CAST: Marlene Dietrich

CREDITS: Clark Jones (Director); Alexander H. Cohen (Producer); Roy A. Somlyo (Associate Producer); Jerry Adler (Production Supervisor); Burt Bacharach (Musical Arrangements); Stan Freeman (Orchestra Conductor); Rouben Ter-Aroutunan (Design); Sandra Shepherd (Make-up); Joe Davis (Lighting Advisor); Tommy Thomas (Lighting); Graham Haines (Sound); Ian Dow (Production Advisor); Jean Louis (Miss Dietrich's Gown); Ernest Maxin (Producer).

SONGS: "I Get A Kick Out Of You" by Cole Porter, "You're The Cream In My Coffee" by Buddy de Sylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson (Music and Lyrics), "My Blue Heaven" by Walter Donaldson (Music) and G. Whiting (Lyrics), "See What The Boys In The Backroom Will Have" by Frederick Hollander (Music) and Frank Loesser (Lyrics), "Laziest Gal In Town" by Cole Porter, "When The World Was Young" by Philippe Gerard (Music) and Vannier (Lyrics), "Johnny" (sung in German, not used in any of the different versions) by Friedrich Hollaender (Music and German Lyrics), "Go 'way From My Window" (not used) by John Jacob Niles, "I Wish You Love" by Charles Trenet, "White Grass" and "Boomerang Baby" by Charles Marawood, "La Vie En Rose" by Marguerite Monot, Louis Louiguy (Music) and Edith Piaf (Lyrics), "Allein In Einer Großen Stadt" (sung in German, not used) by Franz Wachsmann (Music) and Max Kolpe (Lyrics), "Lola" (sung in English) by Friedrich Hollaender (Music) and Robert Liebmann (Lyrics), "Don't Ask Me Why I Cry" (sung in German, not used) by Robert Stolz (Music) and Walter Reisch, Armin Robinson (Lyrics), "Marie, Marie" (sung in French, not used) by Gilbert Becaud (Music) and P. Delanoe (Lyrics), "Lili Marlene" (sung in English) by Norbert Schultze (Music) and Hans Leip, Tommie Connor (Lyrics), "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" by Pete Seeger, "Honeysuckle Rose" by Fats Waller (Music) and Andy Razaf (Lyrics), "Falling In Love Again" (also taped in German after the show, but not used) by Friedrich Hollaender (Music) and Sam Winston, Alan Lerner (English Lyrics).

Color. 54 minutes (BBC version); 50 minutes (An Evening with Marlene Dietrich, US version)
Production dates: November 23rd and 24th 1972, New London Theatre, London
Premiere: January 1st 1973 BBC Television.


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