Bloomer Girl

The story

In 1956, BLOOMER GIRL was presented in a live television production starring the magnificent Barbara Cook, whose star was then on the rise, with leading roles in CANDIDE and THE MUSIC MAN still in her future. A solid success when it opened on Broadway in 1944, BLOOMER GIRL boasts a glorious score by the legendary team of Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg (THE WIZARD OF OZ). The book by Fred Saidy is set at the brink of the Civil War and addresses issues of women's equality (priorities were the right to vote and to wear bloomers, a liberating alternative to hoop skirts) and racial equality.

Cast & crew

Barbara CookEvelina Applegate

Keith AndesJefferson Calhoun

Carmen MathewsDolly Bloomer

Paul FordHoratio Applegate

Rawn Spearman

Rawn SpearmanPompey

Nydia WestmanSerena Applegate

Patricia Hammerlee

Patricia HammerleeDaisy

Brock PetersAlexander

Dorothy Lang

Dorothy LangApplegate Sister

Margot Moser

Margot MoserApplegate Sister

Peggy O'Hara

Peggy O'HaraApplegate Sister

Elise Rhodes

Elise RhodesOctavia Applegate