Cy Coleman(1929-2004)

Stage: Co-wrote additional music / lyrics for "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" on Broadway. Musical revue. Music / lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. Additional music by Michael Grace, Joseph McCarthy, Henry Sullivan, John Rox, Bart Howard and Harry Belafonte. Sketches by Jean Kerr, Sumner Locke Elliott, Arthur Macrae, Herbert Farjeon, Lauri Wylie and Billy K. Wells. Additional lyrics by Michael Grace, Joseph McCarthy, Henry Sullivan, John Rox, Bart Howard and Harry Belafonte. Musical Director / Vocal Arrangements by Buster Davis. Music orchestrated by Ted Royal. Dance arrangements by Gerald Alters. Assistant to Mr. Davis: David Sackson. Dances and Musical Numbers staged by Donald Saddler. Production staged by John Murray Anderson. Directed by Cyril Ritchard. Imperial Theatre: 10 Dec 1953-26 Jun 1954 (229 performances). Cast: Harry Belafonte (as "Singer"), Polly Bergen (as "Meg"), Billy De Wolfe (as "David" / "Mrs. B." / "Laurie" / "Cornelius" / "The Butler"), Hermione Gingold (as "Miss Reingold" / "The Cellist" / "Mrs. A." / "Singer (of "Which Witch?")" / "The Lady" / "Bobo"), Orson Bean (as "Mike Hammer" / "The New Manager" / "Singer"), Jimmy Albright (as "Butler" / "Pierrot Ensemble" / "Guest at Ball"), Lee Becker (as "Train Bearer" / "Pierrot Ensemble" / "Singer"), Hank Brunjes (as "Pierrot Ensemble" / "Bridegroom" / "Singer"), Carleton Carpenter (as "Harlequin" / "The Pierrot of 1953" / "Man" / "The Song Plugger" / "Singer" / "Dancer"), Ronald Cecill (as "Pierrot Ensemble" / "Bridegroom" / "Butler"), Deane Crane, Nanci Crompton, Imelda De Martin, Elaine Dunn (as "The Pierrot of 1953" / "Jo" / "Singer" / "Dancer"; Broadway debut), Dorothy Dushock, Jay Harnick (as "Bridegroom" / "Chrous" / "The Man in the Box" / "Sedan Chair Bearer" / "Singer"), Colleen Hutchins, James Jewell, Larry Kert, Bob Kole, Gerard Leavitt, Celia Lipton, Greb Lober, Tina Louise (as "Queen" / "Chorus" / "Guest at Ball" / "Lady"), Ralph McWilliams, Kay Medford (as Pierrette Ensemble" / "Marmee" / "First Secretary" / "Fifi"), Jacqueline Mickles (as "Queen" / "Chorus" / "The Autumn Bride" / "Lady"), Harry Mimmo, Illona Murai, Margot Myers, Gwen Neilson, George Reeder (as "Bridegroom" / "Guest at the Ball" / "Dancer"), Siri (as "Chorus" / "Guest at the Ball" / "The Summer Bride"), Gloria Smith, Millard Thomas (as "Guitarist"), Kenneth Urmston, Monique van Vooren, Toni Wheelis. Understudies: Imelda De Martin, Kenneth Harvey, Larry Kert, Gwen Neilson, Alice Pearce, Toni Wheelis. Produced by Michael Grace, Stanley Gilkey and Harry Rigby.