All American
Winter Garden Theatre
Previews Began: -
Opening Night: March 19, 1962
Closing Night: May 26, 1962
Music: Charles Strouse
Lyrics: Lee Adams
Book: Mel Brooks
Based on the Robert Lewis Taylor 1950 novel Professor Fodorski, it is set on the campus of the fictional Southern Baptist Institute of Technology: the worlds of science and sports collide when the principles of engineering are applied to football strategies, and football strategies are used to teach the principles of engineering. The techniques of a Hungarian immigrant, Professor Fodorski, prove to be successful, resulting in a winning team, and he finds himself the target of a Madison Avenue ad man who wants to exploit his new-found fame.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Melt Us…………………..Professor Fodorski, Immigrants
What a Country!…………Professor Fodorski, Company
Our Children……………………………..Professor Fodorski,
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Animal Attraction…………………..Susan, Edwin Bricker
Our Children (Reprise)………………Professor Fodorski,
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
We Speak the Same Language……Professor Fodorski,
Edwin Bricker
I Can Teach Them!…………………….Professor Fodorski,
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock,
Edwin Bricker,
Professor Dawson
It’s Fun to Think……….Professor Fodorski, Professors,
Students
Once Upon a Time…………………….Professor Fodorski,
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Nightlife………………………………………………Susan, Girls
I’ve Just Seen Her……………………………..Edwin Bricker
Once Upon a Time
(Reprise)…………………………Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Physical Fitness………………………….The Football Team
The Fight Song…………………………..Professor Fodorski,
The Football Team
What a Country! (Reprise)………….Professor Fodorski,
Company
ACT TWO
I Couldn’t Have Done It Alone…………..Edwin Bricker,
Susan
If I Were You…………………………….Professor Fodorski,
Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Have a Dream…………Professor Fodorski, Henderson,
Company
I’ve Just Seen Him…………………………………………Susan
I’m Fascinating……………………………Professor Fodorski
Once Upon a Time
(Reprise)…………………………Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
The Real Me……………………Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
It’s Up to Me………………………………Professor Fodorski
The Fight Song (Reprise)……………Professor Fodorski,
Company
It’s Fun to Think……………………………………….Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Ray Bolger Professor Fodorski
Anita Gillette Susan
Eileen Herlie Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock
Ron Husmann Edwin Bricker
Fritz Weaver Henderson
Will B. Able Immigrant
Taxi
Peddler
President Piedmont
Jed Allan Immigrant
Policeman
Football Player
Craven
Singing Ensemble
Don Atkinson Immigrant
Dancing Ensemble
Bob Bakanic Gorilla
Fountainhead
Dancing Ensemble
Vicki Belmonte Immigrant
Singing Ensemble
Bonnie Brody Immigrant
Bride
Chewing Gum Girl
Singing Ensemble
Bill Burns Immigrant
Cowboy
Football Player
Wyler
Singing Ensemble
Trudy Carole Immigrant
First Girl
Dancing Ensemble
Cathy Conklin Dancing Ensemble
John Drew Immigrant
Football Player
Singing Ensemble
Anthony Falco Immigrant
Phillips
Singing Ensemble
Mary Jane FergusonImmigrant
Mannikin
Dancing Ensemble
Catherine GaleImmigrant
Singing Ensemble
Joseph GentryImmigrant
Con Ed Worker
Football Player
Michael GentryImmigration Officer
Taxi
Football Player
Linda Rae HagerImmigrant
Dancing Ensemble
Warren HaysImmigrant
Professor White
Singing Ensemble
Jerry HowardImmigrant
Football Player
Ed KresleySecond Boy
Dancing Ensemble
Bill LandrumImmigrant
Football Player
Dancing Ensemble
George LindseyImmigrant
Second Sightseeing Tour Guide
Moose
Robert LoneFlight Attendant
Cowboy
First Boy
Dancing Ensemble
Selma MalinouImmigrant
Singing Ensemble
Mort MarshallFleisser
Drunk
Coach Hulkington Stockworth
Hulk
Barney MartinHead Immigration Officer
Taxi
Assistant Coach
Red Stern
Joe McWherterImmigrant
Football Player
Charlene MehlDancing Ensemble
Betty OakesKatrinka
Park Avenue Couple
House Mother
Whistler’s Mother
Secretary
Fred RandallTaxi
Football Player
Norman RigginsImmigrant
Taxi
Singing Ensemble
Lori RogersAirline Stewardess
Singing Ensemble
Karen SargentImmigrant
Second Girl
Baton Twirler
Dancing Ensemble
Bill StarrImmigrant
Football Player
Farquar
David ThomasShindler
Park Avenue Couple
Professor Dawson
Sharon Vaughn Immigrant
Homecoming Queen
Singing Ensemble
Kip Watson Dancing Ensemble
Bernie West Feinschveiger
Sightseeing Tour Guide
Dr. Snopes
Swings: Frank Virgulto
Understudies: Will B. Able (Professor Fodorski, Henderson), Betty Oakes (Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock) and Lori Rogers (Susan)