Meredith Baylis(1929-2002)

The Girl in Pink Tights (1954). Musical comedy. Music by Sigmund Romberg. Lyrics by Leo Robin. Book by Jerome Chodorov and Joseph Fields. Musical Director: Sylvan Levin. Music orchestrated by Don Walker. Ballet music arranged by Trude Rittman. Choreographed by Agnes de Mille. Directed by Shepard Traube. Mark Hellinger Theatre: 5 mar 1954- 12 Jun 1954 (115 performances). Cast: Charles Goldner (as "Maestro Gallo"), Jeanmaire (as "Lisette Gervais"), David Atkinson (as "Clyde Hallam"), Alexandre Kalioujny (as "Volodya Kuzentsov"), Brenda Lewis (as "Lotta Leslie"), Robert Smith (as "Van Beuren"), David Aiken (as "Eddington/Singer"), Harry Asmus (as "Dancer"), Herbert Banke (as "Singer"), Meredith Baylis (as "Dancer") [final Broadway role], Joan Bowman (as "Dancer"), Robert Driscoll (as "Singer"), Lydia Fredericks (as "Nellie/Singer"), Katia Geleznova (as "Simone/Dancer"), Mickey Gunnersen (as "Paulette/Dancer"), Mary Haywood (as "Dancer"), Gregory Hines (as "Shoe Shine Boy") [Broadway debut], Maurice Hines (as "Newspaper Boy") [Broadway debut], Jane House (as "Singer"), Deedy Irwin (as "Singer"), Kalem Kermoyan (as "Mike/Singer"), Rhoda Kerns (as "Dancer"), Peggy Kinard (as "Singer"), Nancy King (as "Odette/Dancer"), Louis Kosman (as "Dancer"), Dania Krupska (as "Hattie Hopkins"), Lynne Marcus (as "Lucette/Dancer"), Julie Marlowe (as "Dancer"), Ray Mason (as "Hollister/Singer"), Ellen Matthews (as "Dancer"), Marni Nixon (as "Singer") [Broadway debut], Paul Olson (as "Dancer"), Stas Pajenski (as "Singer"), Lila Popper (as "Gisele/Dancer"), Michelle Reiner (as "Singer"), Douglas Rideout (as "Gypsy Violinist/Singer"), Tom Rieder (as "British Tar/Singer"), Eva Rubinstein (as "Mimi/Dancer"), James Schlader (as "Singer"), Dorothy Scott (as "Dancer"), Joshua Shelley (as "Boris"), Beverly Simms (as "Dancer"), Joanne Spiller (as "Singer"), John Stamford (as "Policeman/Bruce/Singer"), Edward Stinnett (as "Dancer"), John Taliaferro (as "British Tar/Fire Chief/Sommelier/Singer"), Ted Thurston (as "Fire Chief/Emile/Singer"), Beryl Towbin (as "Blanchette/Dancer"), Diana Turner (as "Dancer"), William Weslow (as "Dancer"), Beverly Weston (as "Singer"), Jenny Workman (as "Jenny/Dancer"). Understudies: Herb Banke (as "Bruce/Policeman"), Perry Bruskin (as "Boris"), Robert Driscoll (as "Gypsy Violinist"), Rhoda Kerns (as "Blanchette"), Dania Krupska (as "Lisette Gervais"), Ray Mason (as "Clyde Hallam"), Marni Nixon (as "Hattie Hopkins"), Michelle Reiner (as "Lotta Leslie"), Douglas Rideout (as "Eddington"), Tom Rieder (as "Mike/Van Beuren"), James Schlader (as "Hollister"), John Stamford (as "Emile/Fire Chief"), Ted Thurston (as "Maestro Gallo"), William Weslow (as "Volodya Kuzentsov"). Replacement actors: Therese Mari (as "Singer"), Bartlett Robinson (as "Van Beuren"). Produced by Shepard Traube. Produced in association with Anthony B. Farrell