St. James Theatre, (3/31/1943 - 5/29/1948)

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: Indian territory (now Oklahoma) just after the turn of the century.

Opening Night Production Credits 

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization

Produced by The Theatre Guild (Theresa Helburn, Lawrence Langner: Administrative Directors)

Music by Richard Rodgers; Book by Oscar Hammerstein II; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Based on the play "Green Grow The Lilacs" by Lynn Riggs; Musical Director: Jacob Schwartzdorf; Music orchestrated by Russell Bennett

Directed by Rouben Mamoulian; Choreographed by Agnes De Mille

Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers; Costume Design by Miles White

Company Manager: Max A. Meyer

General Stage Manager: Reginald Hammerstein; Stage Manager: Ted Hammerstein; Assistant Stage Mgr: Herbert Rissman

Conducted by Jay Blackton; Orchestra Contractor: Sol Gusikoff

Press Representative: Alfred Tamarin and Dick Weaver; Theatre Guild Administrative Assistant: Armina Marshall

Alfred Drake	Curly
Joan Roberts	Laurey
Joseph Buloff	Ali Hakim
Howard Da Silva	Jud Fry
Lee Dixon	Will Parker
Betty Garde	Aunt Eller
Celeste Holm	Ado Annie Carnes
Diana Adams	Dancing Ensemble
Remo Arlotta	Singing Ensemble
Elsie Arnold	Singing Ensemble
Bobby Barrentine	Other Post Card Dream Ballet
	Dancing Ensemble
John Baum	Singing Ensemble
Harvey Brown	Singing Ensemble
Kenneth Buffett	Dancing Ensemble
George Church	Jess
	Dream Jud
Edwin Clay	Fred
	Singing Ensemble
Joseph Cunneff	Singing Ensemble
Margit De Kova	One of Jud's Postcards Dream Ballet
	Dancing Ensemble
Jack Dunphy	Dancing Ensemble
Nona Feid	Laurey's Friend Dream Ballet
	Dancing Ensemble
Gary Fleming	Dancing Ensemble
Kate Friedlich	Armina
	Dancing Ensemble
	One of Jud's Postcards Dream Ballet
Hayes Gordon	Sam
	Singing Ensemble
June Graham	Laurey's Friend Dream Ballet
Ray Harrison	Dancing Ensemble
Maria Harriton	Laurey's Friend Dream Ballet
	Dancing Ensemble
Jack Harwood	A Cowboy
Rhoda Hoffman	Laurey's Friend Dream Ballet
	Dancing Ensemble
Edmund Howland	Dancing Ensemble
George Irving	Joe
	Singing Ensemble
Barry Kelley	Ike Skidmore
Eric Kristen	Dancing Ensemble
Jane Lawrence	Gertie Cummings
Bambi Linn	Aggie
	Dream Child
	Dancing Ensemble
Suzanne Lloyd	Singing Ensemble
Ellen Love	Kate
	Singing Ensemble
Owen Martin	Cord Elam
Joan McCracken	Sylvie
	Dancing Ensemble
	One of Jud's Postcards Dream Ballet
Dorothea McFarland	Singing Ensemble
Pat Meany	Dancing Ensemble
May Muth	Singing Ensemble
Carl Nelson	Singing Ensemble
Virginia Oswald	Singing Ensemble
Robert Penn	Singing Ensemble
Marc Platt	Chalmers
	Dream Curley
Ralph Riggs	Andrew Carnes
Herbert Rissman	Slim
	Singing Ensemble
Rosemary Schaefer	Laurey's Friend Dream Ballet
	Dancing Ensemble
Katharine Sergava	Ellen
	Dream Laurey
Paul Shiers	Mike
	Singing Ensemble
Vivienne Simon	Singing Ensemble
Faye Smith	Singing Ensemble
Gary Smith, Jr.	Singing Ensemble
Vivian Smith	Dancing Ensemble
	Other Post Card Dream Ballet
Arthur Ulisse	Singing Ensemble
Billie Zay	Laurey's Friend Dream Ballet
	Dancing Ensemble

Swings: Kenneth Buffett, Jack Dunphy, Gary Fleming, Ray Harrison, Edmund Howland, Eric Kristen, Pat Meany.