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Wake Up, Darling
Broadway
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Wake Up, Darling
Broadway
Original
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
243 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Jule Styne
,
Leo Robin
playwright:
Alex Gottlieb
People (29)
Jean Arley
Mrs. Johnson
(Original)
Raymond Bramley
Granville Prescott
(Original)
Barbara Britton
Polly Emerson
(Original)
Robert Downing
First Policeman
(Original)
Kay Medford
Martha
(Original)
Barry Nelson
Don Emerson
(Original)
Russell Nype
Deerfield Prescott
(Original)
Grace Raynor
Gloria
(Original)
Richard B. Shull
Second Policeman
(Original)
Paula Trueman
Juliet
(Original)
Ann Whiteside
Penelope
(Original)
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Jean Arley
Mrs. Johnson
(Original)
Raymond Bramley
Granville Prescott
(Original)
Barbara Britton
Polly Emerson
(Original)
Robert Downing
First Policeman
(Original)
Kay Medford
Martha
(Original)
Barry Nelson
Don Emerson
(Original)
Russell Nype
Deerfield Prescott
(Original)
Grace Raynor
Gloria
(Original)
Richard B. Shull
Second Policeman
(Original)
Paula Trueman
Juliet
(Original)
Ann Whiteside
Penelope
(Original)
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Alex Gottlieb
Writer
Leo Robin
Music
Jule Styne
Music
Ezra Stone
Staging
Ballou
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Guy Kent
Costume Design
Arthur Barkow
Stage Manager
Lew Shoskes
Stage Manager
Clifford Hayman
Company Manager
Bill Doll
General Press Representative
Bob Ullman
General Press Representative
Betty Lee Hunt
General Press Representative
Seymour Krawitz
General Press Representative
Gordon W. Pollock
Producer
Lee Segall
Produced in Association with
Richard Cook
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
2
1956
Closing Date
May
5
1956
Performances
5
as of Dec 20, 2025
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