Bells Are Ringing
Plymouth Theatre
Previews Began: March 13, 2001
Opening Night: April 12, 2001
Closing Night: June 10, 2001
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
Overture………………………………………………..Orchestra
Bells Are Ringing……………………………Telephone Girls
It’s a Perfect Relationship……………………Ella Peterson
Independent……………………………Jeff Moss, Ensemble
You’ve Got to Do It…………………………………..Jeff Moss
It’s a Simple Little System……………Sandor, Ensemble
Better Than a Dream………….Ella Peterson, Jeff Moss
Hello, Hello There……………..Ella Peterson, Jeff Moss,
Ensemble
I Met a Girl……………………………..Jeff Moss, Ensemble
Is It a Crime?…………Ella Peterson, Inspector Barnes,
Francis
Long Before I Knew You………Jeff Moss, Ella Peterson
ACT TWO
Entr’Acte………………………………………………..Orchestra
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
I’m Going Back…………………………………..Ella Peterson
Finale………………………………………………………Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Marc Kudisch Jeff Moss
Faith Prince Ella Peterson
Robert Ari Inspector Barnes
Jeffrey Bean Francis
Beth Fowler Sue
David Garrison Sandor
Martin Moran Dr. Kitchell
Julio Agustin Carl
Ensemble
Joanne Baum Madame Grimaldi
Ensemble
David Brummel Larry Hastings
Man from Corvello Mob
Ensemble
Caitlin Carter Telephone Girl
Olga
Ensemble
Dancer
Lawrence Clayton Ludwig Smiley
Paul Arnold
Ensemble
Roy Harcourt Paddy
Ensemble
Dancer
Joan Hess Telephone Girl
Mrs. Simms
Bridgette
Mrs. Mallet
Ensemble
Dancer
Emily Hsu Telephone Girl
Ensemble
Dancer
Shane Kirkpatrick TV Announcer
Joey
Ensemble
Dancer
Greg Reuter Louie
Man from Corvello Mob
Ensemble
Dancer
Josh Rhodes Man on Street
Ensemble
Dancer
Alice Rietveld Telephone Girl
Ensemble
Darren Ritchie Blake Barton
Ensemble
Angela Robinson Gwynne
Ensemble
Linda Romoff Maid
Ensemble
Swings: James Hadley, Stacey Harris, Marc Oka, Kelly Sullivan
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