Muny Archive

Rip Van Winkle (McArthur)

Music: Edwin McArthur
Lyrics: Morton Da Costa
Book: Morton Da Costa
Notes:
Production Year: 1953
Synopsis:
A man in the Kaatskills Mountains takes his dog for a walk one day and falls asleep under a tree. When he wakes up it’s 20 years later, and he returns in time to see his daughter married, and to reunite with his first love.

Cast Member

Role

Yost Van Winkle
Schoolmaster Von Bummell
Dierdrich Knickerbocker/Hendrick Hudson
Jan Van Zandt
Patrick Henry/Baker
Thomas Jefferson/Butcher
Oloffe Van Clattercop
Mevron Schermerhorne
1st Schermerhorne Child
Mistress Quigley/Premiere Danseuse
Rip Van Winkle
Mynheer Van Clattercop
Rip Van Winkle II
Judith Van Winkle
Nicholas Vedder
2nd Schermerhorne Child
Dame Van Winkle
Marya Van Tassel
Man Traveller
James Otis/Jonathan Doolittle
Kaatje Schermerhorne
Woman Traveller
Richard Henry Lee/Grocer
Paul Revere/Robert Jouet/Premier Danseur
3rd Schermerhorne Child
Dominie Van Schaick
Candlestick Maker