Mark Hellinger Theatre, (3/5/1954 - 6/12/1954)

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Setting: The theatrical district of New York. Immediately following the Civil War.

Opening Night Production Credits 

Theatre Owned / Operated by Anthony Brady Farrell

Produced by Shepard Traube; Produced in association with Anthony B. Farrell

Music by Sigmund Romberg; Lyrics by Leo Robin; Book by Jerome Chodorov and Joseph Fields; Musical Director: Sylvan Levin; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Ballet music arranged by Trude Rittman

Directed by Shepard Traube; Choreographed by Agnes De Mille

Scenic Design by Eldon Elder; Costume Design by Miles White; Lighting Design by Eldon Elder; Assistant to Miles White: Elinor Robbins; Assistant to Eldon Elder: Warwick Brown

General Manager: J.H. Del Bondio

Production Stage Manager: Bill Ross; Stage Manager: Bruce Savan and Perry Bruskin

Music adapted by Don Walker; Choral Director: Sylvan Levin; Music Preparation: Mathilde Pincus; Orchestra Personnel Manager: Sol Gusikoff

Press Representative: George Ross and Madelin Blitzstein; Asst. to the Choreographer: Dania Krupska

Charles Goldner	Maestro Gallo
Jeanmaire	Lisette Gervais
David Atkinson	Clyde Hallam
Alexandre Kalioujny	Volodya Kuzentsov
Brenda Lewis	Lotta Leslie
Robert Smith	Van Beuren
David Aiken	Eddington
	Singer
Harry Asmus	Dancer
Herbert Banke	Singer
Meredith Baylis	Dancer
Joan Bowman	Dancer
Robert Driscoll	Singer
Lydia Fredericks	Nellie
	Singer
Katia Geleznova	Simone
	Dancer
Mickey Gunnersen	Paulette
	Dancer
Mary Haywood	Dancer
Gregory Hines	Shoe Shine Boy
Maurice Hines	Newspaper Boy
Jane House	Singer
Deedy Irwin	Singer
Kalem Kermoyan	Mike
	Singer
Rhoda Kerns	Dancer
Peggy Kinard	Singer
Nancy King	Odette
	Dancer
Louis Kosman	Dancer
Dania Krupska	Hattie Hopkins
Lynne Marcus	Lucette
	Dancer
Julie Marlowe	Dancer
Ray Mason	Hollister
	Singer
Ellen Matthews	Dancer
Marni Nixon	Singer
Paul Olson	Dancer
Stas Pajenski	Singer
Lila Popper	Gisele
	Dancer
Michelle Reiner	Singer
Douglas Rideout	Gypsy Violinist
	Singer
Tom Rieder	British Tar
	Singer
Eva Rubinstein	Mimi
	Dancer
James Schlader	Singer
Dorothy Scott	Dancer
Joshua Shelley	Boris
Beverly Simms	Dancer
Joanne Spiller	Singer
John Stamford	Policeman
	Bruce
	Singer
Edward Stinnett	Dancer
John Taliaferro	British Tar
	Fire Chief
	Sommelier
	Singer
Ted Thurston	Fire Chief
	Emile
	Singer
Beryl Towbin	Blanchette
	Dancer
Diana Turner	Dancer
William Weslow	Dancer
Beverly Weston	Singer
Jenny Workman	Jenny
	Dancer

Understudies: Herb Banke (Bruce, Policeman), Perry Bruskin (Boris), Robert Driscoll (Gypsy Violinist), Rhoda Kerns (Blanchette), Dania Krupska (Lisette Gervais), Ray Mason (Clyde Hallam), Marni Nixon (Hattie Hopkins), Michelle Reiner (Lotta Leslie), Douglas Rideout (Eddington), Tom Rieder (Mike, Van Beuren), James Schlader (Hollister), John Stamford (Emile, Fire Chief), Ted Thurston (Maestro Gallo), William Weslow (Volodya Kuzentsov).