Dames at Sea

Synopsis

Dames at Sea is a musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise. The musical is a parody of large, flashy 1930s Busby Berkeley-style movie musicals in which a chorus girl, newly arrived off the bus from the Midwest to New York City, steps into a role on Broadway and becomes a star. It originally played Off-Off-Broadway in 1966 at the Caffe Cino and then played Off-Broadway, starring newcomer Bernadette Peters, beginning in 1968 for a successful run. The television version was broadcast on the Bell System Family Theater on NBC on November 15, 1971. The cast had extra chorus girls and boys, and there were full production numbers, turning into the very thing it was spoofing. Ann Miller was singled out for praise, especially when "she was allowed to tap out her brassy...temperamental star..."

Main Cast

Ann-Margret

Ruby

Age : 82 | Popularity : 42%

Harvey Evans

Dick

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Fred Gwynne

Hennesy

Age : 66 | Popularity : 11%

Anne Meara

Joan

Age : 85 | Popularity : 7%

Ann Miller

Mona

Age : 80 | Popularity : 5%

Dick Shawn

Lucky

Age : 63 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Teleplay	Robin Miller George Haimsohn
Production	Producer	Joseph Cates
Directing	Director	Martin Charnin Walter C. Miller
Department	Role	Name

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