I Had a Ball

Musical - Original

Martin Beck Theatre

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  • First Preview: December 8, 1964
  • Opening Date: December 15, 1964
  • Closing Date: June 12, 1965
  • Previews: 0
  • Performances: 199

Lyrics: Stan Freeman, Jack Lawrence

Music: Stan Freeman, Jack Lawrence

Book: Jerome Chodorov

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Synopsis

A matchmaking Coney Island fortune-teller brings together the carnival strongman with an innocent girl new to the world of sideshow entertainment.

 

Opening Night Cast

Buddy Hackett Garside
Richard Kiley in I Had a Ball Richard Kiley Stan The Shpieler
Rosetta LeNoire Ma Maloney
Luba Lisa Addie
Morocco Morocco
Karen Morrow Jeannie
Al Nesor Gimlet
Steve Roland Brooks
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Opening Night Production Credits

  Jerome Chodorov Book
  Jack Lawrence Music
  Stan Freeman Music
  Jack Lawrence Lyrics
  Stan Freeman Lyrics
  Lloyd Richards Director
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Inside the Playbill (10)

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  • Inside the Playbill - I Had a Ball
  • Inside the Playbill - I Had a Ball
I Had a Ball - Opening Night
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Shows That Opened That Season: 1964 - 1965

 
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Awards


Theatre World

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1965 Theatre World Award Luba Lisa Winner

Tony Award

Year Category Name Winner/Nominee
1965 Featured Actress in a Musical Luba Lisa Nominee
 
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