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He is best known for his leading roles in the original Broadway productions of Oklahoma! and Kiss Me, Kate and for playing Marshall Blackstone in the original production of Babes in Arms, (in which he sang the title song) and Hajj in Kismet, for which he received the Tony Award.
Alfred Drake as Hajj, 1954. Kismet premiered in Los Angeles and then moved to San Francisco in the summer and autumn of 1953. A successful change during the tryouts was to transform the character of Hajj from being merely a beggar to also being a poet. Charles Lederer became producer as well as book writer.
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Kismet: A Musical Arabian Night (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Preview E. Original Broadway Cast of Kismet: A Musical Arabian Night. Save on Spotify. 1. Overture / Sands of Time. Kismet Orchestra, Louis Adrian, Richard Oneto. 05:12. 2. Rhymes Have I. Alfred Drake, Doretta Morrow. 02:45. 3. Fate. Alfred Drake. 02:28. 4. Bazaar of the Caravans.
Jul 26, 1992 · in 1943 and his second for Hajj in "Kismet" 10 years later. "Kismet" also garnered him the Tony Award and in 1990 he received a special Tony Honor of Excellence in the Theater for his body...