Redhead (musical)

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This article is about the 1959 musical. For other uses, see Redhead (disambiguation).
Redhead
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Music Albert Hague
Lyrics Dorothy Fields
Book Dorothy Fields
Herbert Fields
Sidney Sheldon
David Shaw
Productions 1959 Broadway
Awards Tony Award for Best Musical

Redhead is a Broadway musical set in London in the 1880s, around the time of Jack the Ripper. It is a murder mystery in the setting of a waxworks museum. The music was composed by Albert Hague and the lyrics by Dorothy Fields, who with her brother, Herbert, along with Sidney Sheldon and David Shaw wrote the book/libretto.

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[edit] Production

Redhead opened on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatreon February 5, 1959, and ran for 452 performances. The production was notable in that it marked the first musical directed by Bob Fosse, who was also the choreographer.

[edit] Original Broadway Cast

  • Essie Whimple - Gwen Verdon
  • Tom Baxter - Richard Kiley
  • Ruth LaRue - Pat Ferrier
  • Howard Cavanaugh - William Le Massena
  • Maude Simpson - Cynthia Latham
  • Sarah Simpson - Doris Rich
  • George Poppett - Leonard Stone
  • Inspector White - Ralph Sumpter
  • May - Joy Nichols
  • Tilly - Pat Perrier
  • Alfy (Stage Doorman) - Lee Krirger
  • Sir Charles Willingham - Patrick Horgan

[edit] Songs

Act 1
  • The Simpson Sisters - Singers and Dancers
  • The Right Finger of My Left Hand - Essie Whimple
  • Just for Once - Essie Whimple, Tom Baxter and George Poppett
  • Merely Marvelous - Essie Whimple
  • The Uncle Sam Rag - George Poppett, Singers and Dancers
  • Erbie Fitch's Twitch - Essie Whimple
  • She's Not Enough Woman for Me - Tom Baxter and George Poppett
  • Behave Yourself - Essie Whimple, Maude Simpson, Sarah Simpson and Tom Baxter
  • Look Who's in Love - Essie Whimple and Tom Baxter
  • My Girl Is Just Enough Woman for Me - Tom Baxter and Passersby
  • Essie's Vision - Essie Whimple and her Dream People
  • Two Faces in the Dark - Essie Whimple, The Tenor, Singers and Dancers
Act II
  • I'm Back in Circulation - Tom Baxter
  • We Loves Ya, Jimey - Essie Whimple, May, Tilly and Clientele of the Green Dragon
  • Pick-Pocket Tango - Essie Whimple and Jailer
  • Look Who's in Love (Reprise) - Tom Baxter
  • I'll Try - Essie Whimple and Tom Baxter
  • Finale - Essie Whimple, Tom Baxter and Company

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] References


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Tony Award for Best Musical

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