Rosalind Russell

On stage 3 productions, 25 years

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Worked with more than once1 names

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In the literature8 passages

• First performance: 19 January 1953, New Haven, CT, Shubert Theater, cast incl. Rosalind Russell (Ruth), Edith Adams (Eileen), George Gaynes (Robert Baker), Jordan Bentley (Wreck), Cris Alexander (Frank); Donald Saddler (choreo.), George Abbott (dir.), Lehman Engel (cond.)ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
• 1 . After Merman’s departure, Gypsy received several acclaimed revivals and films that highlighted a staggering array of luminous stars, including Rosalind Russell (Warner Bros. Film, 1962), Angela Lansbury (West End and Broadway, 1973 and 1974), Tyne Daly (Broadway, 1989), Bette Midler (Television movie, 1993), Betty Buckley (Paper Mill…ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
• Direction : George Abbott; Producer : Robert Fryer; Choreography : Donald Saddler; Scenery and Costumes : Raoul Pene du Bois; Rosalind Russell’s clothes by Main Bocher; Lighting : Peggy Clark; Musical Direction : Lehman Engelebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• Act One: “Christopher Street” (Warren Galjour, Villagers); “Ohio” (Rosalind Russell, Edith Adams); “Conquering New York” (dance) (Rosalind Russell, Edith Adams, David Lober, Dody Goodman, Villagers); “One Hundred Easy Ways” (Rosalind Russell); “What a Waste” (George Gaynes, Warren Galjour, Albert Linville); “Story Vignettes” (by Betty Com…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• Act Two: “My Darlin’ Eileen” (Edith Adams, Delbert Anderson, Policemen); “Swing!” (Rosalind Russell, Villagers); “Ohio” (reprise) (Rosalind Russell, Edith Adams); “It’s Love” (Edith Adams, George Gaynes); “Ballet at the Village Vortex” (aka “Village Vortex Blues” and “Let It Come Down”) (dance) (Villagers); “Wrong Note Rag” (Rosalind Russ…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• In Wonderful Town , Ruth and Eileen Sherwood (Rosalind Russell and Edith Adams) arrive in New York in search of success and romance, and through a series of comic misadventures (which include a borderline international incident when Ruth interviews a group of Brazilian sailors who want only to “Conga!”) they do just that. The musical was…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt

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