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Canterbury Tales Broadway Original Cast


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Based on a translation from Geoffrey Chaucer by Nevill Coghill

Original
Replacement
Hermione Baddeley Headshot
Hermione Baddeley
Old Woman
Performer
Wife of Bath
Mary Jo Catlett Headshot
Mary Jo Catlett
Duenna (u/s)
Housewife
Miller's Wife (u/s)
Nun (u/s)
Parishioner
Village Girl
Roy Cooper Headshot
Roy Cooper
Gervase
Miller
Performer
Pluto
Betsy Dickerson Headshot
Betsy Dickerson
Village Girl
Sandy Duncan Headshot
Sandy Duncan
Alison
May
Molly
The Sweetheart
Terry Eno Headshot
Terry Eno
Absalon (u/s)
Attendant
Clerk of Oxford (u/s)
Courtier
John (u/s)
Robin
Workman
Young Knight (u/s)
(Applause Books)
Dick Ensslen Headshot
Dick Ensslen
Friar
Gervase (u/s)
Miller (u/s)
Performer
Pluto (u/s)
(Applause Books)
Ed Evanko Headshot
Ed Evanko
Alan
Damian
Nicholas
Performer
Squire
Jack Fletcher Headshot
Jack Fletcher
Alan (u/s)
Attendant
Damian (u/s)
Nicholas (u/s)
Squire (u/s)
Workman
Roger Franklin Headshot
Roger Franklin
Executioner
Host (u/s)
(Applause Books)
Ann Gardner Headshot
Ann Gardner
Performer
Prioress
Proserpina
Queen
Martyn Green Headshot
Martyn Green
Chaucer
Justinus
Performer
Bruce Hyde Headshot
Bruce Hyde
Absalon
Clerk of Oxford
John
Performer
Young Knight
Karen Kristin Headshot
Karen Kristin
Alison (u/s)
Bridesmaid
Court Lady
May (u/s)
Molly (u/s)
The Sweetheart (u/s)
Village Girl
Joyce Maret Headshot
Joyce Maret
Bridesmaid
Court Lady
Village Girl
Bert Michaels Headshot
Bert Michaels
Performer
Summoner
Patricia Michaels Headshot
Patricia Michaels
Bridesmaid
Court Lady
Prioress (u/s)
Proserpina (u/s)
Queen (u/s)
Village Girl
Tod Miller Headshot
Tod Miller
Attendant
Courtier
Page
Robin (u/s)
Workman
Gene Myers Headshot
Gene Myers
Attendant
Courtier
Summoner (u/s)
Workman
Evelyn Page Headshot
Evelyn Page
Duenna
Miller's Wife
Nun
Old Woman (u/s)
Performer
Wife of Bath (u/s)
(Applause Books)
George Rose Headshot
George Rose
January
Performer
Steward
The Carpenter
Ron Schwinn Headshot
Ron Schwinn
Attendant
Courtier
Friar (u/s)
Pardoner (u/s)
Priest (u/s)
Workman
Marianne Selbert Headshot
Marianne Selbert
Bridesmaid
Court Lady
Village Girl
Leon Shaw Headshot
Leon Shaw
Merchant
Performer
Reid Shelton Headshot
Reid Shelton
King
Knight
Merchant (u/s)
Performer
(Applause Books)
Suzan Sidney Headshot
Suzan Sidney
Parishioner
Village Girl
Garbett Smith Headshot
Garbett Smith
Performer
Garnett Smith Headshot
Garnett Smith
January (u/s)
Pardoner
Placebo
Priest
Steward (u/s)
(Applause Books)
Edwin Steffe Headshot
Edwin Steffe
Host
Performer
David Thomas (ii) Headshot
David Thomas (ii)
Chaucer (u/s)
Cook
Justinus (u/s)
Performer
Workman

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Awards and Nominations


1969 Tony Awards
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Sandy Duncan was nominated but did not win.

Production Team

Sammy Bayes Choreographer
Choreographer
Derek Cousins Scenic Designer
Jules Fisher Lighting Designer
John Hawkins Orchestrator
Richard Hill Orchestrator
Oscar Kosarin Musical Director
Loudon Sainthill Costume Designer
Martin Starkie Director
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