The run closed September 19, 1953
- Opened
- February 11, 1953
- Closed
- September 19, 1953
- Performances
- 190
- Previews
- —
- Theatre
- Mark Hellinger Theatre
Of the 705 productions we hold that opened in the 1950s and record a performance count, this is the 143rd longest. That is a rank within what we hold, not within everything that was staged.
Who was in it53 named
Jonathan Harris
John Bartis
Christopher Brown
Chris Carter
David Carter
Ronald Cecill
Jerry Craig
Al Craine
Don Crichton
Bob Davis
Anna Friedland
Mary Harmon
Carol Hendricks
Ruby Herndon
Bill Heyer
Betsy Holland
Dossie Hollingsworth
Lori Jon
B J Keating
Gerard Leavitt
Robert Lenn
Dorothy Love
Sherry Mccutcheon
Beverly Mcfadden
Betty Mcmillen
Barbara Michaels
Judy Miller
Margot Myers
Virginia Poe
Eva Ralf
David Randall
Eric Schepard
Laurel Shelby
Michael Spaeth
Beryl Towbin
Lawrence Weber
Toni Wheelis
Richard Bishop
15 of these 53 names have a person record behind them and link to one. The other 38 are set from the identifier in the cast list, which is a slug of the name — so hyphens and full stops are lost and a few come out wrong. We hold nothing else about them. Nobody here is matched to a character: the cast list records who was in the company and not what they played.
Creative team
- Director
- David Alexander
- Choreographer
- Robert Alton
A producer is one string on this record, however many people or companies it names. Directors and choreographers are held both as text and as identifiers; where an identifier exists the name links to a page.
Tony Awards 0 from 1 nomination
| Best Musical | Nominated |
Around this production
The show received mixed reviews, with praise for Gallagher, Robert Alton's dances, Thomas Mitchell in a nonsinging lead, and veteran Jack Whiting's comeback as the mayor of New York, singing the show's hit, "Every Street's a Boulevard." But business was slow, and after five months the show suspended its run, having recouped half of its $240,000 investment.
The mayor was played by Jack Whiting, the amiable hero of countless musical comedies since the early 1920s, variously a boxer, a Coast Guard lieutenant, a movie star, a theatrical producer, a band leader: everyman. Now, as the mayor, he declared New York “a kingdom where the people wear the crown”—and that could be a d…
Speaker not recorded. Anything Goes A History of American Musical Theatre Ethan Mordden, p. 181- Hazel Flagg ran five months on Broadway, which wasn’t long enough to earn back its investment. Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals the Dan Dietz, p. 296
- The reviewer also noted Adele had “one of the loudest and brassiest” scores since Hazel Flagg . Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals the Dan Dietz, p. 548
- 'The Frenchman’s Paree’ were deleted. ‘Surprise’ was followed by an elaborate dance sequence titled ‘The Surprise Ballet,’ and featured Jacquelyn McKeever, Tony Randall, the dancing ensemble, and dancer John Brascia (in the role of the couturier; he had appeared in Hazel Flagg Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals the Dan Dietz, p. 683
- Hazel Flagg (2/11/53; 190 performances), a new Jule Styne musical, had lyrics by Bob Hilliard and a libretto by Ben Hecht based on his screenplay Nothing Sacred. Broadway Its History People and Places An Encyclopedia Bloom Ken 1949 2nd Ed New, p. 355
- The show was a disappointment despite a fine performance by Helen Gallagher. “Every Street’s a Boulevard (in Old New York)” achieved some fame. Broadway Its History People and Places An Encyclopedia Bloom Ken 1949 2nd Ed New, p. 538
Passages naming this production, found by keyword across 178 books. Where it turns up in the literature, not curated notes about it.
What this page does not know
- No photograph of this staging. 48 of 13,459 productions hold one.
- No character names. We can say who was in the company and not who they played.
- No recording is held for Hazel Flagg at all.
- Reviews, box office, running order, understudies and designers: none of it is held for any production.