A Chorus Line- October 1977

Title: A Chorus Line
Date: October 1977
Type: Musical
Location: Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, England
Music: Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics: Edward Kleban
Book: James Kirkwood Jr. & Nicholas Dante
Production: Original West End Production
Collection Folder: Folder 11

Cast

Don: Lance Aston
Todd: Martin Baker
Mark: Peter Barry
Frank: John Chester
Bebe: Susan Claire
Tricia: Nicky Croydon
Roy: Gerry Davis
Sheila: Geraldine Gardner
Richie: Roy Gayle
Connie: Cherry Gillespie
Judy: Judy Gridley
Larry: Jack Gunn
Paula: Loraine Hart
Liza: Sharon Hill
Wendy: June Ingham
Yvette: Rachel Izen
Mike: Michael Howe
Diana: Diane Langton
Butch: Richard Lloyd-King
Karen: Jenny Lyons
Bobby: Leslie Meadows
Greg: Christopher Molloy
Vicki: Juliet Naylor
Tom: Kenn Oldfield
Maggie: Veronica Page
Lois: Jo-Anne Robinson
Al: Jeffrey Shankley
Cassie: Petra Siniawski
Kristine: Vicky Spencer
Paul: Michael Staniforth
Zach: Stephen Tate
Martin: Graham Turner
Val: Linda Williams

Standby Cassie: Jenny Lyons
Swings: Martin Baker, Graham Turner, Sharon Hill, June Ingham, Rachel Izen
Understudy Lary/Al/Mike: John Chester
Understudy Diana/Maggie: Nicky Croydon
Understudy Greg/Bobby/Don: Gerry Davis
Understudy Sheila: Loraine Hart
Understudy Richie: Richard Lloyd-King
Understudy Bebe: Juliet Naylor
Understudy Paul/Mark: Kenn Oldfield
Understudy Connie/Judy/Val/Kristine: Jo-Anne Robinson
Understudy Zach: Jeffrey Shankley

Orchestra

Trumpets:
Stan Roderick
Ronnie Hunt
Chick Norton

Trombones:
Jim Wilson
Peter Hodge
Ken Parker

Woodwind:
Elizabeth Bowes
Gordon Keates
John Sands
Dennis Walton
Roy Sidwell
Jimmy Hastings
Tony Weinberg
Paul Mosby
Alan Pinches
Harvey Hope
John Priseman

Percussion:
Brian Markham
Dave Locke
Stan Bourke
Peggy Adler
Paul Maguire
John Owen Edwards
John Burrows

Crew

For A Chorus Line

Producer: Michael White
Production By: New York Shakespeare Festival
Production in Association With: Plum Productions
Associate Producer London: Robert Fox
Produced in New York By: Joseph Papp
Associate Producer New York: Bernard Gersten

Director/Choreographer: Michael Bennett
Co-Choreographer: Bob Avian
Set Design: Robin Wagner
Costume Design: Theoni V. Aldredge
Lighting Design: Theron Musser
Sound Design: Abe Jacob

Assistants to Miss Musser: Marilyn Rennegal, Molly Friedel
Assistant to Mr Jacob: Otts Munderloh
Assistant for Plum Productions: Sue MacNair
Associate to Miss Aldredge: Bill Kellad
Personal Assistant to Miss Aldgredge: Paul Martino
Assistant to Choreographer: Baayork Lee

Orchestrations: Bill Byers, Hershey Jay, Jonathan Tunick
Music Coordinator: Robert Thomas
Musical Supervisor: Ray Cook
Vocal Arrangements: Don Pippin
Musical Director: John Burrows
Assistant Conductor: John Edwards

Company Manager: Robert Nelson
Stage Manager: Juliet Alliston
British Production Assistant: Virginia Mason
Technical Stage Manager: Alistair Smith
Sound Operator: Charles Wright
Assistant Sound Operator: Miki Jablkowska
Production Electrician: Spike Gaden
Production Sound Engineers: Autograph
Executive Stage Manager: Jeff Hamlin
Production Carpenter: Arthur Siccardi

Dance Captain: Jack Gunn
Dialogue Coach: Dulcie Huston
International Stage Manager: Martin Herzer
International Dance Captain: T. Michael Reed
Music Copyist: Larry Abel

Costume Supervisor: Diana Belli
Costume Coordinator: Alyce Gilbert
Head of Wardrobe: Patricia McKay
Deputy Wardrobe Mistress: Irene Schofield

For Michael White Ltd.

Administrator: Andrew Traagus
Production Assistant: Audrey Hoare
Administrative Associate: Jenny Welder
Press and Public Relations: Peter Thompson Associates

For the Theatre Royal

Proprietors: ATP Ltd.
Chairman: Lord Grade
Deputy Chairman: Louis Benjamin
Managing Director: Toby Rowland

General Manager: George Hoare
House Manager: Jolyon Jackley
Assistant House Manager: Christopher Edwards
Master Carpenter: Alan Jeffrey
Chief Engineer: George Wright
Box Office: Jean Ellicott

For ATP Ltd.

General Manager and Director: R.S. Swift
Chief Engineer: Cyril Griffiths
Advertising Manager: Brenda Thomas

Programme Printed By: Garrod and Lofthouse International Ltd.
Programme Published By: Theatreprint Ltd.