Flower Drum Song (Original Broadway Production, 1958)

Production Info

Opening December 1, 1958
Closing: May 7, 1960
Length of Run: 600 perf.
Run Type: Open-ended

Market: Broadway
Location: New York, NY

... Director	Gene Kelly
... Choreography	Carol Haney

... Madam Liang	Juanita Hall
... Wang Ta	Ed Kenney
... Wang Chi Yang	Keye Luke
... Sammy Fong	Larry Blyden
... Dr. Li	Conrad Yama
... Mei-Li	Miyoshi Umeki
... Linda Low	Pat Suzuki
... Helen Chao	Arabella Hong
... Frankie Wing (Character name in cast list changed to Commodore Low during the run)	Jack Soo
... Night Club Singer	Anita Ellis

Overture .... Orchestra
You Are Beautiful .... Wang Ta and Madam Liang
A Hundred Million Miracles .... Mei-Li, Dr. Li, Wang Chi Yang, Madam Liang, Liu Ma
I Enjoy Being a Girl .... Linda and Dancers
I Am Going to Like It Here .... Mei-Li
Like a God .... Wang Ta
Chop Suey .... Madam Liang, Wang San and Ensemble
Don't Marry Me .... Sammy and Mei-Li
Grant Avenue .... Linda and Ensemble
Love, Look Away .... Helen
Fan Tan Fanny .... Night Club Singer and Girls
Gliding Through My Memoree .... Frankie and Girls
Grant Avenue (Reprise) .... Company

Entr'acte .... Orchestra
Ballet .... Wang Ta, Mei-Li in the ballet, Linda Low in the ballet and Dancers
Love, Look Away (Reprise) .... Helen
The Other Generation .... Madam Liang and Wang Chi Yang
Sunday .... Linda and Sammy
The Other Generation (Reprise) .... Wang San and Children
Wedding Parade .... Mei-Li and Dancers
Finale .... Company

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Rehearsals started on Thursday, September 25, 1958. (Source: New York Times, September 25, 1958.)

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Opening December 1, 1958
Closing: May 7, 1960
Length of Run: 600 perf.
Run Type: Open-ended

Market: Broadway
Location: New York, NY

Shubert Theatre (Boston, MA)
10/27/1958 - 11/26/1958 [Tryout run closed on a Wednesday night.]

Original Broadway Cast (1958)
Juanita Hall , Rose Quong , Patrick Adiarte , Ed Kenney , Keye Luke

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