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(Original Broadway Production, 1953)

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Production Information
Opening:February 25, 1953
Closing:July 03, 1954
# Performances:559
Theatres:Winter Garden Theatre
(2/25/1953 - 7/3/1954)
Winter Garden Theatre
(2/25/1953 - 7/3/1954)
Production Type:Original Production
Production Status: Closed
Run Type:Open Run
Market:Broadway
Intermissions:1
 
Production Staff
Raoul Pène Du Bois
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Costume Designer
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Scenic Designer
George Abbott
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Director
Peggy Clark
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Lighting Designer
Lehman Engel
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Musical Director
Jerome Robbins [uncredited]
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Director
[uncredited]
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Choreographer
Donald Saddler
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Choreographer
Don Walker
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Orchestrator
 
Original Cast | Replacements
Edith Adams
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Eileen Sherwood
Cris Alexander
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Frank Lippencott
Delbert Anderson
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Drunk
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Greenwich Villager
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Italian Waiter
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Policeman
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Chick Clark (Understudy)
Ed Balin
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
Alvin Beam
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Delivery Boy
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Greenwich Villager
Marta Becket
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
Ted Beniades
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Speedy Valenti
Jordan Bentley
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Wreck
Maxine Berke
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
Michele Burke
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Helen
Margaret Caddy
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
Dort Clark
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Chick Clark
Carol Cole
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
Geraldine Delaney
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
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Helen (Understudy)
Ray Dorian
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
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Second Cadet
Jean Eliot
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
Nathaniel Frey
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Italian Chef
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Policeman
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Strange Man
Warren Galjour
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Associate Editor
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Greenwich Villager
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Policeman
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Tour Guide
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Speedy Valenti (Understudy)
George Gaynes
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Robert Baker
Betty Gillette
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Eileen Sherwood (Understudy)
Dody Goodman
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
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Violet
Edward J. Heim
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
Isabella Hoopes
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Mrs. Wade
Pat Johnson
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
Walter Kelvin
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Officer Lonigan
Robert Kole
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
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Policeman
Henry Lascoe
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Appopolous
Joe Layton
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
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Wreck (Understudy)
Albert Linville
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Associate Editor
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Policeman
David Lober
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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First Cadet
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Greenwich Villager
Victor Moreno
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
Evelyn Page
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
Lee Papell
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Drunk
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Greenwich Villager
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Policeman
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Shore Patrolman
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Appopolous (Understudy)
Hal Prince
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Frank Lippencott (Understudy)
Helen Rice
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
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Mrs. Wade (Understudy)
Chris Robinson
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
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Policeman
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Ruth's Escort
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Robert Baker (Understudy)
Rosalind Russell
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Ruth Sherwood
Helena Seroy
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
Libi Staiger
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
William Weslow
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
Patty Wilkes
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Greenwich Villager
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