John Murray Anderson's Almanac

John Murray Anderson (1918)
For the 1929 version of the Broadway show, see Murray Anderson's Almanac.
John Murray Anderson's Almanac
Harry Belafonte in John Murray Anderson's Almanac on Broadway, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1954
MusicRichard Adler and Jerry Ross
Cy Coleman
Michael Grace
Joseph McCarthy
Henry Sullivan
John Rox
Bart Howard
Harry Belafonte
Charles Zwar
LyricsRichard Adler and Jerry Ross
Cy Coleman
Michael Grace
Joseph McCarthy
Henry Sullivan
John Rox
Bart Howard
Harry Belafonte
Charles Zwar
Bookvarious
Hermione Gingold in publicity image for I've Got a Secret, began her career on Broadway as well as in US cinema with John Murray Anderson's Almanac.
Tina Louise would go on to be in the Broadway show Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1955)[1]
Orson Bean won the 1954 Theater World Award for his work on the show. He would later go on to be in the Broadway show Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1955)[1]
Billy De Wolfe won the 1954 Donaldson Award for Best Actor Debut in a Musical (See Awards). He would go on to be in the Broadway show Ziegfeld Follies of 1957.[2]
Monique van Vooren (1957) would go on to be in Mayerling, an episode of television series Producers Showcase (1957). The episode was later screened in Europe as a film.[3]
Carleton Carpenter in scene from the film Vengeance Valley (1951). He would later go on to be in the Broadway show Hotel Paradiso (1957).[4]
Polly Bergen in 1953 photo. She would go on to win a 1956 Emmy Award for her portrayal of jazz singer and actress Helen Morgan in Helen Morgan (Playhouse 90).

John Murray Anderson's Almanac is a musical revue, featuring the music of the songwriting team of Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, as well as other composers. It was conceived by John Murray Anderson. An earlier version of the show had been produced in 1929 with the title Murray Anderson's Almanac.[5] The earlier production included Henry Sullivan for composing the music and Noël Coward as part of the script writing team. Sullivan would go on to write music for the 1953 production mentioned here. The full title for the show was John Murray Anderson's Almanac: A Musical Harlequinade.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter (Production Credits)".
  2. ^ "Billy DeWolfe (Playbill)".
  3. ^ "Mayerling (Producers' Showcase)", Wikipedia, 2023-02-21, retrieved 2023-08-31
  4. ^ "Hotel Paradiso (Broadway show)".
  5. ^ "MURRAY ANDERSON'S ALMANAC", Show Music on Record, retrieved 2023-08-18
  6. ^ "John Murray Anderson's Almanac (Playbill)".