MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 24, 1986
Closing Date
Jan 03, 1987
1st Preview
Nov 14, 1986
1st Preview
Nov 14, 1986
Previews
11
Performances
48
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(Nov 24, 1986 - Jan 03, 1987)
Setting
Santa Rosa Junior College. Act I: Three days last summer. Act II: Saturday night.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander
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 Directed by Albert Tavares; Assistant Choreographed by 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 Manager: Paul Mills Holmes and Betsy Nicholson; Technical Supervisor: Theatrical Services, Inc.
Music Contractor: Mike Berkowitz; Associate Conducted by Ronald Melrose; Orchestra: John Beal, Michael Berkowitz, Francis Bonny, Anthony Cecere, Nick Cerrato, Andy Drelles, Dennis Elliot, 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: 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 and 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) and K. C. Wilson (Ted Farley, Dale Wilson-Shears)
music by Marvin Hamlisch; lyrics by Howard Ashman
Act 1
Sung By
Prologue
The Contestants
Orientation/Postcard #1
Brenda DiCarlo Freelander, Robin Gibson and The Contestants
Disneyland
Doria Hudson
Shine
The Contestants, Tommy French and Brenda DiCarlo Freelander
Postcard #2
Robin Gibson
Nerves
The Contestants
Young amd American (Preliminary Night)
The Contestants
Until Tomorrow Night
The Contestants, Brenda DiCarlo Freelander and Big Bob Freelander
Act 2
Sung By
Postcard #3/Dressing Room Scene
Robin Gibson, Doria Hudson, Ted Farley and The Contestants
Smile
Ted Farley and The Contestants
In Our Hands
The Contestants
Pretty as a Picture
Ted Farley, Big Bob Freelander, Robin Gibson and The Contestants

Tony Award®

 

Best Book of a Musical

1987 Nominee
Book by Howard Ashman

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

1987 Nominee
Michael O'Gorman
 

Outstanding Costume Design

1987 Nominee
Costume Design by William Ivey Long
Season:
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Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
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