Bells Are Ringing
Sam S. Shubert Theatre
November 29, 1956 - December 13, 1958
Alvin Theatre
December 15, 1958 - March 7, 1959
Previews Began: -
Opening Night: November 29, 1956
Closing Night: March 7, 1959
Music: Jule Styne
Lyrics: Betty Comden
Adolph Green
Book: Betty Comden
Adolph Green
Telephone operator Ella Peterson adopts different personalities while on the job. Her life is perfect until she begins a complicated romance with one of her clients, Jeff Moss, and the police start looking in on her boss’s operations.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Bells Are Ringing……………………………Telephone Girls
It’s a Perfect Relationship……………………Ella Peterson
On My Own…………………………….Jeff Moss, Ensemble
You’ve Got to Do It…………………………………..Jeff Moss
It’s a Simple Little System……………Sandor, Ensemble
Is It a Crime?……………………………………..Ella Peterson
Hello, Hello There……………..Ella Peterson, Jeff Moss,
Ensemble
I Met a Girl……………………………..Jeff Moss, Ensemble
Long Before I Knew You……..Jeff Moss, Ella Peterson
ACT TWO
Mu-Cha-Cha……………………………..Carl, Ella Peterson
Just in Time……….Jeff Moss, Ella Peterson, Ensemble
Drop That Name………………..Ella Peterson, Ensemble
The Party’s Over………………………………..Ella Peterson
Salzburg………………………………………………Sue, Sandor
The Midas Touch………….Nightclub Singer, Ensemble
Long Before I Knew You (Reprise)……….Ella Peterson
I’m Going Back…………………………………..Ella Peterson
Finale………………………………………………………Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Judy Holliday Ella Peterson
Sydney Chaplin Jeff Moss
Pam Abbott Singer
Frank Aletter Blake Barton
Doria Avila Dancer
Joanne Birks Singer
Dort Clark Inspector Barnes
Frank Derbas Dancer
Norma Doggett Olga
Dancer
Phyllis Dorne Dancer
Don Emmons Dancer
Peter Gennaro Carl
Frank Green Charles Bessemer
Another Actor
Singer at Night Club
Singer
Eddie Heim Telephone Man
Master of Ceremonies
Dancer
George S. Irving Larry Hastings
Patti Karr Dancer
Kasimir Kokich Other Man
Dancer
Eddie Lawrence Sandor
Marc Leon Singer
Urylee Leonardos Singer
Jeannine Masterson Mrs. Mallet
Singer
David McDaniel Maitre D’Hotel
Singer
Paul Michael Singer
Frank Milton Ludwig Smiley
Barbara Newman Dancer
Tom O’Steen Joey
Dancer
Julian Patrick Singer
John Perkins Man from Corvello Mob
Nancy Perkins Dancer
Ellen Ray Carol
Michelle Reiner Michelle
Singer
Marsha Rivers Dancer
Steve Roland Singer
Paul Arnold
Donna Sanders Madame Grimaldi
Singer
Jean Stapleton Sue
Willy Sumner Dancer
Ed Thompson Waiter
Singer
Beryl Towbin Dancer
Ben Vargas Dancer
Ann Wallace Dancer
Bernie West Dr. Kitchell
Jack Weston Francis
Pat Wilkes Gwynne
Billy Wilson Dancer
Gordon Woodburn Police Officer
Singer
Standby: George Gaynes (Jeff Moss)
Understudies: Marge Redmond (Ella Peterson)
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