Shows · Gigi · Uris Theatre, 1973
Gigi, 1973
Opened November 13, 1973
Closed February 10, 1974
103 performances
Revival
Broadway
Of the productions that opened in the 1970s, this had the 170th longest run.
Other stagings of Gigi 1 more
Who was in it41 named
Joe Ross
Thomas Anthony
Russ Beasley
Robyn Blair
Patricia Daly
Gordon de Vol
Gregory Drotar
Janis Eckhart
Margit Haut
Andy Keyser
Beverly Kopels
Diane Lauridsen
Merilee Magnuson
Kelley Maxwell
Vickie Patik
Joel Pressman
Patrick Spohn
Thomas Stanton
Cherie Suzanne
Marie Tillmans
Sallie True
Jill Turnbull
Arlene Francis
Richard Woods as Maitre Dufresne
Andy Bew
Judy Cummings
Clyde Laurents
Jean Mclaughlin
Susan Plantt
Sandahl Bergman as Liane d'Exelmans
Creative team
- Director
- Joseph Hardy
- Choreographer
- Onna White
Tony Awards
0 wins from 2 nominations.
Recordings
9 recordings of Gigi exist, but none were released while this run was on. See Gigi for all of them.
Around this production
Gigi is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. It is based on the 1944 novella Gigi by Colette and 1958 hit musical film of the same name. The story concerns Gigi, a free-spirited teenaged girl living in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. She is being groomed as a courtesan in her family's tradition. Before she is deemed ready for her social debut, she encounters the bon vivant bachelor Gaston Lachaille, whom she captivates as she is transformed into a charmingly poised young lady. The original Broadway production, produced by Edwin Lester in 1973, ran for a disappointing 103 performances but won the Tony Award for Best Score. A West End product…
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