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Take Me Along is a musical based on the Eugene O'Neill play Ah, Wilderness, with music and lyrics by Bob Merrill and book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell. It was directed by Peter Glenville and produced by David Merrick. It opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on October 22, 1959 and closed on December 17, 1960 after 448 performances.
A 1985 revival closed after seven previews and one performance.
[edit] Original Broadway 1959 cast
- Act I
- The Parade - Nat Miller and Townspeople
- Oh, Please - Nat Miller, Essie Miller, Lily Miller and Family
- I Would Die - Muriel Macomber and Richard Miller
- Sid, Ol' Kid - Sid Davis and Townspeople
- Staying Young - Nat Miller
- I Get Embarrassed - Sid Davis and Lily Miller
- We're Home - Lily Miller
- Take Me Along - Sid Davis and Nat Miller
- For Sweet Charity - Sid Davis, Nat Miller, Lady Entertainers and Townspeople
- Pleasant Beach House - Wint
- That's How It Starts - Richard Miller
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- Act II
- The Beardsley Ballet - Richard Miller, Muriel Macomber, The Beardsley Dwarf, Salome and Ensemble
- Oh, Please (Reprise) - Nat Miller and Essie Miller
- Promise Me a Rose - Lily Miller and Sid Davis
- Staying Young (Reprise) - Nat Miller
- Little Green Snake - Sid Davis
- Nine O'Clock - Richard Miller
- But Yours - Sid Davis and Lily Miller
- Take Me Along (Reprise) - Lily Miller, Sid Davis and Townspeople
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[edit] Awards and nominations
Tony Award
- Best Musical (Book by Joseph Stein, Robert Russell; Music by Bob Merrill; Lyrics by Bob Merrill; Produced by David Merrick) (nominee)
- Best Actor in a Musical
- Jackie Gleason (winner)
- Robert Morse (nominee)
- Walter Pidgeon (nominee)
- Best Actress in a Musical - Eileen Herlie (nominee)
- Best Costume Design - Miles White (nominee)
- Best Choreography - Onna White (nominee)
- Best Direction of a Musical - Peter Glenville (nominee)
- Best Conductor and Musical Director - Lehman Engel (nominee)
- Best Stage Technician - Al Alloy (nominee)
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