How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Replacements and additional info can be seen by clicking on a linked role.

Original Cast

... Finch (2 replacements)	Robert Morse
... Gatch	Ray Mason
... Jenkins (1 replacement)	Robert Kaliban
... Tackaberry	David Collyer
... Peterson	Casper Roos
... J. B. Biggley (2 replacements)	Rudy Vallee
... Rosemary (3 replacements)	Bonnie Scott
... Bratt (2 replacements)	Paul Reed
... Smitty	Claudette Sutherland
... Frump (1 replacement)	Charles Nelson Reilly
... Miss Jones (2 replacements)	Ruth Kobart
... Mr. Twimble	Sammy Smith
... Hedy (3 replacements)	Virginia Martin (i)
... Scrubwomen (1 replacement)	Mara Landi Silver Saundors
... Miss Krumholtz (1 replacement)	Mara Landi
... Toynbee	Ray Mason
... Ovington	Lanier Davis
... Policeman (1 replacement)	Bob Murdock
... Womper	Sammy Smith
... Singers (6 replacements)	David Collyer Lanier Davis Robert Kaliban Bob Murdock Casper Roos Charlotte Frazier Mara Landi Fairfax Mason Silver Saundors Maudeen Sullivan
... Dancers (7 replacements)	Nick Andrews Tracy Everitt Stuart Fleming Richard Korthaze Dale Moreda Darrell Notara Merritt Thompson Carol Jane Abney Madilyn Clark Elaine Cancilla Suzanne France Donna McKechnie Ellie Somers Rosemarie Yellen

Swings & Alternates

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Standbys

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Understudies

... Finch (2 replacements)	Robert Kaliban
... Rosemary	Charlotte Frazier
... Hedy	Fairfax Mason
... Frump (1 replacement)	Robert Kaliban
... Smitty	Silver Saundors
... Bratt	David Collyer
... Twimble	Lanier Davis
... Miss Jones (1 replacement)	Mara Landi
... Womper	Casper Roos
... J. B. Biggley	Paul Reed (uncredited)

The credits below document roles that did not appear in opening night programs. They could be eliminated before opening, added after opening or who are listed in reliable sources as replacements but without the role they took over being specified.

... J. Pierrepont Finch (standby)	Len Gochman no date entered yet - no date entered yet
... Kittridge not in opening night programs	Lanier Davis