Catch a Star!

Sketches: Bud Burtson, Phil Charig, Ray Golden, Lee Morris, Danny Simon, Neil Simon, Mike (Michael) Stewart, and Bernie Wayne (additional material by Lee Adams) Lyrics: Lee Adams, I. A. L. Diamond, Larry Holofcener, Ray Golden, Sy Kleinman, Norman Martin, Dave Ormont, Milton Pascal, Danny Shapiro, and Paul (Francis) Webster Music: Jerry Bock, Hal Borne, Phil Charig, Sammy Fain, Norman Martin, and Jay Navarre (ballet music by Herb Schutz) Direction: Production supervised by Ray Golden (sketches directed by Danny Simon); Producer: Sy Kleinman; Choreography: Lee Sherman; Scenery: Ralph Alswang; Costumes: Thomas Becher; Lighting: Uncredited; Musical Direction: Milton Greene Cast: Pat Carroll, David Burns, Elaine Dunn, Jack Wakefield, Helen Halpin, Marc Breaux, Undine Forrest, Sonny Sparks, Wayne Sherwood, Kay Malone, Denny Desmond, Calvin Holt, Trude Adams; Ensemble: Lynne Bretonn, Mickey Calin, Lillian D’Honau, Carol Field, Louise Golden, Carl Jeffrey, Rhoda Kerns, Kay Kingston, Sigyn The revue was presented in two acts. Sketches and Musical Numbers Act One: “Catch a Star!” (lyric by Paul Webster, music by Sammy Fain) (Wayne Sherwood); “Everybody Wants to Be in Show Business” (lyric by Ray Golden and Bud Burtson, music by Phil Charig) (Producer: David Burns; Stage Doorman: Jack Wakefield; Thief: Denny Desmond; Policeman: Wayne Sherwood; Magician: Calvin Holt; Magician’s Assistant: Rhoda Kerns; Model: Undine Forrest; Woman with Baby Carriage: Kay Malone; Ambulance Attendants: Carl Jeffrey, Marc Breaux; Patient: Mickey Calin; Chorus Girls: Lillian D’Honau, Sigyn; Waitress: Helen Halpin; Secretaries: Louise Golden, Elaine Dunn; Charity Collector: Kay Kingston); “New Styles in Acting” (sketch by Danny Simon) (Producer: David Burns; Military Pilot: Jack Wakefield; Tennis Player: Sonny Sparks; Stage Manager: Danny Desmond; The Ingenue: Pat Carroll); “A Little Traveling Music” (lyric by Paul Webster and Ray Golden, music by Hal Borne) (The Traveler: Elaine Dunn; Three Improper Bostonians: Louise Golden, Sigyn, Lillian D’Honau); “Matinee Idles” (sketch by Danny and Neil Simon) (Hawker: Denny Desmond; Pete: Wayne Sherwood; Man: Jack Wakefield; Trixie: Pat Carroll; Dorothy: Helen Halpin; Martha: Carol Field; Lucille: Undine Forrest; Hazel: Rhoda Kerns; Harriett: Kay Malone; Florence: Kay Kingston; Actor: Denny Desmond; Actress: Lillian D’Honau); “One Hour Ahead of the Posse” (lyric by Ray Golden and Dave Ormont, music by Phil Charig) (Killer: Wayne Sherwood; Girl: Lillian D’Honau; Sheriff: Marc Breaux; Posse: Calvin Holt, Carl Jeffrey, Mickey Calin, Denny Desmond; Folk Singers: Carol Field, Rhoda Kerns, Kay Malone); “And Then I Wrote” (sketch by Danny and Neil Simon) (Harry: Jack Wakefield; Kitty: Helen Halpin; Max Dillingbert: David Burns; Gus: Marx Breaux; Labonza: Sonny Sparks; Phoebe: Undine Forrest; Customer: Denny Desmond); “Las Vegas” (lyric by Ray Golden, music by Sy Kleinman, with additional lyrics by Lee Adams) (Girl: Pat Carroll; Bellhops: Wayne Sherwood, Carl Jeffrey, Mickey Calin, Denny Desmond); “To Be or Not to Be in Love” (lyric by Ray Golden, Danny Shapiro, and Milton Pascal, music by Phil Charig) (Girl: Trude Adams; Boy: Marc Breaux); “The Story of Alice” (lyric by Larry Holofcener, music by Jerry Bock) (Quartet: Helen Halpin, Wayne Sherwood, Calvin Holt, Undine Forrest); “Room for Rent” (sketch by Danny and Neil Simon) (Southern Belle: Pat Carroll; First Man: David Burns; First Roomer: Jack Wakefield; Second Roomer: Sonny Sparks; Third Roomer: Lynne Bretonn; Fourth Roomer: Kay Malone; Second Man: Wayne Sherwood; Truck Driver: Denny Desmond); “What a Song Can Do” (lyric and music by Bernie Wayne and Lee Morris) (Helen Halpin); “Carnival in Court” (lyric by Ray Golden and I. A. L. Diamond, music by Jay Navarre) (Town Crier: David Burns; Bailiff: Calvin Holt; Two Girls: Sigyn, Louise Golden; Judge: Jack Wakefield; Plaintiff: Helen Halpin; Defendant: Sonny Sparks; Private Eye: Marc Breaux; Private Eye’s Wife: Elaine Dunn; Co-respondent: Pat Carroll; Three Belles: Lillian D’Honau, Undine Forrest, Kay Malone; Two Sailors: Mickey Calin, Denny Desmond; Basketman: Wayne Sherwood; Basketwoman: Carol Field) Act Two: “Theatre Piece”(authorship unknown) (Three Male Dancers: Marx Breaux, Carol Jeffrey, Calvin Holt; Three Female Dancers: Sigyn, Elaine Dunn, Louise Golden; Three Characters: Wayne Sherwood, Mickey Calin, Carol Field; Glamour Girls: Undine Forrest, Kay Malone, Rhoda Kerns, Lillian D’Honau [Harlequin]); “Arty” (sketch by Danny and Neil Simon) (Mom: Pat Carroll; Arty: Jack Wakefield; First Man: Denny Desmond; Second Man: Sonny Sparks); “Twist My Arm” (lyric by Paul Webster, music by Sammy Fain) (Girl: Elaine Dunn; Boy: Marc Breaux);“New Hollywood Plots” (lyric by Paul Webster, music by Sammy Fain) (David Burns, Denny Desmond, Calvin Holt); “Foreign Cars” (lyric and music by Norman Martin) (Trude Adams); “Gruntled” (lyric by Ray Golden and Sy Kleinman, music by Phil Charig and Sy Kleinman) (Girl: Helen H

Music

Jerry Bock, Hal Borne, Phil Charig, Sammy Fain, Norman Martin, and Jay Navarre (ballet music by Herb Schutz)

Lyrics

Lee Adams, I. A. L. Diamond, Larry Holofcener, Ray Golden, Sy Kleinman, Norman Martin, Dave Ormont, Milton Pascal, Danny Shapiro, and Paul (Francis) Webster