''Man with a Load of Mischief'' is a
musical
Musical is the adjective of music
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,
It is based on the play by
Ashley Dukes
Ashley Dukes (29 May 1885 – 4 May 1959) was an English playwright/dramatist, critic, theatre manager.
Biography Personal life
Ashley Dukes was born one of five children in 1885. He was the son of the Congregationalist clergyman, Rev. Edwin J ...
. Book by Ben Tarver music by John Clifton; lyrics by Messrs. Clifton and Tarver; staged by Tom Gruenewald; setting and lighting by Joan Larkey; costumes by Volavkova; Choreography by Noel Schwartz; musical direction by Sande Campbell; orchestrations by Mr. Clifton; Production stage manager, Richard Moss, Produced by Donald H. Goldman.
Original production
''Man with a Load of Mischief'' opened 6 November 1966 at the
Jan Hus Playhouse, 351
East 74th Street
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, New York City. On 17 May 1967, it transferred to the
Provincetown Playhouse
The Provincetown Playhouse is a historic theatre at 133 MacDougal Street between West 3rd and West 4th Streets in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is named for the Provincetown Players, who converted the former ...
, 139 MacDougal Street, where it closed on 4 June after 241 performances.
1966 off-Broadway cast
*Innkeeper - Tom Noel
*His wife - Lesslie Nicol
*Lord - Raymond Thorne
*Man - Reid Shelton
*Lady - Virginia Vestoff
*Maid - Alice Cannon
References
External links
''Man with a Load of Mischief''at the
Internet Off Broadway Database
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1966 musicals
Off-Broadway musicals
Musicals based on plays