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The Baker's Wife

Closed on the road (1976)

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Production Info

Opening May 11, 1976
Closing: November 13, 1976
Length of Run: not listed yet
Run Type: Open-ended

Location Info

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Credits Highlights

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... Director	John Berry
... Choreography	Robert Tucker (i)

Cast

... Claude, the café owner	Charles Rule
... Denise, Claude's wife	Teri Ralston
... Priest	David Rounds
... Barnaby, the village grocer	Pierre Epstein
... M. Robert, the village teacher (Character name listed simply as Teacher early in tryout)	Timothy Jerome
... Thèrése, a spinster	Portia Nelson
... Le Marquis, the village mayor	Keene Curtis
... Aimable, the new village baker	Paul Sorvino
... Geneviève, his wife	Patti LuPone
... Dominique, the Marquis' farmhand (Early in the tour, character was listed as "Dominique, chauffeur to the Marquis")	Kurt Peterson

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Musical Numbers

Act One

Overture and Chanson
Welcome to Concorde .... Marquis, Teacher, Priest and Villagers
A Little Taste of Heaven .... Aimable and Geneviève
Gifts of Love .... Geneviève and Aimable
Bread (A Paean to Le Pain) .... Villagers with Aimable and Geneviève
Proud Lady .... Dominique
Serenade .... Dominique, Raoul, Aimable and Geneviève
Meadowlark .... Geneviève
Any-Day-Now Day .... Aimable and Villagers

Act Two

Collage:
- Something's Got to Be Done .... Men
- Romance .... Thérèse, Henriette, Denise and Nieces
- Endless Delights .... Dominique and Geneviève
The Luckiest Man in the World .... Claude, Antoine, Barnaby, Marquis, Nieces and Villagers
If I Have to Live Alone .... Aimable
Where Is the Warmth? .... Geneviève
Finale .... Geneviève and Aimable

Additional Musical Numbers Lists

These song lists document any changes that the production went through aside from the opening night song list.

Trivia & History

The list of musical numbers on the main page for this production is what appeared in programs for the Los Angeles run. The "Chanson" was not the song later added to the show that was sung by Denise.