La Plume de Ma Tante

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La Plume de Ma Tante is a Tony Award nominated musical written, devised, and directed by Robert Dhery, with music by Gérard Calvi, and English lyrics written by Ross Parker. In 1959 it was nominated for best musical, but lost to Redhead.

Contents 1 Production History 2 Opening Night Cast 3 Awards 4 External Links

[edit] Production History

It opened at the Royal Theater on Nov 11, 1958 and closed on Dec 17, 1960 after a toral of 835 Performances 835

[edit] Opening Night Cast

(In Alphabetical Order)

• Robert Dhéry as Announcer, Monsieur Robert, The Waiter, Performer, A Victim, Adam
• Pamela Austin as Madame de Mortemouille, Light Soprano, Véronique, The Schoolmistress
• Coka Brossecola as The Spirit of The Night
• Colette Brosset Speakerine Mademoiselle Colette, A Femme Fatale, Queen of the Strip-Tease, A Clown, Eve, Acrobatie
• Roger Cacciaas The Maitre d'Hotel, The Mother, Performer, The Passenger, A Pickpocket, A Filing Clerk
• Yvonne Constant as The Wife, A Femme Fatale, Air Hostess, A Lover, The Secretary, The High Priestess
• Genevieve Coulombel as The Princess, A Pupil, Dancer
• Francoise Dall as A Pupil, Dancer
• Nadine Gorbatcheff as A Lover
• Jill Hougham as A Femme Fatale, A Pupil
• Michael Kentas Rider to the Sea, The Major Domo, Florestan, Agent de Police
• Jean Lefevre as Amsterdam, Johnny Walker, Performer, The Tie Vendor, A Workman, The Ventriloquist
• Jacques Legras as Mobile Squad, The Pride of the Force, Mr. Spratts, The Gendarme, Performer, A Victim, A Pickpocket, A Filing Clerk, The Serpent
• Michel Modo as Mobile Squad, The Pride of the Force, The Spahi, The Explorer, Performer, The Bystander
• Pierre Olaf as Mobile Squad, The Pride of the Force, Buster Brown, The Lover, The Prince, The Daughter's Lover, Performer, A Clown, Master Percy Smith
• Nicole Parent as The Witch Girl, A Femme Fatale, Dancer
• Ross Parker as Général Grosfut, The Husband, The Late Diner, The Father, Performer, A Butcher, The Boss
• Henri Pennec as Mobile Squad, The Pride of the Force, The Attaché, The Elevator Attendant, A Policeman, The Curé, A Workman
• Claude Perrin as A Pupil
• Brigitte Peynaud as The Daughter, Femme Fatale, A Pupil
• Mary Reynolds as Miss Innocent, A Femme Fatale, A Passer-by, The Bird Lover, Dancer
• Anna Stroppin as Performer, A Pupil
• Genevieve Zanetti as Performer

[edit] Awards

• [nominee] 1959 Tony Award for Best Musical

• [nominee]} 1959 Tony Award for Best Direction, Robert Dhéry

• [nominee]1959 Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director Gershon Kingsley

• 1959 Tony Award Special Awards
  • [winner] Pamela Austin
  • [winner] Colette Brosset
  • [winner] Roger Caccia
  • [winner] Yvonne Constant
  • [winner] Genevieve Coulombel
  • [winner] Robert Dhéry
  • [winner] Michael Kent
  • [winner] Jean Lefevre
  • [winner] Jacques Legras
  • [winner] Michel Modo
  • [winner] Pierre Olaf
  • [winner] Nicole Parent
  • [winner] Ross Parker
  • [winner] Henri Pennec

[edit] External Links

• http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=2715
  • Broadway Database Page