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The Secret Garden

St. James Theatre, (4/25/1991 - 1/3/1993)
Preview:Apr 5, 1991 Total Previews:23
Opening:Apr 25, 1991   
Closing:Jan 3, 1993 Total Performances:709


Category: Musical, Original, Broadway
Setting: Colonial India, 1906. Misselthwaite Manor, North Yorkshire, England, 1906.





by opening date





Book by Marsha Norman; Lyrics by Marsha Norman; Music by Lucy Simon; Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett; Music orchestrated by William D. Brohn; Musical Director: Michael Kosarin; Vocal arrangements by Michael Kosarin; Dance arrangements by Jeanine Levenson

Directed by Susan H. Schulman; Choreographed by Michael Lichtefeld

Scenic Design by Heidi Landesman; Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Sound Design by Otts Munderloh; Hair Design by Robert DiNiro; Make-Up Design by Robert DiNiro; Senior Assistant Scenic Designer Joel Reynolds

General Manager: David, Strong, Warner, Inc.; Company Manager: Sandy Carlson

Production Stage Manager: Perry Cline; Production Manager: Peter Fulbright; Stage Manager: Francis Lombardi and Maximo Torres

Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Conducted by Michael Kosarin; Associate Conductor: Jeanine Levenson; Keyboard: Jeanine Levenson; Bass: Jeffrey Carney; Guitar: Kevin Kuhn; Hammered Dulcimer: Steve Schneider; Harp: Susan Jolles; Percussion: James Saporito; Trumpet: Neil Balm; Trombone: Matt Finders; French Horn: Kaitilin Mahoney, Katharine Dennis and Leise Anschuetz Paer; Woodwinds: Keith Underwood, Andrew Sterman, Vicki Bodner and Don McGeen; Concert Master: Dale Stuckenbruck; Violins: Cecelia Hobbs Gardner, Ann Labin, Jean "Rudy" Perrault, Evan Johnson and Yong Tae Kim; Viola: Julien Barber; Cello: Mark Shuman and Maria Kitsopoulous

Casting: Wendy Ettinger; Press Representative: Adrian Bryan-Brown; Advertising: Grey Entertainment & Media; Advertising Art and Graphics by Doug Johnson; Marketing Consultant: Margery Singer


Opening Night Cast

John Babcock Colin  
Michael DeVries Captain Albert Lennox
Mary's father 
 
Teresa De Zarn Jane  
Frank Di Pasquale William  
Daisy Eagan Mary Lennox  
Alison Fraser Martha
a chambermaid 
 
Betsy Friday Betsy  
Paul Jackel Lieutenant Ian Shaw  
Nancy Johnston Alice
Rose's friend 
 
 Mrs. Winthrop
the headmistress 
 
Rebecca Judd Claire
Major Holmes' wife 
 
Rebecca Luker Lily  
Kimberly Mahon
Wed mats. and Thurs. eves 
Mary Lennox Alternate  
Peter Marinos Fakir  
John Cameron Mitchell Dickon
Martha's brother 
 
Mandy Patinkin Archibald Craven
Mary's uncle 
 
Patricia Phillips Ayah  
Barbara Rosenblat Mrs. Medlock
the housekeeper 
 
Peter Samuel Major Holmes  
Drew Taylor Lieutenant Peter Wright  
Alec Timerman Timothy  
Tom Toner Ben
the gardener 
 
Kay Walbye Rose
Mary's mother 
 
Robert Westenberg Dr. Neville Craven
Archibald Craven's brother 
 


Standby: Greg Zerkle (Archibald Craven).

Understudies: Joel E. Chaiken (Colin), Michael DeVries (Archibald Craven, Dr. Neville Craven), Teresa De Zarn (Lily, Rose), Frank Di Pasquale (Lieutenant Peter Wright, Major Holmes), Betsy Friday (Alice, Claire, Martha, Rose), Paul Jackel (Captain Albert Lennox, Dr. Neville Craven), Nancy Johnston (Lily), Rebecca Judd (Ayah, Mrs. Medlock, Mrs. Winthrop), Melody Kay (Mary Lennox), Kevin Ligon (Dickon, Fakir, Lieutenant Ian Shaw), Bill Nolte (Ben, Lieutenant Peter Wright, Major Holmes), Peter Samuel (Archibald Craven), Jane Seaman (Claire, Mrs. Medlock), Jennifer Smith (Alice, Ayah, Martha, Mrs. Winthrop), Drew Taylor (Ben), Alec Timerman (Dickon, Fakir, Lieutenant Ian Shaw), Greg Zerkle (Captain Albert Lennox).