Portia Nelson

On stage 1 production

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Also credited on2 works

Almost Crazy
The Sound of Music

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In the literature8 passages

• Cast : Kaye Ballard (Helen), Bibi Osterwald (Lovey Mars, Siren), Shannon Bolin (Mrs. Juniper, Madame Calypso), Portia Nelson (Miss Minerva Oliver, Scientist), Martha Larrimore (Mother Hare, Circe), Priscilla Gillette (Penelope), Dean Michener (Menelaus, Scylla); The Heroes: Frank Seabolt (Captain Mars), Marten Sameth (Ajax), Crandall Dieh…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• Act One: “Nothing Ever Happens in Angel’s Roost” (Kaye Ballard, Bibi Osterwald, Shannon Bolin, Portia Nelson); “Mother Hare’s Séance” (Martha Larrimore); “My Love Is on the Way” (Priscilla Gillette); “The Heroes Come Home” (Company); “It Was a Good Adventure” (Stephen Douglass, The Heroes); “Come Along, Boys” (The Heroes, Ensemble); “It’s…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• Act Two: “My Picture in the Papers” (Kaye Ballard, Jonathan Lucas, Male Ensemble); “The Taking of Rhododendron” (Stephen Douglass, Jack Whiting, Jonathan Lucas); “Hector’s Song” (Jack Whiting); “Windflowers” (Priscilla Gillette); “Store-Bought Suit” (Stephen Douglass); “Calypso” (Shannon Bolin); “Scylla and Charybdis” (Dean Michner, Jack…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• Lyrics : Lenny Adelson, Helen Bragdon, Joyce Geary, Hal Hackady, Stan Hagler, Jim Kay, Portia Nelson, Sam Rosen, James Shelton, and Raymond (Ray) Taylorebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• Music : Gene DePaul, Lew Kesler, Carley Mills, Portia Nelson, Don Raye, Bill Russell, Ed Scott, James Sheldon, and Raymond (Ray) Taylorebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• During previews, the following numbers were dropped: “The Time, the Place and the Boy” (lyric by Joyce Geary, music by Portia Nelson); “Chemical Reactions” (sketch by Tom Royal); and “Lament of the Dying Lady” (sketch by Richard DeRoy).ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt

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