Cindy (musical)

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Cindy
MusicJohnny Brandon
LyricsJohnny Brandon
Book Joe Sauter
Mike Sawyer
BasisCinderella fairy tale
ProductionsOff-Broadway 1964

Cindy is a musical with music and lyrics by Johnny Brandon, and a book by Joe Sauter and Mike Sawyer. It ran off-Broadway at the Gate, Orpheum, and Cricket Theatres (not simultaneously) in 1964 and 1965. It is an adaptation of the story of Cinderella. It was produced by Chandler Warren and Philip Temple, by arrangement with Stuart Wiener and Jerry Grace.

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Productions

Cindy opened at the Gate Theatre on March 19, 1964, and closed June 21. On September 24, it reopened at the Orpheum Theatre. It transferred to the Cricket Theatre on January 19, 1965, and closed on May 2, 1965. [1]

Cast and characters

Original cast

CharacterGate Original CastCricket Original Cast
Cindy KrellerJacqueline MayoKelly Wood
LuckyJohnny HarmonJerry Wilkins
Irving Kreller "Papa" Frank Nastasi
Zelda Kreller "Mama"Sylvia Mann Nancy Carroll
Golda KrellerAmelia Varney
Della Kreller Dena Dietrich Mary Betten
Chuck RosenfeldJoe Masiell
David RosenfeldMike Sawyer
Ruth RosenfeldLizabeth Pritchett
Storytellers Thelma Oliver, Tommy Karaty, Mark StoneThelma Oliver, Rick Landon, Mark Stone

Cricket cast replacements

Musical numbers

References

  1. LORTEL Archives. "Cindy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2009-01-03.