Lea DeLaria

"On the Town," musical revival; music by Leonard Bernstein; book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; based on a concept by Jerome Robbins; music orchestrated by Bruce Coughlin; musical direction and conducted by Kevin Stites; directed by George C. Wolfe; choreographed by Keith Young; additional (uncredited) choreography by Joey McKneely; with Lea DeLaria (portraying Hildy Esterhazy); Jesse Tyler Ferguson (in his Broadway debut, portraying Chip); Jennifer Frankel (portraying Mannequin/Diamond Eddie Girl/Dance Ensemble); Chandra Wilson (in her Broadway debut, portraying Flossie's Friend/Woman of Carnegie Hall/Person of New York); among many others in the large cast; on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (101 total performances, including 32 previews beginning October 20, 1998).