How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying was a musical theatre production produced by Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) in 1965, based on the musical by Frank Loesser (music and lyrics), Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock og Willie Gilbert (the latter three collaborated in writing the book).
Ivo Cramér directed it.
The musical is based on the book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying by Shepherd Mead.
Information
(Objekt ID 23076)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | May 16, 1965 |
| Produced by | Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) |
| Based on | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying by Frank Loesser, Frank Loesser, Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, Willie Gilbert, Shepherd Mead |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Musical |
| Running period | May 16, 1965 |
| Duration | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Contributors (31)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Shepherd Mead | – Author |
| Abe Burrows | – Playwright |
| Willie Gilbert | – Playwright |
| Jack Weinstock | – Playwright |
| Finn Ludt | – Translation |
| Ivo Cramér | – Direction |
| Ivo Cramér | – Choreography |
| Frank Loesser | – Composition (Musikk og sangtekster/Music and lyrics) |
| Kåre Siem | – Conductor |
| Kaare Hegle | – Stage design |
| Egil Monn-Iversen | – Musical arrangement |
| Kjetil Bang-Hansen | – Actor (Tackaberry) |
| Carsten Byhring | – Actor (J. B. Biggley) |
| Johannes Eckhoff | – Actor (Wally Womper) |
| Jens Gunderssen | – Actor (Gatch) |
| Thor Hjorth-Jenssen | – Actor (Povington) |
| Turid Haaland | – Actor (Miss Jones) |
| Mona Levin | – Actor |
| Erling Lindahl | – Actor (Bratt) |
| Birger Løvaas | – Actor (Mr. Twimble) |
| Helge Reiss | – Actor (Bud Frump) |
| Frank Robert | – Actor (J. Pierrepont Finck) |
| Kari Simonsen | – Actor (Hedy La Rue) |
| Thea Stabell | – Actor (Miss Krumholtz) |
| Anne-Lise Tangstad | – Actor (Smitty) |
| Inger Teien | – Actor (Rosemary) |
| Egil Åsman | – Actor (Jenkins) |
| Magne Amdahl | – Musician (Piano) |
| Tor Hultin | – Répétiteur |
| Svein Abraham Sturlason | – Photo |
| Alice Mürer | – Choreogreographic Assistant |
Performance dates
| May 16, 1965 – Hovedscenen (The Main Stage), Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) | National premiere, Norway |