Nine
46th Street Theatre
Previews Began: April 22, 1982
Opening Night: May 9, 1982
Closing Night: February 4, 1984
Music: Maury Yeston
Lyrics: Maury Yeston
Book: Arthur Kopit
Guido Contini is a wreck. Torn between his wife, mistress, and the star he needs to make a great movie, he runs off to Venice. But the city does not help. In the end, only the past is able save him.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Overture Delle Donne………………………………Company
Guido’s Song……………………………………..Guido Contini
Coda di Guido………………………………………….Company
The Germans at the Spa……………..Mama Maddelena,
Italians, Germans
My Husband Makes Movies………………..Luisa Contini
A Call From the Vatican………………………………….Carla
Only With You………………………………….Guido Contini
Folies Bergeres………………………………Liliane La Fleur,
Stephanie Necrophorus,
Company
Nine……………………………….Guido’s Mother, Company
Ti Voglio Bene/Be Italian……………….Saraghina, Boys,
Company
The Bells of St. Sebastian…………Guido Contini, Boys,
Company
ACT TWO
A Man Like You/Unusual Way/Duet………….Claudia,
Guido Contini
The Grand Canal……………….Guido Contini, Company
Simple…………………………………………………………..Carla
Be On Your Own………………………………..Luisa Contini
I Can’t Make This Movie…………………….Guido Contini
Getting Tall………………………..Guido (At an Early Age)
Nine/Long Ago/Nine (Reprise)…………Guido Contini
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Raul Julia Guido Contini
Karen Akers Luisa Contini
Shelly Burch Claudia
Stephanie Cotsirilos Stephanie Necrophorus
Kate Dezina Our Lady of the Spa
Taina Elg Guido’s Mother
Liliane Montevecchi Liliane La Fleur
Anita Morris Carla
Kathi Moss Saraghina
Camille Saviola Mama Maddelena
Evans Allen Young Guido’s Schoolmate
Jeanie Bowers Maria
Kim Criswell Francesca
Colleen Dodson A Vanetian Gondolier
Lulu Downs Gretchen von Krupf
Louise Edeiken Giulietta
Cameron Johann Guido
(At an Early Age)
Laura Kenyon Lina Darling
Linda Kerns Heidi von Sturm
Nancy McCall Annabella
Cynthia Meryl Diana
Rita Rehn Renata
Dee Etta Rowe Olga von Hesse
Jadrien Steele Young Guido’s Schoolmate
Patrick Wilcox Young Guido’s Schoolmate
Alaina Warren Zachary Ilsa von Hesse
Standby: Clifford David (Guido Contini)
Understudies: Julie J. Hafner (Gretchen von Krupf, Heidi von Sturm, Olga von Hesse, Ilsa von Hesse, Maria, Francesca, A Vanetian Gondolier, Giulietta, Annabella, Diana, Renata), Dorothy Kiara (Maria, Francesca, A Vanetian Gondolier, Giulietta, Annabella, Diana, Renata, Gretchen von Krupf, Heidi von Sturm, Olga von Sturm, Ilsa von Hesse), Patrice Pickering (Maria, Francesca, A Vanetian Gondolier, Giulietta, Annabella, Diana, Renata, Gretchen von Krupf, Heidi von Sturm, Olga von Sturm, Ilsa von Hesse)
REPLACEMENTS
Bert Convy Guido Contini
1/10/83 – 1/22/83
Sergio Franchi Guido Contini
5/9/83 – 2/4/84
Eileen Barnett Luisa Contini
Kim Criswell Claudia
Maureen McGovern Luisa Contini
12/6/82 – 11/83
Barbara Stock Claudia
Peter Brendon Young Guido’s Schoolmate
Nancy Callman Diana
Catherine Campbell Renata
Andrew Cassese Young Guido’s Schoolmate
Braden Danner Young Guido’s Schoolmate
Clare Fields Our Lady of the Spa
Scott Grimes Young Guido’s Schoolmate
David Scott Lashine Guido
(At an Early Age)
Shirley Lemmon Ilsa von Hesse
Priscilla Lopez Liliane La Fleur
11/8/82 – 11/20/82
Beth McVey Carla
Francesca
Lauren Mitchell Renata
Rita Rehn Stephanie Necrophorus
Wanda Richert Carla
9/12/83 – 2/4/84
Jeffrey Vitelli Young Guido’s Schoolmate
Barbara Walsh Francesca
Standby: David Brummel (Guido Contini)
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