MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 16, 1960
Closing Date
Jun 03, 1961
1st Preview
Dec 14, 1960
1st Preview
Dec 14, 1960
Previews
2
Performances
171
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Alvin Theatre
(Dec 16, 1960 - Jun 03, 1961)
Setting
Centavo City, a border town. 1912.
Comments
Wildcat was on hiatus from 2/5/1961 through 2/19/1961 during Lucille Ball's illness. The production was to take a 9-week hiatus after June 3rd, 1961 and re-open August 7, 1961; however by June 8th, 1961, the re-opening had been canceled.
Produced by Michael Kidd and N. Richard Nash
Book by N. Richard Nash; Music by Cy Coleman; Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh; Musical Director: John Morris; Dance and vocal arrangements by John Morris; Music arranged by Robert Ginzler and Sid Ramin; Music orchestrated by Robert Ginzler and Sid Ramin
Directed by Michael Kidd; Choreographed by Michael Kidd; Assistant Choreographer: Shelah Hackett
Scenic Design by Peter Larkin; Costume Design by Alvin Colt; Lighting Design by Charles Elson; Hair Design by Ronald De Mann
General Manager: Joseph Harris; Company Manager: Ira Bernstein
Production Stage Manager: Terence Little; Stage Manager: Arthur Rubin
Press Representative: Harvey B. Sabinson
Lucille Ball
Wildcat Jackson
Dec 14, 1960 - May 24, 1961
Keith Andes
Joe Dynamite
Paula Stewart
Jane Jackson
Ken Ayers
Barney
 
Singer
Robert Bakanic
Dancer
Barbara Beck
Dancer
Charles Braswell
Matt
Dec 14, 1960 - Mar 04, 1961
Clifford David
Hank
Mel Davidson
Dancer
Howard Fischer
Sheriff Sam Gore
H. F. Green
Miguel
Lee Green
Singer
Penny Ann Green
Dancer
Valerie Harper
Dancer
Edith King
Countess Emily O'Brien
Lucia Lambert
Dancer
Al Lanti
Cisco
Ronald Lee
Dancer
Jan Leighton
Singer
Urylee Leonardos
Singer
Bill Linton
Corky
Jacqueline Maria
Dancer
Ray Mason
Sandy
Wendy Nickerson
Blonde
 
Dancer
Virginia Oswald
Singer
Frank Pietri
Dancer
Bill Richards
Postman
 
Dancer
Adriane Rogers
Dancer
Anthony Saverino
Luke
 
Singer
John Sharpe
Dancer
Jeanne Steel
Singer
Swen Swenson
Oney
Gerald Teijelo
Dancer
Don Tomkins
Sookie
Gene Varrone
Singer
Marsha Wagner
Inez
 
Dancer
Bill Walker
Tattoo
Understudies: Charles Braswell (Joe Dynamite), H. F. Green (Sheriff Sam Gore), Shelah Hackett (Wildcat Jackson), Jan Leighton (Sandy), Ralph Linn (Oney, Corky), Bill Linton (Sookie, Hank), Ray Mason (Matt, Tattoo), Virginia Oswald (Countess Emily O'Brien), Anthony Saverino (Miguel), John Sharpe (Cisco) and Jeanne Steel (Jane Jackson)

Alvin Theatre (Dec 16, 1960 - Jun 03, 1961)

Cast

Hal Linden
Matt
Mar 06, 1961 - Jun 03, 1961
Betty Jane Watson
Wildcat Jackson
May 24, 1961 - Jun 03, 1961
Standby: Betty Jane Watson (Wildcat Jackson)
Understudy: Hal Linden (Joe Dynamite)
music by Cy Coleman; lyrics by Carolyn Leigh
Act 1
Sung By
I Hear
The People of Centavo City
Hey Look Me Over
Wildcat Jackson and Jane Jackson
Wildcat (song cut after opening night)
Wildcat Jackson and Townspeople
You've Come Home
Joe Dynamite
That's What I Want for Janie (song cut after opening night)
Wildcat Jackson
What Takes My Fancy
Wildcat Jackson and Sookie
You're a Liar
Wildcat Jackson and Joe Dynamite
One Day We Dance
Hank and Jane Jackson
Give a Little Whistle and I'll Be There
Wildcat Jackson, Joe Dynamite, the Crew and Townspeople
Tall Hope
Tattoo, Oney, Sandy, Matt and the Crew
Act 2
Sung By
Tippy Tippy Toes
Wildcat Jackson and Countess Emily O'Brien
El Sombrero
Wildcat Jackson, Cisco, Oney, the Crew and Townspeople
Corduroy Road
Joe Dynamite, the Crew and Townspeople
You've Come Home (Reprise)
Joe Dynamite
Finale
Entire Company
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