Little Mary Sunshine

Theatres
Name Address From To
Orpheum Theatre 126 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10003		 11/18/1959 06/18/1961
Players Theatre 115 MacDougal St
New York, NY 10012		 06/21/1961 03/04/1962
Cherry Lane Theatre 38 Commerce Street
New York, NY 10014		 03/30/1962 06/17/1962
Players Theatre 115 MacDougal St
New York, NY 10012		 06/20/1962 09/02/1962
Production Information
Number of performances: 1143
Opening date: November 18, 1959
Closing date: September 9, 1962
Opening Night Credits

Production Credits
Person/Company Credit
Cynthia Baer Producer
Howard Barker Producer
Robert Chambers Producer
  
Rick Besoyan Book
Rick Besoyan Lyricist
Rick Besoyan Composer
  
Ray Harrison Director
  
Ray Harrison Choreographer
  
Howard Barker Set Designer
Howard Barker Costume Designer
  
Bob Ullman Press Representative
  
Edward Royce Stage Manager
  
Jack Holmes Musical Arrangements
Rick Besoyan Vocal Arrangements

Cast
Actor Role
John Aniston Chief Brown Bear
Sally Bramlette Mabel
Eileen Brennan Little Mary Sunshine
Robert Chambers Fleet Foot
Mark Destin Hank/Tex
William Graham Captain "Big Jim" Warrington
Rita Howell Henrietta
Arthur Hunt Slim
Ray James Yellow Feather
Elaine Labour Gwendolyn
Floria Mari Cora
John McMartin Cpl. Billy Jester
Jerry Melo Pete
Elizabeth Parrish Mme. Ernestine Von Liebedich
Ed Riley Buster
Mario Siletti General l'Oscar Fairfax
Jana Stuart Maud
Joe Warfield Tex
Elmarie Wendel Nancy Twinkle
Edward Royce Jester/General Fairfax/Yellow Feather UNDERSTUDY
Replacement Credits

Cast
Actor Role
Eli Ask Fleet Foot
Dom De Luise Cpl. Billy Jester
Jacque Dean Cora
Anthony Falco Yellow Feather
Joleen Fodor Little Mary Sunshine/Gwendolyn
Chanin Hale Nancy
Margaret Hall Little Mary Sunshine
Kathy Leake Maud
Janice Mars Mme. Ernestine Von Liebedich
Christopher Marsh Buster
Richard Marshall Chief Brown Bear
Marian Mercer Little Mary Sunshine
Eddie Miller Cpl. Billy Jester
Doug Robinson Cpl. Billy Jester
Delmar Roos Henrietta
Patrick Smith Pete
Martin J. Cassidy Slim/Chief Brown Bear UNDERSTUDY
Leslie Daniel Mabel/Little Mary/Nancy Twinkle UNDERSTUDY
Dick Erickson Hank/Fleet Foot UNDERSTUDY
Dick Hoh Oscar Fairfax/Capt. Jim UNDERSTUDY
Sonja Savig Nancy Twinkle/Mme. Ernestine UNDERSTUDY
Awards
Award Person / Company Function
1 WON 1960 Obie Award, Best Actress Eileen Brennan Actor
2 WON 1960 Theatre World Award Eileen Brennan Actor
3 WON 1960 Theatre World Award John McMartin Actor