Ari
Mark Hellinger Theatre
Previews Began: January 6, 1971
Opening Night: January 15, 1971
Closing Night: January 30, 1971
Music:Walt Smith
Lyrics: Leon Uris
Book: Leon Uris
Jewish refugees confront British authorities on the way toward their new homeland of Israel in 1947, in this musical adaptation of Leon Uris’ novel Exodus.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Children’s Lament……………………………………..Children
Yerushaliam……………………………………Ari Ben Canaan
The Saga of the Haganah….David, Zev, Joab, Mandria
The Saga of the Haganah (Reprise)……………..Mandria
Give Me One Good Reason………………..Kitty Fremont
Dov’s Nightmare………………Dov, Victims of Holocaust
Karen’s Lullabye…………………………………………….Karen
Aphrodite………………………………….Mandria, Armeteau
My Galilee…………………..Ari Ben Canaan, Palestinians
The Lord Helps Those Who Help Themselves…David,
Palestinians
The Alphabet Song; Tactics……………..Karen, Children
Give Me One Good Reason (Reprise)…..Kitty Fremont
My Brother’s Keeper……………………….Ari Ben Canaan
ACT TWO
The Exodus…………………………………..David, Ensemble
He’ll Never Be Mine…………………………..Kitty Fremont
One Flag………………………………………..Karen, Children
The Lord Helps Those Who Help Themselves
(Reprise)……………………………………………………Mandria
I See What I Choose to See…………………….Karen, Dov
Hora-Galilee (Dance)……………..Karen, Dov, Children,
Palestinians
Ari’s Promise…………………………………..Ari Ben Canaan
Ari’s Promise (Reprise)……………………………..Company
The Exodus (Reprise)………………………………..Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
C. K. Alexander Mandria
Bryant Baker Dancer
Edward Becker His Friend
Singer
Ted Bloecher Singer
Kelley Boa Child
Bjarne Buchtrup Dancer
Ron Crofoot Dancer
David Cryer Ari Ben Canaan
Mona Daleo Child
Tony Dean Child
Joseph Della Sorte Joab
Richard Dodd Dancer
Pi Douglass Dancer
Tracy Eman Child
Carol Estey Dancer
Jack Gwillim General Sutherland
Bennett Hill Singer
Suzanne Horn Singer
Reggie Israel Dancer
Karen Jablons Dancer
Todd Jones Child
Henry F. Lawrence Singer
Toni Lund Child
Bonnie Marcus Singer
Art Matthews Singer
Richard Maxon Dancer
Jacqueline Mayro Karen
Joanna Mendl Dancer
Roger Morgan Benjy
Patricia Noal Singer
Alexander Orfaly Armeteau
Timmy Ousey Child
Gayle Pines Dancer
Lynn Reynolds Child
Casper Roos Captain Henley
Singer
Jamie Ross Major Caldwell
Martin Ross David
John Savage Dov
Susan Schevers Singer
Norwood Smith Mark Parker
Ronn Steinman Dancer
Deborah Strauss Dancer
Constance Towers Kitty Fremont
D. Brian Wallach Singer
Johnny Welch Child
Mark Zeller Zev
Understudies: Rita Gardner (Kitty Fremont)