried Montgomery
Marine Corporal
(Original)
Stoker
(Original)
De Wayne Oliver
Grimer
(Original)
Michael Peters
Roper
(Original)
Tim Ramirez
Marsten
(Original)
Bill Schustik
Stafford
(Original)
Dolph Sweet
Whiskers
(Original)
Michael Tartel
Lt. Roger Mordant
(Original)
Ron Tassone
Harker
(Original)
Pascual Vaquer
Fallon
(Original)
Danny Villa
Marine Corporal
(Original)
Alan Weeks
Boscombe
(Original)
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Stephen Glassman
Book
Ron Dante
Music
Lyrics
Gene Allan
Music
Lyrics
Herman Melville
Suggested by "Billy Budd" by
Arthur A. Seidelman
Director
Grover Dale
Musical Staging
Ming Cho Lee
Scenic Design
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design
Martin Aronstein
Lighting Design
Admins, Ltd.
Sound Design
Ronald Frangipane
Music Orchestrations
Wally Harper
Incidental Music
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Dance arrangements
Frank Rembach
Production Stage Manager
Tom Porter
Stage Manager
Simm Landres
Assistant Stage Manager
Pascual Vaquer
Assistant Stage Manager
Steven Boockvor
Dance Captain
Allentuck Azenberg, and Wolsk
General Manager
Peter Neufeld
Company Manager
Harvey B. Sabinson
General Press Representative
Lee Solters
General Press Representative
David Powers
Press Representative
The Blaine Thompson Agency
Advertising
Bruce W. Stark
Producer
Joseph H. Shoctor
Produced in association with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Mar
22
1969
Closing Date
Mar
22
1969
Previews
21
Performances
1
as of Jun 22, 2025
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Awards
Drama Desk Award
1969
Outstanding Choreography
Grover Dale
Winner
1969
Outstanding Set Design
Ming Cho Lee
Winner
Tony Award
1970
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Ming Cho Lee
Nominee
1970
Best Choreography
Grover Dale
Nominee
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