Chicago- June 1976

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Title: Chicago
Date: June 1976
Type: Musical
Location: 46th Street Theatre, NYC, USA
Music: John Kander
Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Book: Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse
Production: Original Broadway Production
Collection Folder: Folder 19

Cast

Velma Kelly: Chita Rivera
Roxie Hart: Gwen Verdon
Fred Casely: Gary Gendell
Sergeant Fogarty: Richard Korthaze
Amos Hart: Barney Martin
Liz: Cheryl Clark
Annie: Joan Bell
June: Karen G. Burke
Hunyak: Sandra Brewer
Mona: Pamela Sousa
Martin Harrison: Michael Vita
Matron: Marsha Bagwell
Billy Flynn: Jerry Orbach
Mary Sunshine: M. O’Haughey
Go-To-Hell Kitty: Fern Fitzgerald
Harry: Paul Solen
Aaron: Laurent Giroux
The Judge: Ron Schwinn
Court Clerk: Ross Miles

Dance Alternates: Harry Brunjes, Monica Tiller

Standby Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly: Lenora Nemetz
Standby Billy Flynn: Steve Elmore
Standby Matron and Mary Sunshine: Laura Waterbury

Understudy Amos Hart: Richard Korthaze
Understudy Velma Kelly: Cheryl Clark

Band

Sy Berger, Jay Brower, Harry Divito, Hank Freeman, Karen Gustafson, John Monaco, Tony Pagano, Joe Palmer, James Sedler, Chuck Spies, William Stanley, Max Tarr, Art Wagner

Crew

For Chicago

Producers: Robert Fryer, James Cresson
Associate Producers: Martin Richards, Joseph Harris, Ira Bernstein

Director & Choreographer: Bob Fosse
Assistant Choreographer: Tony Stevens
Settings: Tony Walton
Costumes: Patricia Zipprodt
Hairstyles: Romaine Green

Hairstyles for Miss Rivera: Rocco Morabito
Lighting: Jules Fisher
Sound Design: Abe Jacob

Musical Director: Stanley Lebowsky
Orchestrations: Ralph Burns
Dance Music Arranger: Peter Howard
Orchestra Contractor: Mel Rodnon
Music Preparation Supervisors: Mathilde Pincus, All Miller
Assistant Conductor: Art Wagner

Assistant to Mr Fosse: Kathryn Doby
Assistant to Mr Walton: John Kasarda
Assistant to Ms Zipprodt: Ben Benson
Assistant to Mr Fisher: Maxina Fouros
Assistant to Mr Jacob: O.B. Lewis
Assistant to Ms Green: Werner Sherer

General Managers: Joseph Harris, Ira Bernstein
Associate to General Managers: Nancy Simmons
General Press Representative: The Merlin Group Ltd.

Production Stage Manager: Phil Friedman
Stage Managers: Craig Jacobs, Paul Phillips
Assistant Stage Manager: G. Christopher Fauss
Production Assistant: Vicki Stein
Production Secretary: Linda Brumfield

Production Carpenter: Alan Wolff
Production Electrician: Joseph Monaco
Master Propertyman: Paul Biega
Assistant Carpenters: Jeremiah Harris, Robert Foley, Michael Gallo, Munro Gabler
Assistant Electricians: Larry Corcoran, Roger Monaco Jr., Howard Tekulsky, Russel Korker
Assistant Propertyman: Steve Fishman
Flyman: Francis X. White
Sound Engineer: Charles Bellin

Wardrobe Supervisor: Louise Van Dine
Shoe Coordinator: Pat Gefke
Hair Stylist to Miss Verdon: Anthony Cortino
Company Hair Stylist: Brian Chillemi

Managerial Associate: Frank Scardino
Press Representatives: Cheryl Sue Dolby, Harriett Trachtenberg
Press Assistant: Ron Harris
Advertising Representatives: Matthew Serino, The Blaine Thompson Company

For the 46th Street Theatre

Managing Director: Lester Osterman
General Manager: Richard Horner

House Manager: Allan Francis
Assistant House Manager: Bruce Laffey
Treasurer: Edward M. Lynch
Assistant Treasurers: Joseph Kane, Anthony DeSimone, Bill O’Malley

Orchestra Manager: Max Tarr
Carpenter: Daniel Pakan
Electrician: George Balint
Propertyman: Joseph Mongillo

House Physician: Dr Max L. Kamen

Programme Published By: Playbill

Notes

Though M. O’Haughey is listed in the role, and Laura Waterbury is the listed understudy, an insert in the programme shows that P.J. Marinos was playing Mary Sunshine at the performance this programme was purchased at.