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Wish You Were Here

(Original Broadway Production, 1952)

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Production Information
Opening:June 25, 1952
Closing:November 28, 1953
# Performances:598
Theatres:Imperial Theatre
(6/25/1952 - 11/28/1953)
Imperial Theatre
(6/25/1952 - 11/28/1953)
Production Type:Original Production
Production Status: Closed
Run Type:Open Run
Market:Broadway
Intermissions:1
 
Production Staff
Jay Blackton
....
Musical Director
Joshua Logan
....
Director/Choreographer
....
Director
Robert Mackintosh
....
Costume Designer
Jo Mielziner
....
Lighting Designer
....
Scenic Designer
Jerome Robbins [uncredited]
....
Director/Choreographer
Don Walker
....
Orchestrator
 
Original Cast | Replacements
Frank Aletter
....
Eli
....
Eli
(Itchy's Assistant)
Sidney Armus
....
Itchy Flexner
....
Itchy Flexner
Tom Ayre
....
Monty
....
Monty
(Fay's dancing partner)
....
Marvin (Understudy)
Nancy Baker
....
Ensemble
....
Ensemble
Mardi Bayne
....
Henrietta
....
Henrietta
(Wallflower)
Joan Berke
....
Ensemble
....
Ensemble
Larry Blyden
....
Schmutz
....
Schmutz
(Itchy's Assistant)
Sheila Bond
....
Fay Fromkin
....
Fay Fromkin
Sue Brin
....
Billie
....
Billie
(Bathing Beauty)
Jack Cassidy
....
Chick Miller
....
Chick Miller
Harry Clark
....
Herman Fabricant
....
Herman Fabricant
Gloria Van Deweel
....
Felice
(Bathing Beauty)
....
Gussie (Understudy)
Robert Dixon
....
Sid
....
Sid
(Waiter friend of Chick's)
....
Chick Miller (Understudy)
Norma Doggett
....
Kitty
....
Kitty
(Bathing Beauty)
....
Fay Fromkin (Understudy)
Elliott Feder
....
Ensemble
....
Ensemble
Richard France
....
Lenny
....
Lenny
(Fay's dancing partner)
Nancy Franklin
....
Miriam
....
Miriam
(who has hay fever)
....
Sonja (Understudy)
Gus Giordano
....
Mel
....
Mel
(Fay's dancing partner)
....
Lenny (Understudy)
Elaine Gordon
....
Sonja
....
Sonja
(Honeymooner (later billed as "Music Lover"))
Denise Griffin
....
Lena
....
Lena
(Wallflower)
Stanley Grover
....
Fred
....
Fred
Florence Henderson
....
New Girl
....
The New Girl
Bill Hogue
....
Morrie
....
Morrie
(Waiter)
Ray Hyson
....
Barney
....
Barney
(Waiter friend of Chick's)
Joan Johnston
....
Mildred
....
Mildred
(Bathing Beauty)
Leo Kayeworth
....
Bill
....
Bill
(Waiter)
....
Harry "Muscles" Green (Understudy)
Sybil Lamb
....
Shirley
....
Shirley
(Wallflower)
Al Lawrence
....
Ensemble
....
Ensemble
George Lenz
....
Butch
....
Butch
(Waiter)
Roslynd Lowe
....
Irma
....
Irma
(Wallflower)
Patricia Marand
....
Teddy Stern
....
Teddy Stern
Leila Martin
....
Gussie
....
Gussie
(Wallflower)
Joe Milan
....
Sam
....
Sam
(Fay's dancing partner)
Phyllis Newman
....
Sarah
....
Sarah
(Bathing Beauty)
....
Fay Fromkin (Understudy)
Toni Parker
....
Ensemble
....
Ensemble
Candi Parsons
....
Ensemble
....
Ensemble
Don Paterson
....
Ensemble
....
Ensemble
John Perkins
....
Harry "Muscles" Green
....
Harry "Muscles" Green
Shirley Ann Prior
....
Judy
....
Judy
(Wallflower)
Inga Rode
....
Ensemble
....
Ensemble
Fred Sadoff
....
Marvin
....
Marvin
(Honeymooner (later billed as "Music Lover"))
Reid Shelton
....
Joe
....
Joe
(Waiter)
....
Schmutz (Understudy)
Sammy Smith
....
Lou Kandel
....
Lou Kandel
Harry Snow
....
Harry
....
Harry
(Waiter)
Ray Steele
....
Phil
....
Phil
(Waiter)
Wally Strauss
....
Ensemble
....
Ensemble
....
Lenny (Understudy)
Jan Stuart
....
Anna
....
Anna
(Bathing Beauty)
Joseph Thomas
....
Eccentric Diver
....
Eccentric Diver
Tom Tryon
....
Alex
....
Alex
(Waiter)
....
Pinky Harris (Understudy)
Paul Valentine
....
Pinky Harris
....
Pinky Harris
Gloria Van Deweel
....
Felice
Don Wayne
....
Mac
....
Mac
Beverly Weston
....
Girl Diver
....
The Girl Diver
Steve Wiland
....
Acrobat
....
The Acrobat
....
Harry "Muscles" Green (Understudy)
Rain Winslow
....
Wilma
....
Wilma
(Bathing Beauty)
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