The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall
Mark Hellinger Theatre
Previews Began: May 3, 1979
Opening Night: May 13, 1979
Closing Night: May 13, 1979
Music: Clark Gesner
Lyrics: Clark Gesner
Book: Clark Gesner
Nagle Jackson
The students at a girls’ boarding school play endless pranks on its staff, including staging a mutiny against the long-suffering headmistress.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Promenade………………………………………………Company
Proud, Erstwhile, Upright, Fair……………..Julia Faysle,
Foresta Studley,
Elizabeth Wilkins
Elizabeth’s Song…………………………..Elizabeth Wilkins
Way Back When…………..Julia Faysle, Foresta Studley
Lost………………………………………………………Sixth Form
Morning…………………..Mrs. Delmonde, Dancing Class
The Letter…………………Helen, Charles Hill, Company
Oh, Sun………………..Marjorie, Angela, Helen, Frances,
Mary, Mrs. Delmonde
Give Me That Key……………………..Julia Faysle, Helen,
Elizabeth Wilkins
Duet………………..Elizabeth Wilkins, Richard Tidewell,
Company
ACT TWO
Interlude and Gallop………………..Students, Orchestra
You Will Know When the Time Has
Arrived………….Teresa Winkle, Carswell, Fifth Forms,
Sixth Forms
You Would Say…………Helen, Charles Hill, Fifth Form
See the Blue…………………………….Julia Faysle, Flowers
Dance of Resignation……………………….Mrs. Delmonde
Reflection……………………………………………..Julia Faysle
The War………………………………………………….Company
Oh, Sun (Reprise)…………………………………….Company
The Ending………………………………………………Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Celeste Holm Julia Faysle
Taina Elg Mrs. Delmonde
Adrienne Alexander Boody
Willard Beckham Richard Tidewell
Marilyn Caskey Elizabeth Wilkins
Patricia Falkenhain Foresta Studley
Laurie Franks Teresa Winkle
Gina Franz Vickers
John Gallogly Charles Hill
Karen Gibson Miss Newton
Bonnie Hellman Angela
Dawn Jeffory Frances
Anne Kaye Marjorie
Kate Kelly Dickerson
Robert Lanchester Mr. Osgood
Becky McSpadden Helen
Cynthia Parva Alice
Polly Pen Haverfield
Jill P. Rose Dale
Mary Saunders Carswell
Lauren Shub Mary
John Wardwell Mr. Weyburn
Groundskeeper
Standby: Willi Burke (Miss Newton, Foresta Studley)
Understudies: Jonathan Arterton (Charles Hill, Mr. Osgood, Mr. Weyburn, Richard Tidewell), Mary Garripoli (Alice, Angela, Helen, Frances, Marjorie, Mary)