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John Cranko

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LyricistBook WriterDirector 1927–1973

John Cyril Cranko (15 August 1927 – 26 June 1973) was a South African ballet dancer and choreographer with the Royal Ballet and the Stuttgart Ballet.

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Cranks

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  • Direction : John Cranko; Producers : Richard Charlton and John Krimsky; Scenery and Costumes : John Piper (set supervision by Paul Morrison); Lighting : Paul Morrison; Musical Direction : Philip Ingallsebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • John Cranko’s Cranks first opened in London at the St. Martin’s Theatre on March 1, 1956, for 223 performances, and the original cast album was recorded by HMV (LP # CLP-1082). The London production featured four players (Hugh Bryant, Anthony Newley, Annie Ross, and Gilbert Vernon) who also appeared in the Broadway transfer; in keeping wi…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • John Cranko’s New Cranks opened at the Lyric Opera House on April 26, 1960, and like most sequels didn’t go anywhere and closed after thirty-nine performances; the cast included Gillian Lynne, who later choreographed the original London and New York productions of Cats , and Carole Shelley, whose remarkable career includes the original Br…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Keep Your Hair On! Music by John Addison; lyrics and book by John Cranko. Apollo Theatre, 13 February 1958. PC: Rachel Roberts, Betty Marsden, Barbara Windsor, Erik Mörk. MN: True Party Song; Rain; Just a Misfit; Toni’s a Phoney; Crowning Glory; Crocodile Tears; One Day; Patent Leather Pumps; A Martyr for the Truth; Help the Lady, Dave; N…ebooks/Wright, Adrian/Tanner's Worth of Tune_ Rediscovering the post-war British Musical, A - Adrian Wright.txt

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