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Rumple
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Rumple Playbill - Dec 1957
Rumple
Broadway
Original
Alvin Theatre
250 W. 52nd St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Frank Reardon
music:
Ernest G. Schweikert
book:
Irving Phillips
People (47)
Milo Boulton
J.B. Conway
(Original)
Bill Carter
Ensemble
(Original)
Sari Clymas
Ensemble
(Original)
Judy's Friend
(Original)
Nurse
(Original)
Clayton Coots
Chief of Oblivia
(Original)
Jerome Cowan
Dr. Wellington Winslow
(Original)
Stephen Douglass
Nelson Crandal
(Original)
Eddie Foy, Jr.
Rumple
(Original)
Elliott Gould
Ensemble
(Original)
He Who Gets Slapped
(Original)
Photographer
(Original)
Weird One
(Original)
Claire Gunderman
Ensemble
(Original)
The Match Box
(Original)
Ken Harvey
Brannigan
(Original)
Lt. Mallory
(Original)
Voice of Oblivia
(Original)
Larry Howard
Ensemble
(Original)
Gail Kuhr
Ensemble
(Original)
Weird One
(Original)
Doris Lorenz
Ensemble
(Original)
Girl on a Bench
(Original)
Weird One
(Original)
George Martin
Ensemble
(Original)
The Dissenter
(Original)
William Milié
Ensemble
(Original)
Weird One
(Original)
Lois O'Brien
Judy Marlowe
(Original)
Roy Palmer
Ensemble
(Original)
Ginny Perlowin
Ginny
(Original)
Barbara Perry
Anna
(Original)
Lila Popper
Ensemble
(Original)
Girl on a Bench
(Original)
Weird One
(Original)
Larry Stevens
Ensemble
(Original)
Photographer
(Original)
Janyce Ann Wagner
Ensemble
(Original)
Judy's Friend
(Original)
Jackie Warner
Barney
(Original)
Bonnie West
Ensemble
(Original)
Judy's Friend
(Original)
The Unravelled
(Original)
Eddie Weston
Ensemble
(Original)
Reporter
(Original)
Patricia White
Ensemble
(Original)
The Powder Room
(Original)
Weird One
(Original)
Sally Wile
Ensemble
(Original)
Judy's Friend
(Original)
Gretchen Wyler
Kate Drew
(Original)
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Milo Boulton
J.B. Conway
(Original)
Bill Carter
Ensemble
(Original)
Sari Clymas
Ensemble
(Original)
Judy's Friend
(Original)
Nurse
(Original)
Clayton Coots
Chief of Oblivia
(Original)
Jerome Cowan
Dr. Wellington Winslow
(Original)
Stephen Douglass
Nelson Crandal
(Original)
Eddie Foy, Jr.
Rumple
(Original)
Elliott Gould
Ensemble
(Original)
He Who Gets Slapped
(Original)
Photographer
(Original)
Weird One
(Original)
Claire Gunderman
Ensemble
(Original)
The Match Box
(Original)
Ken Harvey
Brannigan
(Original)
Lt. Mallory
(Original)
Voice of Oblivia
(Original)
Larry Howard
Ensemble
(Original)
Gail Kuhr
Ensemble
(Original)
Weird One
(Original)
Doris Lorenz
Ensemble
(Original)
Girl on a Bench
(Original)
Weird One
(Original)
George Martin
Ensemble
(Original)
The Dissenter
(Original)
William Milié
Ensemble
(Original)
Weird One
(Original)
Lois O'Brien
Judy Marlowe
(Original)
Roy Palmer
Ensemble
(Original)
Ginny Perlowin
Ginny
(Original)
Barbara Perry
Anna
(Original)
Lila Popper
Ensemble
(Original)
Girl on a Bench
(Original)
Weird One
(Original)
Larry Stevens
Ensemble
(Original)
Photographer
(Original)
Janyce Ann Wagner
Ensemble
(Original)
Judy's Friend
(Original)
Jackie Warner
Barney
(Original)
Bonnie West
Ensemble
(Original)
Judy's Friend
(Original)
The Unravelled
(Original)
Eddie Weston
Ensemble
(Original)
Reporter
(Original)
Patricia White
Ensemble
(Original)
The Powder Room
(Original)
Weird One
(Original)
Sally Wile
Ensemble
(Original)
Judy's Friend
(Original)
Gretchen Wyler
Kate Drew
(Original)
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Irving Phillips
Book
Ernest G. Schweikert
Music
Frank Reardon
Lyrics
Jack Donohue
Director
Bob Hamilton
Choreographer
George Jenkins
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Alvin Colt
Costume Design
Ted Royal
Orchestrations
Robert Atwood
Dance Arrangements
Edward Padula
Production Stage Manager
Chet O'Brien
Stage Manager
Clayton Coots
Stage Manager
Robert Rapport
General Manager
Bill Doll
Press Representative
Samuel J. Friedman
Press Representative
Maurice Turet
Press Representative
Shirley Herz
Press Representative
Paula Stone
Producer
Michael Sloane
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
6
1957
Closing Date
Dec
14
1957
Performances
45
as of Jul 18, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1958
Best Actor in a Musical
Eddie Foy, Jr.
Nominee
Shows That Opened That Season: 1957–1958
Ziegfeld Follies of 1957
Good as Gold
The Sin of Pat Muldoon
The Duchess of Malfi
Orpheus Descending
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