Cindy is a musical with music and lyrics by Johnny Brandon, and a book by Joe Sauter and Mike Sawyer. It ran Off-Broadway at the Gate, Orpheum, and Cricket Theatres (not simultaneously) in 1964 and 1965. It is an adaptation of the story of Cinderella. It was produced by Chandler Warren and Philip Temple, by arrangement with Stuart Wiener and Jerry Grace.

Cindy
MusicJohnny Brandon
LyricsJohnny Brandon
BookJoe Sauter
Mike Sawyer
BasisCinderella fairy tale
ProductionsOff-Broadway 1964

Productions

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Cindy opened at the Gate Theatre on March 19, 1964, and closed June 21. On September 24, it reopened at the Orpheum Theatre. It transferred to the Cricket Theatre on January 19, 1965, and closed on May 2, 1965.[1]

Cast and characters

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Original cast

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Character Gate Original Cast Cricket Original Cast
Cindy Kreller Jacqueline Mayo Kelly Wood
Lucky Johnny Harmon Jerry Wilkins
Irving Kreller "Papa" Frank Nastasi
Zelda Kreller "Mama" Sylvia Mann Nancy Carroll
Golda Kreller Amelia Varney
Della Kreller Dena Dietrich Mary Betten
Chuck Rosenfeld Joe Masiell
David Rosenfeld Mike Sawyer
Ruth Rosenfeld Lizabeth Pritchett
Storytellers Thelma Oliver, Tommy Karaty, Mark Stone Thelma Oliver, Rick Landon, Mark Stone

Cricket cast replacements

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  • Cindy Kreller: Isabelle Farrell
  • Lucky: Tommy Karaty, Rick Landon
  • Papa: David Howard
  • Mama: Milly Weitz
  • Della Kreller: Alice Beardsley
  • Chuck Rosenfeld: Joe Bellomo
  • Ruth Rosenfeld: Evelyn Bell, Elizabeth Parrish
  • Storytellers: Charles Abbate, Michael Loman

Musical numbers

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References

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  1. ^ LORTEL Archives. "Cindy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2009-01-03.