Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, (11/24/1986 - 1/3/1987)

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway
Setting: Santa Rosa Junior College. Act I: Three days last summer. Act II: Saturday night.

Opening Night Production Credits 

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander

Produced by Lawrence Gordon, Richard M. Kagan and Sidney L. Shlenker; Associate Producer: Barbara Livitz, Ronald Balser and Barbara Balser

Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Book by Howard Ashman; Lyrics by Howard Ashman; Based on the screenplay by Jerry Belson; Musical Director: Paul Gemignani; Music orchestrated by Sid Ramin, Bill Byers, Dick Hazard and Torrie Zito; Vocal arrangements by Buster Davis

Directed by Howard Ashman; Musical Staging by Mary Kyte; Assistant Director: Albert Tavares; Assistant Choreographer: Liza Gennaro-Evans

Scenic Design by Douglas W. Schmidt; Costume Design by William Ivey Long; Lighting Design by Paul Gallo; Sound Design by Otts Munderloh; Hair Design by Angela Gari

General Manager: Gatchell & Neufeld, Ltd.; Company Manager: Roger Gindi

Production Stage Manager: Alan Hall; Stage Manager: Ruth E. Rinklin; Assistant Stage Mgr: Paul Mills Holmes and Betsy Nicholson; Technical Supervisor: Theatrical Services, Inc.

Music Contractor: Mike Berkowitz; Associate Conductor: Ronald Melrose; Orchestra: John Beal, Michael Berkowitz, Francis Bonny, Anthony Cecere, Nick Cerrato, Andy Drelles, Dennis Elliott, Eileen Folson, Jack Gale, Clarissa Howell, Al Hunt, Steve Marzullo, Ronald Melrose, John J. Moses, Brian O'Flaherty, Caryl Paisner, Dean Plank, Marilyn Reynolds, Eugene Scholtens, Les Scott, Ron Sell, Steve Uscher, Lorraine Wolf and Ann Yarbrough

General Press Representative: The Fred Nathan Company, Inc.; Dance Captain: Liza Gennaro-Evans; Casting: Albert Tavares; Advertising: Fisher / LeDonne / Wilner; Poster Design by Jeffrey Adams

Mana Allen	Patti-Lynn Bird Contestant/El Centro
Jodi Benson	Doria Hudson Contestant/Yuba City
Anne Marie Bobby	Robin Gibson Contestant/Antelope Valley
Andrew Cassese	Freddy
Veanne Cox	Sandra-Kay Macaffee Contestant/Bakersfield
Tommy Daggett	Little Bob Freelander
Donna Marie Elio	Gina Minelli Contestant/San Luis Obispo
Laura Gardner	Robin's mom
	Judge
	Volunteer
Lauren Goler	Valerie Sherman Contestant/Sacramento
Valerie Lau-Kee	Linda Lee Contestant/San Francisco
Andrea Leigh-Smith	Debralee Davis Contestant/Eureka
Mia Malm	Kate Gardner Contestant/Fresno
	Joanne Marshall Last year's winner
Jeff McCarthy	Big Bob Freelander
Cindy Oakes	Connie-Sue Whipple Contestant/Visalia
Michael O'Gorman	Tommy French The pageant choreographer
Dick Patterson	Ted Farley An Emcee
Nikki Rene	Cookie Wilson Contestant/Carson
Tia Riebling	Shawn Christianson Contestant/La Jolla
Cheryl-Ann Rossi	Maria Gonzales Contestant/Salinas
Julie Tussey	Kimberly Lyons Contestant/Palo Alto
Renée Veneziale	Dana Simpson Contestant/Sausalito
Marsha Waterbury	Brenda DiCarlo Freelander
Deanna D. Wells	Heidi Anderson Contestant/Anaheim
Jeffrey Wilkins	Tony A volunteer
Ruth Williamson	Carol Brenda's assistant
K. C. Wilson	Photographer
	Judge
	Volunteer
Richard Woods	Dale Wilson-Shears Chairman of the Young American Miss Foundation

Swings: Michael Bologna, Susan Dow, Linda Hess, Woody Howard, Joyce Nolen.

Understudies: Mana Allen (Robin Gibson), Michael Bologna (Tommy French), Susan Dow (Robin Gibson, Sandra-Kay Macaffee), Donna Marie Elio (Doria Hudson, Maria Gonzales), Lauren Goler (Shawn Christianson), Andrea Leigh-Smith (Valerie Sherman), Mia Malm (Valerie Sherman), Joyce Nolen (Brenda DiCarlo Freelander), Cindy Oakes (Sandra-Kay Macaffee), Nikki Rene (Maria Gonzales), Deanna D. Wells (Doria Hudson, Shawn Christianson), Jeffrey Wilkins (Big Bob Freelander), K. C. Wilson (Dale Wilson-Shears, Ted Farley).