Production Info

Previews: April 23, 1960 (10 previews)
Opening May 3, 1960
Closing: February 13, 2002
Length of Run: 17162 perf.
Run Type: Open-ended

Location Info

Location: New York, NY

Credits Highlights

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Director

Word Baker

Cast

... El Gallo [The Narrator]	Jerry Orbach
... Luisa [The Girl]	Rita Gardner
... Matt [The Boy]	Kenneth Nelson
... Hucklebee, the Boy's Father	William Larsen
... Bellomy, the Girl's Father	Hugh Thomas
... Henry, the Old Actor	Thomas Bruce
... Mortimer, the Man Who Dies	George Curley
... The Mute	Richard Stauffer
... The Handyman	Jay Hampton
... The Harp	Beverly Mann

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Musical Numbers

Act One

Overture .... The Company
Try to Remember .... The Narrator
Much More .... The Girl
Metaphor .... The Boy and the Girl
Never Say No .... The Fathers
It Depends on What You Pay .... The Narrator and the Fathers
Soon It's Gonna Rain .... The Boy and the Girl
Rape Ballet .... The Company
Happy Ending .... The Company

Act Two

This Plum Is Too Ripe .... The Boy, the Girl, the Fathers
I Can See It .... The Boy and the Narrator
Plant a Radish .... The Fathers
Round and Round .... The Narrator, the Girl and Company
They Were You .... The Boy and the Girl
Try to Remember (Reprise) .... The Narrator

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Trivia & History

The scheduled starting time for the first preview (on Saturday, April 23, 1960, or, depending on your point of view, Sunday, April 24) was midnight. The next preview was on Sunday evening, April 24, at the more standard Off-Broadway starting time of 8:40 p.m.