Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Totti Truman Taylor missed several performances, having been injured by collapsing scenery; she returned to her role on 8th October 1962. (‘The Lady is Back Again’, The Stage 11th October 1962, page 14.)
Clovissa Newcombe took over in the lead role temporarily, “when Dora Bryan had to leave the cast, having lost her third baby.” (The Stage 17th January 1963, page 14.)
Cast & Crew
Cast
| “Mamie is Mimi” Boy | Bob Cole |
|---|---|
| “Mamie is Mimi” Boy | Ronnie Tye |
| 1st Steward | Gerald Stern |
| 2nd Steward | Bernard Sharpe |
| 3rd Steward | Franklin Fox |
| 4th Steward | David Hepburn |
| 5th Steward | Brian Tucker |
| Bartender | Steve Traynor |
| Bystander | Diana Noble |
| Chief Steward | John Griffin |
| Dorothy Shaw | Anne Hart |
| Ensemble | Deryk Brandon |
| Ensemble | Carolyn Gray |
| Ensemble | Christine Yates |
| Fifi | Irene Claire |
| Frank | Ronnie Tye |
| George | Bob Cole |
| Gloria Stark | Valerie Walsh |
| Gus Esmond | Donald Stewart |
| Henry Spoffard | Robin Palmer |
| Josephus Gage | Michael Malnick |
| Lady Beekman | Totti Truman Taylor |
| Lorelei Lee | Dora Bryan |
| Louie Lemonteur | Michael Ashlin |
| Maitre d’Hotel | Stanley Fleet |
| Mrs Ella Spoffard | Bessie Love |
| Olympic Man | John Griffin |
| Ritz Doorman | Bob Cole |
| Ritz Maid | Vanne Terry |
| Robert Lemonteur | John Heawood |
| Ship’s Captain | Jack Anderson |
| Showgirl | Eileen Hughes |
| Showgirl | Sandra Ingle |
| Showgirl | Clovissa Newcombe |
| Showgirl | Diana Noble |
| Showgirl | Anthea Slatter |
| Showgirl | Sally Sotham |
| Sir Francis Beekman | Guy Middleton |
| The Tenor | Gerald Stern |
| Waiter | Bernard Sharpe |
| Zizi | Clovissa Newcombe |
| Lorelei Lee (temporary replacement) | Clovissa Newcombe
(January 1963) |
Crew | |
| Choreographer (pre-West End) | John Heawood |
| Choreographer (West End) | Ralph Beaumont |
| Costumes | Rosemary Carvill |
| Costumes | Hilary Virgo |
| Director | Henry Kaplan |
| Lighting | William Bundy |
| Musical Direction and Orchestrations | Alyn Ainsworth |
| Orchestral Management | Charles Katz |
| Press Representative | Joe Lustig |
| Stage Manager | Ron Richards |
| Stage Manager | Ann Spiers |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Nan Moody |
| Assistant to Hutchinson Scott | John Duke |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Jack Anderson |
| General Manager | George Ivor |
| Master Carpenter | Jack Adams |
| Production Secretary | Alicia Clyde |
| Property Master | William Finch |
| Scenery built by | Brunskill & Loveday |
| Scenery painted by | Alick Johnstone Ltd |
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