I Had a Ball
Original Broadway Production [1964]
Production Info
OPENING
:
December 15, 1964
CLOSING: June 12, 1965
Martin Beck Theatre [New York, NY]
199 perf.
Opening Night Cast
- Buddy Hackett [Garside]
- Richard Kiley [Stan The Shpieler]
- Karen Morrow [Jeannie]
- Al Nesor [Gimlet (The Alley Gang)]
- Jack Wakefield [Joe The Muzzler (The Alley Gang)]
- Rosetta LeNoire [Ma Maloney (The Alley Gang)]
- Conrad Yama [George Osaka (The Alley Gang)]
- by herself [Morocco]
- Marty Allen [Lifeguard]
- Nathaniel Jones [Jimmy]
- Ted Thurston [Officer Millhauser]
- Steve Roland [Brooks]
- Luba Lisa [Addie]
- Sheldon Golomb [Child]
- Gina Kaye [Child]
- Miriamne Burton [Singer]
- Jacqueline Carol [Singer]
- Jacque Dean [Singer]
- Marilyn Feder [Singer]
- Shirley Leinwand [Singer]
- Lispet Nelson [Singer]
- Eugene Edwards [Singer]
- Herbert Fields [Singer]
- Murray Goldkind [Singer]
- Marvin Goodis [Singer]
- Herb Surface [Singer]
- John Wheeler (ii) [Singer]
- Mary Ehara [Dancer]
- Sandra Lein [Dancer]
- Nancy Lynch [Dancer]
- Patti Mariano [Dancer]
- Alice Shanahan [Dancer]
- June Eve Story [Dancer]
- Patti Ann Watson [Dancer]
- Marty Allen [Dancer]
- Doria Avila [Dancer]
- Bob Bernard [Dancer]
- Ray Gilbert [Dancer]
- Edward J. Heim [Dancer]
- Gary Hubler [Dancer]
- Scott Hunter [Dancer]
- John Sharpe [Dancer]
Staff/Creatives
- Joseph Kipness [Producer]
- Lloyd Richards [Director]
- Onna White [Choreography]
- Pembroke Davenport [Musical Director]
- Will Steven Armstrong [Settings/Lighting]
- Ann Roth [Costumes]
- Philip J. Lang [Orchestrations]
- Pembroke Davenport [Vocal Arrangements]
- Luther Henderson [Dance Arrangements]
Authors
- Jerome Chodorov [Book]
- Stan Freeman [Music & Lyrics]
- Jack Lawrence [Music & Lyrics]