Two By Two
Imperial Theatre
Previews Began: October 28, 1970
Opening Night: November 10, 1970
Closing Night: September 11, 1971
Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Martin Charnin
Book: Peter Stone
The story of Noah and the ark is retold with Noah and his family characterized in a modern Jewish manner, in this musical adaptation of Clifford Odets’ play The Flowering Peach.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Why Me?……………………………………………………….Noah
Put Him Away………………………………Shem, Ham, Leah
The Gitka’s Song……………………………………..The Gitka
Something, Somewhere……………………Japheth, Family
You Have Got to Have a Rudder on the Ark…….Noah,
Shem,
Ham,
Japheth
Something Doesn’t Happen……………….Rachel, Esther
An Old Man………………………………………………….Esther
Ninety Again!………………………………………………….Noah
Two by Two………………………………………..Noah, Family
I Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love You……..Japheth
Something, Somewhere (Reprise)…………………….Noah
ACT TWO
When It Dries……………………………………..Noah, Family
Two by Two (Reprise)………………………….Noah, Esther
You………………………………………………………………..Noah
The Golden Ram…………………………………………..Goldie
Poppa Knows Best……………………………..Noah, Japheth
I Do Not Know a Day I Did Not Love You
(Reprise)…………………………………………Rachel, Japheth
As Far as I’m Concerned………………………..Shem, Leah
Hey, Girlie……………………………………………………..Noah
The Covenant…………………………………………………Noah
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Danny Kaye Noah
Marilyn Cooper Leah
Joan Copeland Esther
Harry Goz Shem
Madeline Kahn Goldie
Michael Karm Ham
Tricia O’Neil Rachel
Walter Willison Japheth
Standby: Janet McCall (Esther, Leah), Stephen Pearlman (Shem), Jess Richards (Ham, Japheth), Caryl Jeanne Tenney (Goldie, Rachel)
REPLACEMENTS
Jack Davison Shem
9/5/71 – 9/11/71
Harry Goz Noah
2/5/71 – 2/17/71
Stephen Pearlman Shem
2/5/71 -2/17/71
John Stewart Japheth
8/16/71 – 9/11/71
Carol Tenney Goldie
8/16/71 – 9/11/71
Standby: Jane Coleman (Esther, Leah), John Davison (Shem), Janet McCall (Goldie, Rachel)