
Bells are Ringing
Book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Music by Julie Styne
Directed by Bud Abbott (in his directorial debut) 1967
Music Directed by Malcolm MacDonald

The Chorus
Terry McLeary
Rick Constantineau
Pat Townshend
Tom Hobman
Judy Gleusteen
Maurice McKay
Sandie McKenzie
Don Sommerfeldt
Dawn Burrin
Red Daniels
Charlotte Cleghorn
Gill Allison
Hugh McKay
Donna MacDonald
Patty Sommerfeldt
Charlie Sims
Norma Johnston
Ralph Condon
Donna Robertson
Roy Jones
The Dancers
Pat Booth
Mary Hiceluk
Vicki Hoole
Noni Whyte
The Cast
Ken Strang ..................... Announcer
Dagmar Allen ................. Gwynne
Charlotte Cleghorn ..... Sue
Donna MacDonald ....... Ella
Bill Allison ........................ Carl
Charlie Sims .................... Sims
Bud Abbott ...................... Sandor
Ken Kjenstad .................. Sour Man
Toni Ernst ......................... Olga
Cornel Sawchuk ............ Jeff Moss
Jack Allen ......................... Store Clerk
Edna Dundass ................ Maid
Dan Sommerfeldt ........ Paul Arnold
Roy Jones ......................... Telephone Man & Ludwig Smiley
Ralph Condon ................ Larry Hastings
Tom Hobman .................. Inspector Barnes
Maurice MacKay ............ Doctor Kitchell
Rick Constantineau ..... Blake Barton
Red Daniels ...................... Charles Bessemer
Norma Johnston ........... Carol
Al Ricahrdson .................. Man from Corvello
Mob Dawn Burrin ......... Michelle
Jack Allen .......................... Master of Ceremonies
Deedee Cleghorn ......... Jimmy Mallett
Rick Constantineau, Hugh McKay &
George Gibault ............... 'other actors'
Lynda Bennett, Toni Ernst , Norma Johnston,
Sandie MacKenzie, Donna Robertson, Debbie Skelton &
Patty Sommerfeldt ....... Telephone Belles
The Crew
Jack Allen ............................ Producer
Cliff Owen .......................... Stage Manger
Gail Mawson ..................... Assistant Stage Manager
Louis Price ......................... Prompter
Nancy Parsons ................. Choreographer
Bud Dunlop & Anna Marshall ...... Pianists
Len Compton .................... Backdrops Design
Cliff Owen, Ken Strang, George Jackart &
Roy Jones ............................ Sets
Gail Mawson, Sharon Brunzel, Ellen Flint, Hazel Parsons,
Clara Mae Wicker, Laurna Kerr, Ann Parker, Darryl Owen &
Heather Brunzel ............... Backdrops and Painting
Arlene Galarneau, Edna Dundass, Mrs. A. Hunter &
Brent Carver ....................... Properties
Edward Constantineau ....... Lighting.
Bill MacKenzie .................. Sound Effects
Ken Kjenstad ..................... Publicity & Tickets
Helga Lambrecht ............ Wardrobe
Vera Johnson, Donna Macdonald, Joan Walmsley,
Louis Price, Lila Owen, Joan Elias, Lorna Duteau,
Endna Dundass, Betty Booth, Geneiva Barrett &
Norma Johnson ............... Costume Helpers
Syndey Kjenstad, Sue Sheane ..... Hair styles
Mame Connick, Flo Downey &
Louise Stropky ................... Makeup
About
Musical comedy:
A charming play about the romantic exploits of Ella, a telephone answering service operator who meddles in the lives of her clients. She grows increasingly determined to help a young playwright who is having trouble getting work, falls in love with the head of a record company (who hoodwinks her to set up a bookmaking establishment), gossips and meddles with other telephone ‘belles’ and clients and cheerfully goes about her life. The plot thickens. Things don’t always go as Ella planned.
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