Cindy (musical) explained
| Cindy |
| Music: | Johnny Brandon |
| Lyrics: | Johnny Brandon |
| Basis: | Cinderella fairy tale |
| Productions: | Off-Broadway 1964 |
Cindy is a musical with music and lyrics by Johnny Brandon, and a book by Joe Sauter and Mike Sawyer. It ran Off-Broadway at the Gate, Orpheum, and Cricket Theatres (not simultaneously) in 1964 and 1965. It is an adaptation of the story of Cinderella. It was produced by Chandler Warren and Philip Temple, by arrangement with Stuart Wiener and Jerry Grace.
Productions
Cindy opened at the Gate Theatre on March 19, 1964, and closed June 21. On September 24, it reopened at the Orpheum Theatre. It transferred to the Cricket Theatre on January 19, 1965, and closed on May 2, 1965.[1]
Cast and characters
Original cast
| Character | Gate Original Cast | Cricket Original Cast |
|---|
| Cindy Kreller | Jacqueline Mayo | Kelly Wood |
| Lucky | Johnny Harmon | Jerry Wilkins |
| Irving Kreller "Papa" | Frank Nastasi |
| Zelda Kreller "Mama" | Sylvia Mann | Nancy Carroll |
| Golda Kreller | Amelia Varney |
| Della Kreller | Dena Dietrich | Mary Betten |
| Chuck Rosenfeld | Joe Masiell |
| David Rosenfeld | Mike Sawyer |
| Ruth Rosenfeld | Lizabeth Pritchett |
| Storytellers | Thelma Oliver, Tommy Karaty, Mark Stone | Thelma Oliver, Rick Landon, Mark Stone |
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Cricket cast replacements
- Cindy Kreller: Isabelle Farrell
- Lucky: Tommy Karaty, Rick Landon
- Papa: David Howard
- Mama: Milly Weitz
- Della Kreller: Alice Beardsley
- Chuck Rosenfeld: Joe Bellomo
- Ruth Rosenfeld: Evelyn Bell, Elizabeth Parrish
- Storytellers: Charles Abbate, Michael Loman
Musical numbers
- Act I
- "Once Upon a Time" - Storytellers
- "Let's Pretend" - Cindy and Lucky
- "Is There Something to What He Said?" - Cindy
- "Papa, Let's Do It Again" - Mama, Papa and Storytellers
- "A Genuine Feminine Girl" - Cindy
- "Cindy" - Lucky
- "Think Mink" - Golda and Della
- "A Genuine Feminine Girl" (Reprise) - Cindy
- "Tonight's the Night" - Storytellers
- "Who Am I?" - Cindy and Chuck
- Act II
- "Act II Opening" - Storytellers
- "If You've Got It, You've Got It" - Golda, Della, Mama and Papa
- "The Life That I Had Planned for Him" - Mrs. Rosenfeld
- "If It's Love" - Cindy and Chuck
- "Got the World in the Palm of My Hand" - Chuck
- "Call Me Lucky" - Lucky
- "Got the World in the Palm of My Hand" (Reprise) - Storytellers
- "Laugh It Up" - Cindy, Mama, Papa and Boy Storyteller
- "Once Upon a Time" (Reprise 1) - Storytellers
- "Let's Pretend" (Reprise) - Cindy and Lucky
- "Cindy" (Reprise)/"Who Am I?" (Reprise) - Cindy and Lucky
- "What a Wedding" - Mama, Papa, Golda, Della, Mr. Rosenfeld, Mrs. Rosenfeld and Chuck
- "Once Upon a Time" (Reprise 2) - Storytellers
- "Finale" - Company
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210138/http://www.thevillager.com/villager_114/villagarea.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070917135037/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=4147
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070917170759/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=4059
Notes and References
- Web site: Cindy. LORTEL Archives. 2009-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929095559/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=4059. 2007-09-29. dead.
