Seesaw

Cast Highlights

Act One

Act Two

Additional Musical Numbers Lists

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

• Early Preview

Perhaps because of all the turmoil during the tryout and Broadway previews and the many changes made during that time (including the firing of a number of chorus members), when the production opened, the only role for which a standby or understudy was listed was Gittel Mosca. For that role, the standby was Patti Karr, who reportedly played the role approximately 50 times before taking over as the regular performer in the role. As the run went on, a standby was added for the leading male character, Jerry Ryan, and understudies were also listed for several of the supporting characters. One oddity is that Judy Gibson was the understudy for the character Julio Gonzalez, normally played by Giancarlo Esposito (who was replaced during the run by David Craig Moskin). It may be that the character was renamed Julia if Gibson went on in the role.

A number of roles listed in the playbill during early New York previews were eliminated by opening night. One of those roles, Oscar, originally played by Gerry O'Hara, was added back to the show at some point during the run. When the character was put back in the show, Kenneth Carr played the role.

Main Run

• U
  Uris Theatre (New York, NY)
  3/18/1973 - 7/21/1973
• S
  St. Louis Muny (St. Louis, MO)
  7/23/1973 - 7/29/1973
• Mark Hellinger Theatre (New York, NY)
  8/1/1973 - 12/8/1973

Tryout Dates

• Fisher Theatre (Detroit, MI)
  1/16/1973 - 2/10/1973 [Previews started January 8]

Commercial Recordings

• Original Broadway Cast (1973)

Private Recordings

• Pre-Broadway Cast (1973)
  Lainie Kazan , Ken Howard , Joshie Jo Armstead , Giancarlo Esposito , Bill Starr
• Original Broadway Cast (1973)
  Ken Howard , Michele Lee , Cecelia Norfleet , Tommy Tune , Giancarlo Esposito