Productions
Face the Music opened in Philadelphia on February 3, 1932 for 2 weeks in its pre-Broadway tryout.
The musical premiered on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on February 17, 1932 and closed on July 9, 1932 after 165 performances. Staging was by Hassard Short, direction by George S. Kaufman and choreography by Albertina Rasch. It had a return engagement from January 31, 1933 to February 25, 1933 for 31 performances at the 44th Street Theatre (demolished in 1945). The cast featured Mary Boland (Mrs. Meshbesher), Margot Adams (Miss Eisenheimer), Charles Lawrence (Martin van Buren Meshbesher), Robert Emmett Keane (Hal Reisman), Katherine Carrington (Kit Baker), Thomas Arace (Detective), and The Albertina Rasch Dancers.
The 42nd St. Moon (San Francisco) production ran from March 26 - April 13, 1997.
The Musicals Tonight! (New York City) production ran in June 2002.
Encores! (New York City) presented a staged concert from March 29 to April 1, 2007.Directed by John Rando with choreography by Randy Skinner, the cast featured Judy Kaye (Mrs. Myrtle Meshbesher), Lee Wilkof (Martin van Buren Meshbesher), Walter Bobbie (Hal Reisman), Eddie Korbich as (Joe Malarky), Jeffry Denman (Pat Mason), and Meredith Patterson (Kit Baker).
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