BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S Majestic Theatre (12/12/1966 - 12/14/1966) Scheduled to open December 26, 1966 Total Previews: 4 Opening: Never officially opened Closing: Dec 14, 1966
The Cast:
Richard Chamberlain -- Jeff Claypool Mary Tyler Moore -- Holly Golightly Sally Kellerman -- Mag Wildwood Art Lund -- Doc Golightly John Aman -- Guest Singer John Anania -- Voice Guest Singer Paula Bauersmith -- Sheila Fezzonetti Barbara Beck -- Dancer Trudy Carson -- Dancer Thayer David -- Rusty Trawler Robert Donahue -- Guest Patrick O'Connor -- Singer Judith Dunford -- Dancer Bud Fleming -- Dancer Bob Gorman -- Singer Sally Hart -- Giovanni's Girl Singer Lee Hooper -- Singer Maryann Kerrick -- Giovanni's Girl Singer Larry Kert -- Carlos Carolyn Kirsch -- Dancer Marybeth Lahr -- Giovanni's Girl Singer Henry Le Clair -- Guest Singer Teak Lewis -- Dancer Priscilla Lopez -- Dancer Louis -- Cat Debe Macomber -- Dancer Justin McDonough -- Guest Announcer Singer Paul Michael -- Giovanni James Olson -- Mr. Buckley Dom Salinaro -- Dancer Scott Schultz -- Guest Singer John Sharpe -- Messenger Bar Patron Dancer Paul Solen -- Hospital Attendant Dancer William Stanton -- Mr. Moss Bar Patron Dancer Feodore Tedick -- Guest Singer Richard Terry -- O.J.'s Assistant Singer Kent Thomas -- Dancer Mitchell Thomas -- Bar Patron Dancer Pat Trott -- Dancer Charles Welch -- Joe Howard Martin Wolfson -- O.J. Berman
Produced by David Merrick; Associate Producer: Samuel Liff
Book adapted by Edward Albee; Based on the novel by Truman Capote; Music by Bob Merrill; Lyrics by Bob Merrill; Musical Director: Stanley Lebowsky; Vocal arrangements by Stanley Lebowsky; Music orchestrated by Ralph Burns; Dance arrangements by Marvin Laird
Directed by Joseph Anthony Choreographed by Michael Kidd Assistant Choreographer: Tony Mordente
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith Costume Design by Freddy Wittop Lighting Design by Tharon Musser
Stage Manager: Harry Clark Assistant Stage Mgr: James Burrows
Press Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson, Lee Solters and David Powers
SONG LIST:
ACT 1 Holly Golightly..............Jeff Claypool Breakfast at Tiffany's.............Holly Golightly When Daddy Comes Home...........Holly Golightly Freddy Chant.........................Holly Golightly Lament for Ten Men....................Holly Golightly and Guests Lament for Ten Men (Reprise)................Guests Home for Wayward Girls..................Holly Golightly and Mag Wildwood Who Needs Her?..........................Jeff Claypool You've Never Kissed Her..........................Doc Golightly You've Never Kissed Her (Reprise)...........................Jeff Claypool Lulamae....................Doc Golightly, Jeff Claypool and Holly Golightly
ACT 2 Who Needs Her? (Reprise)........................Holly Golightly and Jeff Claypool Dance...........................Holly Golightly and Three Bar Patrons Stay With Me............................Carlos I'm Not the Girl.......................Holly Golightly and Jeff Claypool Grade "A" Treatment...........................Holly Golightly and Carlos Ciao, Compare.............................Giovanni and His Girl Friends Breakfast at Tiffany's (Reprise)........................Holly Golightly Better Together.............................Jeff Claypool Same Mistakes..........................Holly Golightly Holly Golightly (Reprise).....................Jeff Claypool
I don't understand. Are there 2 different versions? Or did the production play both theatres? Anyway, fantastic pictures and I thought I would never see these.
I was wondering why I never heard of this. It never officially opened because the whole idea seems odd, I guess. IMO the movie was pure magic and once you cast Audrey Hepburn in a role, it just seems pointless to revive the role with anyone else.
Thanks for the info and pictures, it's all pretty interesting.
I may not know a lot about theater but I know that I love it.
