Production Info

Previews: April 17, 1963 (6 previews)
Opening April 23, 1963
Closing: January 11, 1964
Length of Run: 301 perf.
Run Type: Open-ended

Location Info

Location: New York, NY

Credits Highlights

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... Director	Harold Prince
... Musical Numbers Staging)	Carol Haney

Cast

... Arpad	Ralph Williams (ii)
... Mr. Sipos	Nathaniel Frey
... Miss Ritter	Barbara Baxley
... Mr. Kodaly	Jack Cassidy
... Georg Nowack	Daniel Massey
... Mr. Maraczek	Ludwig Donath
... Amalia Balash	Barbara Cook
... Mr. Keller	Gino Conforti
... Waiter	Wood Romoff
... Busboy	Al De Sio

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Musical Numbers

The musical numbers list has been verified as correct.

Act One

[Prelude .... Orchestra]
Good Morning, Good Day .... Arpad, Sipos, Miss Ritter, Kodaly, Georg
Sounds While Selling .... Georg, Sipos, Kodaly, First, Second and Third Customers
Thank You, Madam .... Sipos, Georg, Kodaly, Miss Ritter, First, Second and Third Customers
Days Gone By .... Maraczek
No More Candy .... Amalia
Three Letters .... Amalia. Georg
Tonight at Eight .... Georg
I Don't Know His Name .... Amalia, Miss Ritter
Perspective .... Sipos
Goodbye, Georg .... Georg, Miss Ritter, Sipos, Kodaly, Arpad, Customers
Will He Like Me? .... Amalia
Ilona .... Kodaly
I Resolve .... Miss Ritter
A Romantic Atmosphere .... Waiter, Busboy, Violinist, Couple, Stefanie
Tango Tragique .... Georg
Dear Friend .... Amalia

Act Two

[Entr'acte .... Orchestra]
Try Me .... Arpad
Days Gone By (Reprise) .... Maraczek
Where's My Shoe? .... Amalia and Georg
Ice Cream .... Amalia
She Loves Me .... Georg
A Trip to the Library .... Miss Ritter
Grand Knowing You .... Kodaly
Twelve Days to Christmas .... Carolers and Company
Ice Cream (Reprise) .... Amalia, Georg

Additional Musical Numbers Lists

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

Philadelphia List (4/1/1963)

Trivia & History

In his book, Contradictions: Notes on Twenty-six Years in the Theatre, Harold Prince wrote that the role of Amalia was offered to Julie Andrews. Andrews was interested in playing the role, but she was committed to filming Mary Poppins. She said that she'd be very happy to do the show after filming was finished. Prince was unwilling to wait, and he cast Barbara Cook instead. Dorothy Collins was the other finalist for the role. In the fall of 1964, Collins played the role in a California production.