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Vivian Beaumont Theatre
Previews Began: March 2, 2000
Opening Night: March 30, 2000
Closing Night: September 1, 2002
Concept: Susan Stroman
John Weidman
Book: John Weidman
The first act shows two men vying for the love of one woman in a French forest clearing sometime during the 18th century; the second act shows a woman fantasizing about escaping her verbally abusive husband while they sit in an Italian restaurant in 1950s New York; the third act shows a lonely Manhattan man enamored with and building up courage to approach a beautiful woman in a yellow dress.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Swinging: My Heart Stood Still
Did You Move?: Anitra’s Dance
Did You Move?: Waltz Eugene
Did You Move?: Farandole
ACT TWO
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Contact:Put a Lid on It
Contact: Sweet Lorraine
Contact: Runaround Sue
Contact: Beyond the Sea
Contact: See What I Mean?
Contact: Simply Irresistible
Contact: Do You Wanna Dance?
Contact: Topsy
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Jason Antoon Husband
Bartender
Voice Messages
Tomé Cousin Restaurant Patron
Clubgoer
Pascale Faye Photographer
Clubgoer
Boyd Gaines Michael Wiley
Nina Goldman Restaurant Patron
Clubgoer
Peter Gregus Restaurant Patron
Clubgoer
Shannon Hammons Cigarette Girl
Clubgoer
Jack Hayes Jack
Seán Martin Hingston Frenchman
Uncle Vinnie
Johnny
David MacGillivray Headwaiter
Stephanie Michels Girl on a Swing
Clubgoer
Mayumi Miguel Clubgoer
Dana Stackpole Restaurant Patron
Clubgoer
Scott Taylor Frenchman
Waiter
Clubgoer
Rocker Verastique Busboy
Clubgoer
Robert Wersinger Waiter
Joe
Deborah Yates Girl in a Yellow Dress
Karen Ziemba Wife
Swings: Steve Geary, Stacey Todd Holt, Angelique Ilo, Joanne Manning
Standby: John Bolton (Michael Wiley), Holly Cruikshank (Girl in a Yellow Dress)
REPLACEMENTS
John Bolton Michael Wiley
3/5/02 – 3/17/02
Alan Campbell Michael Wiley
3/19/02 – 9/1/02
Gigi Chavoshi Restaurant Patron
Clubgoer
Charlotte d’Amboise Wife
9/4/01 – 9/1/02
Colleen Dunn Girl in a Yellow Dress
9/4/01 – 9/1/02
Violetta Klimczewska Clubgoer
Photographer
Joanne Manning Girl on a Swing
Clubgoer
Danny Mastrogiorgio Bartender
Husband
Voice Messages
2/28/01 – 9/1/02
D. W. Moffett Michael Wiley
9/4/01 – 3/3/02
Swings: Robert M. Armitage, David Gomez, Danny Herman, Rod McCune, Leeanna Smith , Kelly Sullivan, Adam Zotovich
Standby: Shannon Lewis (Girl in a Yellow Dress)