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Gantry
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Gantry Playbill - Feb 1970
Gantry
Broadway
Musical
Original
George Abbott Theatre
152 W. 54th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
A preacher who works from revival tents in the 1920s gets mixed up with a female evangelist in this musical adaptation of Sinclair Lewis' novel
Elmer Gantry
.
music:
Stanley Lebowsky
lyrics:
Frederick K. Tobias
book:
Peter Bellwood
People (46)
Thomas Batten
Bill Morgan
(Original)
Kenneth Bridges
Rev. Garrison
(Original)
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Dorothea Freitag
Sister Doretha
(Original)
Bob Gorman
Trosper
(Original)
Gloria Hodes
Adelberta Shoup
(Original)
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
David Hooks
Rev. Toomis
(Original)
Zale Kessler
Prout
(Original)
Rita Moreno
Sharon Falconer
(Original)
David Sabin
Gunch
(Original)
Robert Shaw
Elmer Gantry
(Original)
Ted Thurston
George F. Babbitt
(Original)
Wayne Tippit
Jim Lefferts
(Original)
Chuck Beard
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
J. Michael Bloom
Deaf Man
(Original)
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Patrick Cummings
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Robert Donahue
Architect
(Original)
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Sandy Ellen
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Carol Estey
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Beth Fowler
Deaf Man's Wife
(Original)
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Keith Kaldenberg
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Clyde Laurents
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Robert Lenn
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
James Maher
Photographer
(Original)
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Katherine Rober
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Dixie Stewart
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Diane Tarleton
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Maralyn Thoma
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Terry Violino
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Mimi B. Wallace
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
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Thomas Batten
Bill Morgan
(Original)
Kenneth Bridges
Rev. Garrison
(Original)
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Dorothea Freitag
Sister Doretha
(Original)
Bob Gorman
Trosper
(Original)
Gloria Hodes
Adelberta Shoup
(Original)
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
David Hooks
Rev. Toomis
(Original)
Zale Kessler
Prout
(Original)
Rita Moreno
Sharon Falconer
(Original)
David Sabin
Gunch
(Original)
Robert Shaw
Elmer Gantry
(Original)
Ted Thurston
George F. Babbitt
(Original)
Wayne Tippit
Jim Lefferts
(Original)
Chuck Beard
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
J. Michael Bloom
Deaf Man
(Original)
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Patrick Cummings
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Robert Donahue
Architect
(Original)
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Sandy Ellen
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Carol Estey
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Beth Fowler
Deaf Man's Wife
(Original)
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Keith Kaldenberg
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Clyde Laurents
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Robert Lenn
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
James Maher
Photographer
(Original)
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Katherine Rober
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Dixie Stewart
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Diane Tarleton
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Maralyn Thoma
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Terry Violino
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
Mimi B. Wallace
Townsperson, Revival Troupe, Student, Workman
(Original)
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Peter Bellwood
Book
Stanley Lebowsky
Music
Vocal Arrangements
Frederick K. Tobias
Lyrics
Sinclair Lewis
Based on the novel by
Onna White
Director
Choreographer
Robin Wagner
Scenic Design
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Jules Fisher
Lighting Design
Martin Allen
Associate Director
Patrick Cummings
Assistant Choreographer
Jim Tyler
Music Orchestrations
Dorothea Freitag
Dance Arrangements
Robert Weiner
Production Supervisor
Ben Janney
Production Stage Manager
Will Letters
Stage Manager
David Powers
Press Representative
Joseph Cates
Producer
Jerry Schlossberg
Producer
Fred Menowitz
Associate Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Jan
17
1970
Opening Date
Feb
14
1970
Closing Date
Feb
14
1970
Previews
31
Performances
1
as of Jun 19, 2025
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