This is about the stage musical. For the film adaptation, see Top Banana (1954 film).
Top Banana.
Top Banana is a stage musical.
Cast[]
- Phil Silvers - Jerry Biffle
- Lindy Doherty - Cliff Lane
- Jack Albertson - Vic Davis
- Judy Lynn - Sally Peters
- Rose Marie - Betty Dillon
- Bob Scheerer - Tommy
- Joey Faye - Pinky
- Herbie Faye - Moe
- Eddie Hanley - Danny
- Zachary A. Charles - Russ Wiswell
- Bradford Hatton - Mr. Parker
- Ted Morgan - Ted "Sport" Morgan
Plot[]
Jerry Biffle is the star of the Blendo Soap Program. He has been invited to participate in an autograph-signing party for his new book at an important department store. Jerry meets Sally Peters, one of the department store models, and makes her part of his TV troupe. As part of his campaign to court Sally, Jerry gets Cliff Lane, the tenor of his TV company, to sing to her over the phone. When Sally and Cliff meet, they fall in love, with Biffle ignorant of the complications.
Biffle engineers a big publicity wedding between Cliff and "a girl," not knowing that Sally is the girl. To further complicate his life, Jerry learns that he is about to lose his sponsor. The publicity elopement between his girl and Cliff almost shatters his entire career and life.
When it seems that his whole world will cave in, Jerry's sponsor comes up with a new format for the Blendo program and, as far as Jerry is concerned, the day is saved.
Musical numbers[]
- Act I
- "Man of the Year This Week" - Ensemble
- "You're So Beautiful That..." - Cliff Lane
- "Top Banana" - Jerry Biffle, Vic Davis, Cliff Lane, Pinky and Moe
- "Elevator Song" - Ensemble
- "Only If You're in Love" - Cliff Lane and Sally Peters
- "My Home Is in My Shoes" - Tommy and Ensemble
- "I Fought Every Step of the Way" - Betty Dillon
- "O.K. for TV" - Jerry Biffle, Vic Davis, Sally Peters, Pinky, Moe, Danny and Russ Wiswell
- "Slogan Song" - Jerry Biffle, Betty Dillon, Vic Davis, Sally Peters, Cliff Lane, Tommy, Pinky, Moe, Danny, Russ Wiswell and Mr. Parker
- "Meet Miss Blendo" - Entire Company
- Act II
- "Sans Souci" - Betty Dillon, Featured Dancer and Ensemble
- "A Dog Is a Man's Best Friend" - Jerry Biffle, Ted "Sport" Morgan and The Grenadiers
- "That's for Sure" - Cliff Lane, Sally Peters and Ensemble
- "A Word a Day" - Jerry Biffle and Betty Dillon
- "Top Banana Ballet" - Jerry Biffle and Ensemble
- "Finale" - Entire Company