Top banana
Contributors: Donohue, Jack, 1908-1984; Mielziner, Jo, 1901-1976; Fletcher, Ron; Colt, Alvin; Hastings, Hal, 1916-1973; Martin, Hugh, 1914-2011; Walker, Don, 1907-1989; Coe, Richard L. (Richard Livingstone), 1914-1995, annotator; Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976; Kraft, H. S. (Hyman Solomon), 1899-1975; National Theatre Corporation (Washington, D.C.); Richard L. Coe Theater Programs Collection (Library of Congress)
Published: 1952
Language: eng
Description: National Theatre, 1321 E Street Realty Corporation, lessee, Louis A. Lotito, managing director, Paula Stone and Mike Sloane present Phil Silvers in "Top Banana" (a new musical comedy), with Kaye Ballard, Jack Albertson, Judy Lynn, Johnny Coy, Joey Faye, Herbie Faye, Walter Dare Wahl,  Bradford Hatton, Dick Dana, Johnny Trama, Gloria Smith, George Marci, "Flash" Hogan, and Danny Scholl, book by Hy Kraft, words and music by Johnny Mercer, settings and lighting by Joe Mielziner, dances by Ron Fletcher, costumes designed by Alvin Colt, musical director Harold Hastings, vocal arrangements and direction by Hugh Martin, orchestrations by Don Walker, production directed by Jack Donohue, production associate Harry Zevin.
Notes: National Theatre, week beginning November 3, 1952.

Title devised by Library staff.

Portrait of Phil Silvers on front cover.

Cast: Dick Dana, Verna Cain, Lisa Ayres, Emmaline Henry, Candy Montgomery, Jack Albertson, Johnny Coy, Walter Dare Wahl, Phil Silvers, Danny Scholl, Herbie Faye, Joey Faye, Judy Lynn, Kaye Ballard, Johnny Trama, Gloria Wallace, Cathy Collins, Selene Keeney, Marcia Mann, Margaret Neil, Iris Burton, Doug Luther, Dee Harless, Bradford Hatton, Dean Campbell, George Marci, Gloria Smith, Edward Whitman, Tessie Carrano, Paul Leader, Ed Whitman, Patrick Welch, Rudy Adamo, "Flash" Hogan. Dancers: Iris Burton, Lisa Wyres, Verna Cain, Betsy Hume, Marcia Mann, Margaret Neil, Nikki Cellini, Bill Joyce, Vito Durante, Samuel Steen, Billy Sumner, Charles Zuleski. Singers: Tessie Carrano, Jean Davis, Dee Harless, Emmaline Henry, Cathy Collins, Joy Rodgers, Gloria Wallace, Selene Keeney, Candy Montgomery, Dean Campbell, Edward Whitman, Doug Luther, Patrick Welch, Rudy Adamo, David Gard, Dell Hanley, Paul Leader.

LC copy has notations by Coe.

In: Richard L. Coe Theater Programs Collection (Library of Congress).