Both of the Playbills are from the out of town try outs, in Philadelphia and Boston. (The show closed in previews on Broadway at the Majestic).
The score has a couple of clunkers, but I also think there's a lot to enjoy. Some songs just have that big 1960s flop musical energy to them that make them fun. But there are several excellent songs, like "Travelin'" "I've Got a Penny," "Grade A Treatment," "Nothing Is New in New York" (which I'm especially crazy about), "When Daddy Came Home," and the title song. "Ciao, Compare" was also something of a popular song hit.
I initially didn't warm to the score, but grew to love it. I'd suggest giving it another shot, songanddance.
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It never officially opened because the whole idea seems odd, I guess.
No. It never officially opened because it was in horrible shape, and Merrick decided to cut his losses and not get reemed by the critics. I think his words about closing it had something to do with "Sparing the audience and critics."
He shut down the production (Merrick that is) "rather than subject the drama critics and the public to an excruciatingly boring evening."
Didnt this have one of the most troubled Out Of Town try outs ever, i know the reviews were dreadful especially for for Moore. I was surprised they never replaced her, though i guess her performance was the least of the producers worries.
It was a brave thing that Merrick did shutting the show down during previews, especially since their advance was pretty high
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Merrick closed the show in previews "rather than subject the drama critics and the public to an excruciatingly boring evening" (his own words).
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songanddanceman, are you listening to the studio recording with Faith Prince or the LP? I didn't even know there was one, but apparently there's an LP of one of the Broadway previews?
Yes, it's one of those bootleg LPs, like the ones for Foxy and Drat! The Cat! But Albee's rewrite of the book for Broadway dropped a good deal of the score.
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Side A: 1. Overture; Holly Golightly (Mary Tyler Moore, Richard Chamberlain) 2. Breakfast at Tiffany's (Mary Tyler Moore) 3. When Daddy Comes Home (Mary Tyler Moore) 4. Freddy Chant (Mary Tyler Moore) 5. Lament for Ten Men (Men) 6. Home for Wayward Girls (Sally Kellerman, Mary Tyler Moore) 7. Who Needs Her? (Richard Chamberlain) 8. You've Never Kissed Her (Art Lund)
Side B: 1. I'm Not the Girl (Art Lund, Mary Tyler Moore) 2. Who Needs Her? (reprise) (Richard Chamberlain) 3. Holly Golightly; Dance (Richard Chamberlain) 4. Stay With Me (Larry Kert) 5. Grade 'A' Treatment (Mary Tyler Moore, Larry Kert) 6. Same Mistakes (Mary Tyler Moore) 7. Stay With Her (reprise) (Richard Chamberlain)
I have the album with Faith Prince, John Schneider, and Hal Linden on CD. Got it on one of the Broadway cast album sites (sorry, I forget which one now). But I think they have it on Amazon too.
I think it's pretty good, except for the fact that they shove together all the songs from both versions of the show, so you get a lot of redundancy. Sally Kellerman has something like three or four songs but they all sound like the same song at bottom (basically "I used to be good but now I'm bad, tee hee!") Still, if you want to hear everything that was written for the show in all its incarnations, I guess that's the only way to do it. And the performances and a lot of the songs are good.
I would have liked to hear MTM in the role, bad reviews or not; she has a little of what you might call "Audreyness" about her. Of course, Faith Prince doesn't really. She has a most un-Audrey-like belt. But if you can just not think about the original and try to think of it as something new, she's very enjoyable. Updated On: 1/1/09 at 12:15 AM
If you read the original novella that Truman Capote wrote you'll discover that Audrey Hepburn was so NOT the Holly Golightly in any way as described in the book. Capote had stated on several occasions that he based Holly Golightly on Marilyn Monroe and was at first was quite upset with the casting of Audrey Hepburn for Blake Edwards' 1961 film adaptation. He grew to love the film (and Audrey's Holly) as time went on.
Audrey as Holly Golightly has become so iconic in both film and image that no one can ever think of BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S without Audrey.
yeah, audrey hepburn doesn't strike me as the call girl type.
now, marilyn monroe seems more like it, her figure, voice, sexual magnetism mixed in with her innocent almost childlike quality would've serviced the role better.
audrey hepburn strikes me as too pristine and it's a testament to her talent that she pulled it off...barely, imo.