Principal cast includes: Ray Bolger (Professor Stanislaus Fodorski); Mort Marshall (Fleisser); David Thomas (Shindler); Bernie West (Feinschveiger); Betty Oakes (Katrinka); Eileen Herlie (Elizabeth Hawkes-Bullock); Ron Hussman (Edwin Bricker); George Lindsey (Moose); Anita Gillette (Susan); Fritz Weaver (Henderson); Will B. Able, Bill Starr, Barney Martin, Joseph Gentry, Michael Gentry, Fred Randall, Jerry Howard, Joseph McWherter.



Recorded at CBS 30th Street Studios, New York on March 25, 1962.

"All American"'s book was written by Mel Brooks; music was written by Charles Strouse and Lee Adams.

Recording information: CBS 30th Street Studios, New York, NY (03/25/1962).

Unknown Contributor Roles: Trude Rittmann; Jo Mielziner.

All American premiered in 1962 as Charles Strouse and Lee Adams' follow-up to their highly successful Bye Bye Birdie, with the book written by Mel Brooks. While All American is comparable to Bye Bye Birdie in approach, it is less impressive and was not as well regarded by audiences (it closed after only 80 performances). The story follows a man who comes to America to teach engineering, but instead manages to teach the football team to win. There are high points to be found here, but not enough to fill an entire show. Ray Bolger, Eileen Herlie, Ron Husmann and Fritz Weaver appear on this original Broadway cast recording. ~ Sarah Erlewine