Leslie Uggams

Stage: Appeared (as "Georgina"; Broadway debut) in "Hallelujah, Baby!" on Broadway. Musical. Music by Jule Styne. Lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden. Book by Arthur Laurents. Musical Director / Vocal Arrangements by Buster Davis. Music orchestrated by Peter Matz. Dance arrangements by Luther Henderson. Choreographed by Kevin Carlisle. Scenic Design by William Eckart and Jean Eckart. Directed by Burt Shevelove. Martin Beck Theatre: 26 Apr 1967-13 Jan 1968 (293 performances + 22 previews that began on 6 Apr 1967). Cast: Allen Case (as "Harvey"), Robert Hooks (as "Clem"), Lou Angel (as "Calhoun"), Chad Dee Block (as "Bouncer"), Hope Clarke (as "Maid" / "Ensemble"), Marilyn Cooper (as "Mrs. Charles" / "Mistress" / "Ethel" / "Dorothy"), Carol Flemming (as "Princess"), Frank Hamilton (as "Mister Charles" / "Timmy"), Lillian Hayman (as "Momma"), Winston DeWitt (as "Hemsley Tip" / "G.I."), Justin McDonough (as "Capt. Yankee" / "Ensemble"), Saundra McPherson (as "Cutie"), Garrett Morris (as "Prover" / "Ensemble"; Broadway debut), Michele Murray (as "Cutie"), Alan Peterson (as "Director"), Ann Rachel (as "Brenda"), Barbara Sharma (as "Mary"), Don Strong (as "Sugar Daddy" / "Master"), Bud Vest (as "Prince" / "Ensemble"), Alan Weeks (as "Prover" / "Tap" / "G.I."), Standby: Norma Donaldson (as "Georgina"). Understudy: Justin McDonough (as "Harvey"). Replacement actors: Clifford Allen (as "Ensemble" / "G.I." / "Prover"), Lou Angel (as "Ensemble"), Judith Austin (as "Ensemble"), Michael Beirne (as "Capt. Yankee" / "Ensemble"), Chad Dee Block (as "Ensemble" / "Official"), Carol Flemming (as "Ensemble"), Lee Hooper (as "Ensemble"), Bernard Johnson (as "Ensemble" / "G.I." / "Tip"), Louis Johnson (as "Ensemble"), Carolyn Kirsch (as "Ensemble"), Saundra McPherson (as "Ensemble" / "Maid"), Gerrianne Raphael (as "Dorothy" / "Ethel" / "Mistress" / "Mrs. Charles"), Larry Roquemore (as "Ensemble" / "Prince"), Kenneth Scott (as "Ensemble" / "G.I." / "Prover"), Don Strong (as "Ensemble"), Ella Thompson (as "Ensemble"), Billy Dee Williams (as "Clem"). Standbys: Lincoln Kilpatrick (as "Clem"), Lu Parks (as "Momma"), Freda Payne (as "Georgina"; Broadway debut_. Understudies: Michael Beirne (as "Harvey"), Carol Flemming (as "Ethel"), Louis Johnson (as "Tap" / "Tip"), Suzanne Rogers (as "Mary"). Produced by Albert W. Selden, Hal James, Jane C. Nussbaum and Harry Rigby. NOTES: (1) Leslie Uggams won a Tony Award for her performance. (2) The role was originally written for Lena Horne, who eventually pulled ut and was replaced by Leslie Uggams.