LOVE FROM JUDY Music by Hugh Martin. Book by Eric Maschwitz and Jean Webster Lyrics by Hugh Martin and Jack Gray. Choreography by Pauline Grant; Orchestrations by Phil Green; Musical Director Philip Martell; Directed by Charles Hickman. Based on Jean Webster's famous play Daddy Long-Legs First produced in Coventry in 1951 and later at the Saville Theatre, 25 September, 1952 (594 perfs) SYNOPSIS The story of Judy, a pretty little drudge in a New England orphanage. One day, a visiting trustee becomes interested in Judy and decides to give her a chance. She does not know the name of her benefactor, but simply calls him Daddy Long-Legs, and writes him letters brimming over with fun and affection. From the Home she goes to a fashionable college and there develops the romance that constitutes much of the play's charm. ORIGINAL CAST: • Jerusha Abbott - Jean Carson • Sadie Kate - Barbara Deeks • Gladiola Murphy - Pixie Murphy • Mamie - Moiya Kelly • Loretta - Heather Lee • Mrs. Lippett - Mary Marvin • Mrs. Grace Pritchard - Linda Gray • Cyrus Wykoff - Vincent Lawson • Senator Parsons - Joss Clewes • Jervis Pendleton - Bill O'Connor • Julia Pendleton - Audrey Freeman • Sally McBride - June Whitfield • Jimmy McBride - Johnny Brandon • Gordon McLintock - William Greene • Butterfly - Adelaide Hall • Mrs. Pendleton - Mary Marvin • Mary Lou Wagner - Jeanette Landis • Wilberforce - James Ansley • Walters - Vincent Lawson • Loulie Jean - Anne Foley • Don Mize - David Karry • Ballet Jervis - Rex Reid • Ballet Judy - Irene Claire • Ballet Magnolia - Francis Pidgeon • Captain Le Valier - Thane Bettany Dancing Girls; Dancing Boys; Singing Girls; Singing Boys; Dancer Singers; Children. MUSICAL NUMBERS: ACT I 1. Overture 2. Opening Chorus - “ Mardi Gras “- That’s the last day before Lent 2a Mardi Gras Exit (Chorus) “ Mardi Gras” - We’ve come from Maine and Montana 3. Song (Judy) - “ I Never Dream When I’m Asleep “ - I used to be the kind that dreamed most every night 4. Song (Judy) & Chorus (Orphans) “ It’s Great to Be an Orphan “ - When the fog lifts we can see the penitentiary 5. Close Of Scene 2 6. Chorus & Dance - “ Goin’ Back to School “ - Goin’ back to school is the time I dread 7. Song (Sally) & Chorus (Girls) - “ Dumb, Dumb, Dumb “ - Just ‘cause I’m not a brown or redhead 8. Opening—Scene 4 9. Song (Grace) - “ It’s Better Rich “ - Decisions, decisions, she’ll have to make decisions 9a Judy’s Entrance 10. Judy’s Incidental 11. Duet (Judy And Jervis) With Chorus - “ Daddy Long-Legs “ - I’ve had nothing to fear 12. Duet (Judy And Jervis) With Chorus - “ Love from Judy “ Love from Judy means Judy loves me 13. Duet (Butterfly And Jimmy) & Chorus (Men) - “ A Touch of Voodoo “ - If you have found your luck with
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