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Rugantino Playbill - Feb 1964
Rugantino
Broadway
Original
Mark Hellinger Theatre
1655 Broadway & 237 W. 51st St, New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Pietro Garinei
,
Sandro Giovannini
book:
Pietro Garinei
,
Sandro Giovannini
music:
Armando Trovaioli
People (70)
Nino Manfredi
Rugantino
(Original)
Aldo Fabrizi
Mastro Titta
(Original)
Ornella Vanoni
Rosetta
(Original)
Lino Benedetti
Brother Tappetto
(Original)
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Luciano Bernardi
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Lucianno Bonanni
The Goat Keeper
(Original)
Margherita Brancucci
Chorus of Nora Orlandi
(Original)
Maurizia Camilli
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Raffaella Caratelli
Chorus of Nora Orlandi
(Original)
Willy Colombini
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
The Brigadier
(Original)
Yvonne De Vintar
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Carlo Delle Piane
Bojetto
(Original)
Franco Di Toro
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Giorgio Fabretti
Don Fulgenzio
(Original)
Nunzio Gallo
The Troubador
(Original)
Cesare Gelli
Thorwaldsen
(Original)
Renato Ghigi
A Gendarme
(Original)
Angelo Infanti
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Brigitte Kirfel
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Fernando Martino
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Strappalenzola
(Original)
Angelo Michelotti
A Gendarme
(Original)
Gino Mucci
Cardinal Severini
(Original)
Renzo Palmer
Gnecco
(Original)
Gabriella Panenti
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Giuseppe Pennesse
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Rubastracci
(Original)
Angelo Pericet
A Gentleman
(Original)
Carla Russo
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Gina Sampieri
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Barbara Schaub
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Marcello Serrallonga
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
The Lover
(Original)
Armando Silverini
Chief Bandit
(Original)
Chorus of Nora Orlandi
(Original)
Simona Sorlisi
Old Lady of the Cats
(Original)
Goffredo Spinedi
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Mariotto
(Original)
Josephine Spinedi
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Franca Tamantini
Donna Marta Paritelli
(Original)
Toni Ucci
Don Nicolo Paritelli
(Original)
Bice Valori
Eusebia
(Original)
Toni Ventura
Bellachioma
(Original)
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Lida Vianello
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Gabriele Villa
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Ercole Vulpiani
Chorus of Nora Orlandi
(Original)
Giorgio Zaffaroni
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
The Barber
(Original)
Lettie Zaffaroni
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Renata Zamengo
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Gianna Zorini
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
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Nino Manfredi
Rugantino
(Original)
Aldo Fabrizi
Mastro Titta
(Original)
Ornella Vanoni
Rosetta
(Original)
Lino Benedetti
Brother Tappetto
(Original)
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Luciano Bernardi
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Lucianno Bonanni
The Goat Keeper
(Original)
Margherita Brancucci
Chorus of Nora Orlandi
(Original)
Maurizia Camilli
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Raffaella Caratelli
Chorus of Nora Orlandi
(Original)
Willy Colombini
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
The Brigadier
(Original)
Yvonne De Vintar
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Carlo Delle Piane
Bojetto
(Original)
Franco Di Toro
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Giorgio Fabretti
Don Fulgenzio
(Original)
Nunzio Gallo
The Troubador
(Original)
Cesare Gelli
Thorwaldsen
(Original)
Renato Ghigi
A Gendarme
(Original)
Angelo Infanti
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Brigitte Kirfel
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Fernando Martino
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Strappalenzola
(Original)
Angelo Michelotti
A Gendarme
(Original)
Gino Mucci
Cardinal Severini
(Original)
Renzo Palmer
Gnecco
(Original)
Gabriella Panenti
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Giuseppe Pennesse
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Rubastracci
(Original)
Angelo Pericet
A Gentleman
(Original)
Carla Russo
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Gina Sampieri
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Barbara Schaub
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Marcello Serrallonga
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
The Lover
(Original)
Armando Silverini
Chief Bandit
(Original)
Chorus of Nora Orlandi
(Original)
Simona Sorlisi
Old Lady of the Cats
(Original)
Goffredo Spinedi
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Mariotto
(Original)
Josephine Spinedi
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Franca Tamantini
Donna Marta Paritelli
(Original)
Toni Ucci
Don Nicolo Paritelli
(Original)
Bice Valori
Eusebia
(Original)
Toni Ventura
Bellachioma
(Original)
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Lida Vianello
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Gabriele Villa
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Ercole Vulpiani
Chorus of Nora Orlandi
(Original)
Giorgio Zaffaroni
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
The Barber
(Original)
Lettie Zaffaroni
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Renata Zamengo
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
Gianna Zorini
Dancer and Singer
(Original)
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Pietro Garinei
Book
Lyrics
Director
Sandro Giovannini
Book
Lyrics
Director
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Book in Collaboration with
Massimo Franciosa
Book in Collaboration with
Alfred Drake
English Version
Armando Trovaioli
Music
Edward Eager
Lyric Translation
Dania Krupska
Choreographer
Giulio Coltellacci
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Vannio Vanni
Lighting Design
Eldon Elder
Scenery Supervisor
Jean Barrere
Production Manager
Carlo Maresti
Production Manager
Stage Manager
Harry Young
Stage Manager
Jack Harrold
Stage Manager
Gian Pace
Stage Manager
Ralph Alswang
Technical Director
Roy A. Somlyo
General Manager
Gino Giglio
Company Manager
Carlo Saviotti
Company Manager
David P. Rothenberg
Press Representative
Alexander H. Cohen
Producer
Jack Hylton
Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Feb
5
1964
Opening Date
Feb
6
1964
Closing Date
Feb
29
1964
Previews
1
Performances
28
as of Nov 30, 2025
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