Swinging on a Star
The Johnny Burke Musical
Nederlander Theatre
Previews Began: October 6, 1995
Opening Night: October 22, 1995
Closing Night: January 13, 1996
Music: Johnny Burke
Erroll Garner
Arthur Johnston
Harold Spina
Joe Bushkin
Bob Haggart
Jimmy Monaco
James Van Heusen
Lyrics: Johnny Burke
Book: Michael Leeds
Hollywood songwriter Johnny Burke’s songs illustrate different aspects of American life from the 1930s through the 1950s.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
You’re Not the Only Oyster in the Stew…Cleo, Jeannie,
Flora
Chicago Style……………….Ben, Jeannie, Flora, Waiter
Ain’t It a Shame About Mame………………..Ben, Mame
What’s New………………………………………..Jeannie
Doctor Rhythm…………………………………..Cleo, Ben
Pennies from Heaven………………..The Homeless Man
When Stanislaus Got Married….The Polish Gentleman,
Street People
His Rocking Horse Ran Away……………..The Housewife
Annie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore…………..The Suitors
Annie Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (Reprise)…….Buddy,
Betty,
The Announcer,
The Burkettes
Scatterbrain………………………………………….Buddy
One, Two, Button Your Shoe……………….Betty, Buddy
Whoopsie Daisy Day……The Announcer, The Burkettes
What Does It Take to Make You Take to
Me?……………………………………………..Vicky Voyay
Irresistible…………………The Announcer, Vicky Voyay,
The Burkettes
An Apple for the Teacher………………………..Company
Thank Your Lucky Stars and Stripes………………Emcee,
Buzz Albright
Personality…..Miss South Dakota, Miss North Carolina,
Miss Rheingold
There’s Always the Blues……………………Lena George
Polka Dots and Moonbeams………………………..Eddie
Swinging on a Star……………………………….Company
Thank Your Lucky Stars and Stripes
(Reprise)…………………………………………..Company
ACT TWO
Don’t Let That Moon Get Away………………The Waiter
All You Want to Do is Dance………..The Date, The Man
You Danced With Dynamite…………The Date, The Man
Imagination……………………The Vocalist, The Waiter,
The Coat Check Girl
It Could Happen to You………………The Woman Alone
Road to Morocco………………………………..Bing, Bob
Apalachicola………………………….Bing, Bob, Dorothy
Ain’t Got a Dime to My Name………………….Bing, Bob
You Don’t Have to Know the Language……..Bing, Bob,
Girls
Going My Way……………………………………………Bing
Shadows on the Swanee………Southern Woman, Bing,
Bob, Dorothy
Pakistan…………………..The Sheik, Dorothy, Bing, Bob
Road to Morocco (Reprise)………….Bing, Bob, Dorothy
But, Beautiful………………………………….Ms. Burrell
Like Someone in Love……………………………Ms. Faye
Moonlight Becomes You……………………….Mr. Cleale
If Love Ain’t There (It Ain’t There)…………Mr. McGrath
Sunday, Monday or Always……………………..Ms. Guess
Misty…………………………………………..Mr. Fleming
Here’s That Rainy Day……………………..Ms. Fitzgerald
Pennies from Heaven (Reprise)………………..Company
Swinging on a Star (Reprise)……………………Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Terry Burrell Mame
A Street Person
A Burkette
Miss Rheingold
The Vocalist
Girl
A Lover
Lewis Cleale Reginald
The Homeless Man
A Suitor
The Announcer
Eddie
The Manager
Bing
A Lover
Denise Faye Jeannie
A Street Person
Betty
Miss North Carolina
The Coat Check Girl
Girl
A Lover
Kathy Fitzgerald Flora
The Housewife
Vicky Voyay
Miss South Dakota
The Date
Dorothy
A Lover
Eugene Fleming Ben
A Street Person
A Suitor
A Burkette
Buzz Albright
The Waiter (2)
The Sheik
A Lover
Alvaleta Guess Cleo
A Street Person
A Burkette
Lena George
The Woman Alone
Southern Woman
A Lover
Michael McGrath The Waiter (1)
The Polish Gentleman
A Suitor
Buddy
Emcee
The Man
Bob
A Lover
Understudies: Deborah Burrell-Cleveland (Mame/The Vocalist/Cleo/Lena George), Frantz Hall (Ben/The Sheik), Joe Joyce (Eddie, Bing/Buddy/Bob), Naomi Naughton (Vicky Voyay/Dorothy/Jeannie/Betty)