Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Zigfeld Theatre
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Opening Night: December 8, 1949
Closing Night: September 15, 1951
Music: Jule Styne
Lyrics: Leo Robin
Book: Joseph Fields
Anita Loos
Gold-digging showgirl Lorelei Lee and her friend Dorothy set out to snare wealthy husbands on a luxury cruise in this musical version of the Anita Loos novel.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
It’s High Time…………………..Dorothy Shaw, Ensemble
Bye, Bye Baby…………………..Gus Esmond, Lorelei Lee
I’m Just A Little Girl From Little Rock……Lorelei Lee
I Love What I’m Doing……………………….Dorothy Shaw
Just a Kiss Apart……………………………..Henry Spofford
It’s Delightful Down in Chile………………….Lorelei Lee,
Sir Francis Beekman,
Show Girls, Male Ensemble
Sunshine………………….Henry Spofford, Dorothy Shaw
In the Champ de Mars……………………………..Ensemble
Sunshine (Reprise)…………………………………..Ensemble
I’m A’tingle, I’m A’glow……………………..Josephus Gage
House on Rittenhouse Square…………….Dorothy Shaw
You Say You Care……………………………Henry Spofford
Finaletto……………………………….Lorelei Lee, Ensemble
ACT TWO
Bye, Bye Baby (Reprise)………………Dancing Ensemble
Mamie is Mimi………………..Gloria Stark, Coles, Atkins
Coquette………………………………The Tenor, Show Girls
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend………….Lorelei Lee
You Say You Care (Reprise)………………Dorothy Shaw,
Henry Spofford
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes…………………….Lorelei Lee,
Gus Esmond
Homesick Blues……………..Lorelei Lee, Dorothy Shaw,
Gus Esmond, Henry Spofford,
Mrs. Ella Spofford, Josephus Gage
Keeping Cool with Coolidge………………Dorothy Shaw,
Bill, Ensemble
Button Up With Esmond…….Lorelei Lee, Show Girls,
Ensemble
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Reprise)……..Lorelei Lee,
Gus Esmond, Ensemble
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Yvonne Adair Dorothy Shaw
Anita Alvarez Gloria Stark
Suzanne Ames Dancer
Cholly Atkins Dance Team
Charles Basile Dancer
Florence Baum Dancer
Peter Birch Bill
Bill Bradley Dancer
Eric Brotherson Henry Spofford
Bob Burkhardt Deck Steward
Singer
Angela Castle Singer
Carol Channing Lorelei Lee
Joan Coburn Singer
Charles “Honi” Coles Dance Team
Rex Cooper Dancer
Robert Cooper Frank
Dancer
Jerry Craig A Steward
Singer
Crandall Diehl Maitre d’Hotel
Dancer
William Diehl Policeman
Singer
Pat Donohue Sun Bather
Show Girl
Anna Rita Duffy Show Girl
Rex Evans Sir Francis Beekman
Nicole France A Flower Girl
Dancer
Aristide J. Ginoulias Dancer
Pauline Goddard Dancer
Peter Holmes Leon
Dancer
George S. Irving Josephus Gage
Patty Ann Jackson Dancer
Fran Keegan Deck Walker
Show Girl
Annette Kohl Show Girl
Kazimir Kokic Taxi Driver
Headwaiter
William Krach The Tenor
Singer
Alicia Krug Dancer
John Laverty Dancer
Shelton Lewis Deck Steward
Singer
Mort Marshall Robert Lemanteur
Mary Martinet Dancer
Jack McCauley Gus Esmond
Ellen McCown Singer
Irving Mitchell Mr. Esmond, Sr.
Candy Montgomery Singer
Howard Morris Louis Lemanteur
Bob Neukum Pierre
Singer
Alice Pearce Mrs. Ella Spofford
Caren Preiss Dancer
Reta Shaw Lady Phyllis Beekman
Judy Sinclair Zizi
Singer
Curt Stafford An Olympic
Singer
Junior Standish Deck Walker
Show Girl
Evelyn Taylor Dancer
Norma Thornton Dancer
Lucille Udovick Singer
David Vogel Singer
Polly Ward Dancer
Prue Ward Dancer
Beverly Jane Weston Singer
Eddie Weston George
Dancer
Marjorie Winters Sun Bather
Show Girl
Helen Wood Dancer
Hope Zee Fifi
Singer
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