The list of musical numbers in the opening night playbill did not list performers for the numbers, but the list in The Best Plays of 1962-1963 did list performers. In our list of musical numbers on the main page for the production, we include the additional information from Best Plays, although it may have come from a playbill listing from the production's preview period and not have been entirely accurate by opening.
In the playbill, there was a list of individual segments, with a cast list for each. On the next page, there was a separate list of musical numbers. Here is the list of segments and the cast list for for each:
ACT I
"There's a Beast in Everybody" — Entire Company
"The Sea and the Shore"
Gibbous female — Kaye Ballard
Gibbous male — Richard Hayes
"The Lover and His Lass"
Mrs. Hippo — Kaye Ballard
Hippo — Richard Hayes
Mrs. Parrot — Allyn Ann McLerie
Parrot — Bert Convy
Girl — Nancy Haywood
"The Lady of the Legs"
Tourist — Richard Hayes
Frog — Allyn Ann McLerie
Restauranteur — James Costigan
"Tea for One"
Bridge — Kaye Ballard
Groom — Richard Hayes
"The Wolf Who Went Places"
Professor — Richard Hayes
Wolf — Bert Convy
Wolfess — Allyn Ann McLerie
"The Unicorn in the Garden"
Man — James Costigan
Wife — Kaye Ballard
Dr. Clisbie — Richard Hayes
Policeman — Bert Convy
Nymphs — Allyn Ann McLerie, Nancy Haywood
ACT II
"The Foolhardy Mouse and the Cautious Cat"
Pouncetta — Allyn Ann McLerie
Mervyn — James Costigan
Ring Leader — Richard Hayes
The Gang — Kaye Ballard, Nancy Haywood, Bert Convy
"A Moment With Mandy"
Mandy — Kaye Ballard
Daddy — Bert Convy
"The Moth and the Star"
Old Moth — James Costigan
Mother Moth — Allyn Ann McLerie
Father Moth — Richard Hayes
"The Stork Who Married a Dumb Wife"
Cigarette Girl — Allyn Ann McLerie
Spouse — Kaye Ballard
Stork — Richard Hayes
The Girl — Nancy Haywood
Mysterious Stranger — Bert Convy
Waiter — James Costigan
"The Shore and the Sea"
Evangelist — Kaye Ballard
Scholarly Lemming — James Costigan
Congregation — Allyn Ann McLerie, Nancy Haywood, Richard Hayes, Bert Convy
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