The Conquering Hero, 1961

Who was in it44 named

T

Tom Poston

Lionel Stander1908–1994

K

Kay Brown

M

Margery Beddow

W

Walter Farrell

W

William LeMassena

J

John McMartin

M

Michel Stuart1945–1997

John Aristides
Lee Barry
Burt Bier
Geoffrey Bryant
Richard Buckley
Shirley Chester
Tony Craig
Georgia Creighton
Marlene Dell
Brina Dexter
Bob Dixon
Shellie Farrell
Pat Ferrier
Charlotte Frazier
Marianne Gale
Edith Gresham
William Guske
T J Halligan
Kathe Howard
Reby Howells
Kenny Kealy
Elizabeth Kerr
Dick Korthaze
Erik Kristen
Betty Hyatt Linton
Jane Mason
Ed Mastin
Bill Mcdonald
Bernie Meyer
Dale Moreda
Don Morgan
Charles Rule
James Senn
Marilyn Stark
Fred Stewart
Samye van

Creative team

Director

Albert Marre

Choreographer

Todd Bolender

Orchestrations

Robert Gi

Around this production

The Conquering Hero had a chaotic tryout which inspired Gelbart's oft-quoted quip, "If Hitler is alive, I hope he's out of town with a musical." When the show received negative reviews in its second tryout town, producer Robert Whitehead fired the show's director–choreographer, Bob Fosse, who had directed only one previous musical (Redhead, a hit).

The reviews were encouraging and affirmed Fosse’s approach. “The musical is really a tribute to Bob Fosse... . a rousing entertainment, sparked by his exceptionally fascinating dance patterns,” enthused the New Haven Journal-Courier. Big Deal Bob Fosse and Dance In the American Musical Kevin Winkler Oxford Univer, p. 106