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First Impressions   

 
Alvin Theatre , (3/19/1959 - 5/30/1959)
First Preview: Total Previews:
Opening Date:Mar 19, 1959   
Closing Date:May 30, 1959 Total Performances:92

Category: Musical, Comedy, Original, Broadway
Description: A musical in two acts
Setting: 1813. England.


Production Staff
Theatre Leased by Herman Bernstein
Produced by George Gilbert and Edward Specter Productions, Inc.; Produced in association with The Jule Styne Organization
Book by Abe Burrows; Based on the novel "Pride & Prejudice" by Jane Austen; Based on the play by Helen Jerome; Music by Robert Goldman, Glenn Paxton and George Weiss; Lyrics by Robert Goldman, Glenn Paxton and George Weiss; Musical Director: Frederick Dvonch; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Dance arrangements by John Morris; Vocal arrangements by Buster Davis; Vocal direction by Buster Davis; Assistant Orchestrator: Robert Ginzler
Directed by Abe Burrows; Choreographed by Jonathan Lucas
Production Design by Peter Larkin; Costume Design by Alvin Colt; Lighting Design by Charles Elson; Hair Styles by Ernest Adler
General Manager: Sylvia Herscher; Business Manager: Michael Goldreyer
Production Stage Manager: Phil Friedman; Stage Manager: Fred Smith; Assistant Stage Mgr: Jim Cavanaugh
Music Contractor: Phil Palmer
Press Representative: John L. Toohey; Costume Consultant: Ruth Dubonnet
Cast
Polly Bergen Elizabeth Bennett
Hermione Gingold Mrs. Bennett
Farley Granger Fitzwilliam Darcy
Adrienne Angel Singing Ensemble
Arlene Avril Dancing Ensemble
Suzie Baker Singing Ensemble
Alvin Beam Dancing Ensemble
Richard Bengal Sir William Lucas
Lois Bewley Mary Bennett
Sibyl Bowan Lady Lucas
Bill Carter Lieutenant Denny
Jim Corbett Dancing Ensemble
Stuart Damon Singing Ensemble
Mary Finney Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Stuart Fleming Dancing Ensemble
Norman Fredericks Butler
Singing Ensemble
Richard Gain Dancing Ensemble
Janise Gardner Dancing Ensemble
Sally Gura Dancing Ensemble
Ellen Hanley Charlotte Lucas
Marian Haraldson Singing Ensemble
Warren Hays Singing Ensemble
Christopher Hewett Collins
Stuart Hodes Lieutenant Rockingham
Dancing Ensemble
Harriet Leigh Dancing Ensemble
Garrett Lewis Coachman
Dancing Ensemble
Donald Madden Charles Bingley
Laurie Main Mr. Bennett
Jeannine Masterson Singing Ensemble
Martha Mathes Lady Anne
Dancing Ensemble
Dorothy Jeanne Mattis Dancing Ensemble
James Mitchell Captain Wickham
Phyllis Newman Jane Bennett
Wendy Nickerson Dancing Ensemble
Louise Pearl Singing Ensemble
Lauri Peters Kitty Bennett
Casper Roos Mr. Stubbs
Singing Ensemble
Lynn Ross Lydia Bennett
Tony Rossi Singing Ensemble
John Starkweather Coachman
Butler at Rosings
Dancing Ensemble
Jay Stern Williams
Singing Ensemble
Marti Stevens Caroline Bingley
Beverly Jane Welch Maid
Singing Ensemble
Understudies: Adrienne Angel (Jane Bennett), Suzie Baker (Lady Catherine de Bourgh), Richard Bengal (Mr. Bennett), Sibyl Bowan (Mrs. Bennett), Jim Corbett (Lieutenant Denny), Stuart Damon (Charles Bingley), Janise Gardner (Lydia Bennett), Ellen Hanley (Elizabeth Bennett), Marian Haraldson (Lady Lucas), Stuart Hodes (Captain Wickham), Laurie Main (Collins), Jeannine Masterson (Caroline Bingley), Martha Mathes (Mary Bennett), Dorothy Jeanne Mattis (Kitty Bennett) and Louise Pearl (Charlotte Lucas)
music by Robert Goldman; lyrics by Robert Goldman 
First Impressions (Soundtrack from the Musical) - Original First Impressions Cast

ACT 1Sung By
Five Daugthers Mrs. Bennett
I'm Me Elizabeth Bennett and Sisters
Have You Heard the News? Mrs. Bennett and Townspeople
A Perfect Evening Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett
As Long as There's a Mother Mrs. Bennett and Daughters
Love Will Find Out the Way Elizabeth Bennett
Gentlement Don't Fall Wildly in Love Fitzwilliam Darcy
This Really Isn't Me Elizabeth Bennett
ACT 2Sung By
Wasn't It a Simply Lovely Wedding? Elizabeth Bennett, Mrs. Bennett, Charlotte Lucas, Collins and Ensemble
A House in Town Mrs. Bennett
The Heart Has Won the Game Fitzwilliam Darcy
I'm Me (Reprise)Elizabeth Bennett
Let's Fetch the Carriage Elizabeth Bennett and Mrs. Bennett
The Heart Has Won the Game (Reprise)Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett