Onward Victoria
Musical - Original
Martin Beck Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview: November 25, 1980
- Opening Date: December 14, 1980
- Closing Date: December 14, 1980
- Previews: 23
- Performances: 1
Music: Keith Herrmann
Lyrics: Charlotte Anker, Irene Rosenberg
Book: Charlotte Anker, Irene Rosenberg
Synopsis
A musical biography of the 19th-century feminist icon Victoria Woodhull, who became a millionaire stockbroker and ran for President of the United States on a platform of free love and sexual equality.
Opening Night Cast
| Jill Eikenberry | Victoria Woodhull | |
| Beth Austin | Tennie Claflin | |
| Edmond Genest | Theodore Tilton | |
| Rex Hays | William Evarts | |
| Jim Jansen | Anthony Comstock | |
| Martha Jean Sterner | Beth Tilton | |
| Ted Thurston | Cornelius Vanderbilt | |
| Laura Waterbury | Elizabeth Cady Stanton |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Charlotte Anker | Book | |
| Irene Rosenberg | Book | |
| Keith Herrmann | Music | |
| Charlotte Anker | Lyrics | |
| Irene Rosenberg | Lyrics | |
| Julianne Boyd | Director |
Awards
Drama Desk Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Outstanding Costume Design | Theoni V. Aldredge | Winner |