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Do I Hear a Waltz?
Broadway
Original
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Do I Hear a Waltz Playbill - Opening Night, March 1965
Do I Hear a Waltz?
Broadway
Original
46th Street Theatre
226 W 46th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Arthur Laurents
music:
Richard Rodgers
lyrics:
Stephen Sondheim
People (67)
Elizabeth Allen
Leona Samish
(Original)
Sergio Franchi
Renato Di Rossi
(Original)
Carol Bruce
Signora Fiora
(Original)
Stuart Damon
Eddie Yaeger
(Original)
Fleury D'Antonakis
Giovanna
(Original)
James Dybas
Vito
(Original)
Jack Manning
Mr. McIlhenny
(Original)
Julienne Marie
Jennifer Yaeger
(Original)
Madeleine Sherwood
Mrs. McIlhenny
(Original)
Christopher Votos
Mauro
(Original)
Jere Admire
Dancer
(Original)
Darrell J. Askey
Singer
(Original)
Syndee Balaber
Singer
(Original)
Bill Berrian
Singer
(Original)
Bob Bishop
Dancer
(Original)
Helon Blount
Mrs. Victoria Haslam
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Rudy Challenger
Singer
(Original)
Wayne De Rammelaere
Dancer
(Original)
Steve Jacobs
Dancer
(Original)
Man on bridge
(Replacement)
Patricia Kelly
Singer
(Original)
Elizabeth Lamkin
Singer
(Original)
Michael Lamont
Man on bridge
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Sandy Leeds
Dancer
(Original)
James Luisi
Singer
(Original)
Jack Murray
Singer
(Original)
Joseph Nelson
Dancer
(Original)
Carl Nicholas
Singer
(Original)
Janice Peta
Dancer
(Original)
Candida Pilla
Singer
(Original)
Casper Roos
Singer
(Original)
Bernice Saunders
Singer
(Original)
Walter Stratton
Dancer
(Original)
Liza Stuart
Singer
(Original)
Nancy Van Rijn
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Zahn
Dancer
(Original)
Diana Brill
Dancer
(Replacement)
Frank Dyan
Singer
(Replacement)
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Elizabeth Allen
Leona Samish
(Original)
Sergio Franchi
Renato Di Rossi
(Original)
Carol Bruce
Signora Fiora
(Original)
Stuart Damon
Eddie Yaeger
(Original)
Fleury D'Antonakis
Giovanna
(Original)
James Dybas
Vito
(Original)
Jack Manning
Mr. McIlhenny
(Original)
Julienne Marie
Jennifer Yaeger
(Original)
Madeleine Sherwood
Mrs. McIlhenny
(Original)
Christopher Votos
Mauro
(Original)
Jere Admire
Dancer
(Original)
Darrell J. Askey
Singer
(Original)
Syndee Balaber
Singer
(Original)
Bill Berrian
Singer
(Original)
Bob Bishop
Dancer
(Original)
Helon Blount
Mrs. Victoria Haslam
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Rudy Challenger
Singer
(Original)
Wayne De Rammelaere
Dancer
(Original)
Steve Jacobs
Dancer
(Original)
Patricia Kelly
Singer
(Original)
Elizabeth Lamkin
Singer
(Original)
Michael Lamont
Man on bridge
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Sandy Leeds
Dancer
(Original)
James Luisi
Singer
(Original)
Jack Murray
Singer
(Original)
Joseph Nelson
Dancer
(Original)
Carl Nicholas
Singer
(Original)
Janice Peta
Dancer
(Original)
Candida Pilla
Singer
(Original)
Casper Roos
Singer
(Original)
Bernice Saunders
Singer
(Original)
Walter Stratton
Dancer
(Original)
Liza Stuart
Singer
(Original)
Nancy Van Rijn
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Zahn
Dancer
(Original)
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Arthur Laurents
Book
Based on the play "The Time of the Cuckoo"
Richard Rodgers
Music
Producer
Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics
John Dexter
Director
Herbert Ross
Choreographer
Beni Montresor
Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
Jules Fisher
Lighting Design
Phil Leto
Hair Designer
Wakefield Poole
Choreographic Associate
Ralph Burns
Music Orchestrator
Richard De Benidictis
Dance Arrangements
Jerome Whyte
Production Supervisor
Jean Barrere
Production Stage Manager
Harry Young
Stage Manager
Harry Clark
Assistant Stage Manager
Edward Blum
Casting Assistant
Morris Jacobs
General Manager
Maurice Winters
Company Manager
Frank Goodman
Press Representative
Martin Shwartz
Press Representative
Lawrence Weiner and Associates
Advertising
AML Enterprises, Inc.
Produced By Special Arrangement With
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Pro Info
First Preview
Mar
17
1965
Opening Date
Mar
18
1965
Closing Date
Sep
25
1965
Previews
1
Performances
220
as of Oct 22, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1965
Best Actress in a Musical
Elizabeth Allen
Nominee
1965
Scenic Design (Play or Musical)
Beni Montresor
Nominee
1965
Composer and Lyricist
Richard Rodgers
Stephen Sondheim
Nominee
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