PHOTO FLASH! 1966 pre-Bway HOLLY GOLIGHTLY/Bway BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/29/08 at 2:47pm

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

Standby: Melissa Hart (Holly Golightly).

Understudies: Robert Donahue (Doc Golightly), Sally Kellerman (Holly Golightly), Maryann Kerrick (Mag Wildwood), Justin McDonough (Jeff Claypool)


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

[Smaxie]

Posted: 12/29/08 at 3:06pm

It's all about Louis the Cat, who played 'Cat'.

Thanks for the pics!

[jaystarr]

Posted: 12/29/08 at 3:30pm

Thanks for the photos!

Mary Tyler Moore in some photos kinda looks like Sutton Foster! & Richard Chamberlain looks like Barrett Foa (specially in the Playbill)

J*



Updated On: 12/29/08 at 03:30 PM

[hellohello2100]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 4:38am

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.

O/T, Jaystarr, who is That in your avatar?

[Radiana]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 4:49am

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.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 5:41am

The reason that 2 theatre names are on the 2 playbills is that one is from its Out Of Town and the other its Broadway run.

The score is pretty lousy in my opinion though im sure many would disagree, i think i like about 2 songs on it.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 7:55am

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.

Updated On: 12/30/08 at 07:55 AM

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 8:13am

i also love holy golighty (the song) and Grade A treatment.

Im gonna put it on now whilst im getting ready for work , i haven't listened to it in ages

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 9:07am

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."

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 9:14am

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

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 9:20am

According to IBDB:

Merrick closed the show in previews "rather than subject the drama critics and the public to an excruciatingly boring evening" (his own words).

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 9:21am

yeah i just said that lol

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 9:57am

The musical was titled HOLLY GOLIGHTLY during its out-of-town tryouts but renamed BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S for its Broadway incarnation.

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 10:03am

I love that Pricilla Lopez was in the chorus. According to IMDb.com, she was 18 back then! Super-young.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 10:26am

And Larry Kert played "Carlos"!

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 12/30/08 at 5:14pm

So i listened to it again today, bits of it are good and interesting but most parts dod seem to have flop written all over them

[allofmylife]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 7:26pm

There was amazing home movie footage from the road and rehearsals on youtube recently.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 7:39pm

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?

[Smaxie]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 9:14pm

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.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 9:38pm

How did people put bootlegs on LP???

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/31/08 at 11:57pm

Format: LP
Label: SPM CO-4788
Released: 1966

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)

[MCfan2]

Posted: 1/1/09 at 12:15am

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

[Usnavi]

Posted: 1/1/09 at 8:10am

a mary and mary. . .how funny.
Updated On: 1/1/09 at 08:10 AM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 1/1/09 at 12:59pm

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.

[Usnavi]

Posted: 1/1/09 at 3:29pm

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.