Production Staff
Helen Deutsch
Source Material
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Paul Gallico
Source Material
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Bob Merrill
Composer
Lyricist
Bob Merrill was one of the most successful songwriters during the 1950s, with a string of novelty hits such as "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?", “(If I Knew You Were Comin’ Id‘ve) Baked a Cake”, “Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania”, “Mambo Italiano”, “Honeycomb” and “Make Yourself Comfortable”. Longing to write more profound songs, Bob turned his efforts toward the musical theatre. By the late fifties, he had written music and lyrics for Broadway’s “New Girl In Town”, followed by “Take Me Along”, “Carnival”, “Henry, Sweet Henry” and eventually “Funny Girl” featuring the hit songs “People” and “Don’t Rain On My ... read more
Michael Stewart (i)
Bookwriter
Will Steven Armstrong
Scenic Designer
Charles Blackwell
Director
Lloyd Burlingame
Lighting Designer
Frank Ford
Producer
Jerry Goldberg
Musical Director
Shelly Gross
Producer
Lee Guber
Producer
Guber went into the nightclub business, and joined his childhood friend Shelly Gross and Frank Ford in creating a musical theater in Devon, Pennsylvania in 1955 called the Valley Forge Music Fair. The original tent was replaced by a permanent structure, which was subsequently razed and replaced by a supermarket.
The group was advised to open a second theater in Westbury, New York, a suburb of New York City, but Guber asked "Where's Long Island?" when told the proposed location. The original Westbury Music Fair was housed in a tent that was constructed on what had been the site of a ... read more
David Merrick
Producer
(By Arrangement With)
(By Arrangement With)
Buff Shurr
Choreographer
Tom Tichenor
Puppets
Freddie Wittop
Costume Designer
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