Cast

Sandwich Man - Jeff Killion
Baby Joan - Jeanne Tanzy
Mrs. Schroeder - Peg Murray
Treasurer Cooly - Arnold Soboloff
Chief Magruder - James Frawley
Comptroller Schub - Gabriel Dell
Cora Hoover Hooper - Angela Lansbury
The Boys - Sterling Clark, Harvey Evans, Larry Roquemore, Tucker Smith
Fay Apple - Lee Remick
J. Bowden Hapgood - Harry Guardino
Dr. Detmold - Don Doherty
George - Larry Roquemore
June - Janet Hayes
John - Harvey Evans
Martin - Lester Wilson
Old Lady - Eleonore Treiber
Telegraph Boy - lan Johnson
Osgood - Georgia Creighton
Cookies, Nurses, Deputies, Townspeople, Pilgrims, Tourists - Susan Borree, Georgia Creighton, Janet Hayes, Bettye Jenkins, Patricia Kelly, Barbara Lang, Paula Lloyd, Barbara Monte, Odette Phillips, Hanne-Marie Reiner, Eleonore Treiber, Sterling Clark, Eugene Edwards, Harvey Evans, Dick Ensslen, Loren Hightower, Alan Johnson, Jeff Killion, Jack Murray, William Reilly, Larry Roquemore, Tucker Smith, Don Stewart, Lester Wilson

Musical Numbers

• + Overture - Orchestra

Act One

• + "I'm Like the Bluebird" - Company
• "Me and My Town" - Cora and The Boys
• "Miracle Song" - Cora, Cooley and Company
• "Simple (Interrogation)" - Hapgood and Company

Act Two

• * "A-1 March" - The Cookies
• "Come Play Wiz Me" - Fay and Hapgood
• "Anyone Can Whistle" - Fay
• "A Parade in Town" - Cora
• "Everybody Says Don't" - Hapgood
• + Don't Ballet [instrumental]

Act Three

• "I've Got You to Lean On" - Cora, Cooley, Magruder and Schub
• "See What It Gets You" - Fay
• The Cookie Chase - Cora, Dr. Detmold, Schub, Fay and Company
• "With So Little to Be Sure Of" - Hapgood and Fay
• + Finale - Orchestra

+ Numbers not recorded for the OCR
* This was recorded as part of "A Parade in Town", but wasn't credited.

Recording

Anyone Can Whistle - Original Broadway Cast
Produced by Goddard Lieberson
Associate producer: Teo Macero
Engineers: Fred Plaut, Eddie McCowsky,
Murray Zimney, Fred Catero
Recorded April 12, 1964
at the CBS 30th Street Studios, New York City

• LP [stereo], 1964 [Columbia KOS 2480]
• LP [mono], 1964 [Columbia KOL 6080]
• LP reissue, 1972 [Columbia Special Products AKOS 2480]
• LP reissue, 1973 [Columbia AS 32608]
• Cassette, 197? [Columbia ST 32608] [deleted 1976]
• 8-track Cartridge, 197? [Columbia SA 32608] [deleted 1976]
• Cassette reissue, 19?? [Columbia BT 32608]

Remastered Version
Produced by Didier C. Deutsch
Digitally remixed and remastered by Tim Geelan
Executive producer: Mike Berniker
Liner notes by Didier C. Deutsch
[includes cut song "There Won't Be Trumpets" and complete recording of "The Cookie Chase"]

• Compact Disc, 1989 [Columbia CK 2480] [57:05]
• Cassette, 1989 [Columbia JST 2480]

Second Remastered Release
Liner Notes by Richie Ridge
Includes the two new selections from the first CD release and also includes Stephen Sondheim's demos for "I'm Like the Bluebird", "The Lame, the Halt, and the Blind", "Come Play Wiz Me", "Anyone Can Whistle", and "With So Little to Be Sure Of"]

• Compact Disc, 2003 [Sony Legacy 86860]

1980 York Players Production

Opened March 14, 1980 at the Church of the Heavenly Rest [off-off Broadway]
Closed April 4, 1980; Ran for 19 performances
Produced by The York Players [Janet Hayes Walker, Artistic Director]
Directed by Fran Soeder
Musical Direction: Eric Stern
Choreography: Cal del Pozo
Scenery: James Morgan
Lighting: David Gotwald
Costumes: Teri Rosario
Sound: Joseph D. Sukaskas
Technical Director: Sally Smith
Stage Manager: Molly Grose

Cast

Baby Joan - Carrie Drosnes
Mrs. Schroeder - Ilene Gudell
Treasurer Cooly - Ralph David Westfall
Chief Magruder - David Berk
Comptroller Schub - Sam Stoneburner
Cora Hoover Hooper - Gaylea Byrne
Fay Apple - Rosemary McNamara
J. Bowden Hapgood - Gary Krawford
Dr. Detmold - Kermit Brown
George - Stephan DeGhelder
June - Kathy Morath
John - Stephen Hope
Martin - Dale Shields
Ensemble - Terry Baughan, Catherne Caplin, Bill Hastings,
Steve Heller, Suzie Jary, Diane Lam, Gail Lohla, Paul Mack,
David E. Mallard, Mayla McKeehan, and Gail Titunik

Previews began January 2, 2003 at the Bridewell Theatre, London
Opened January 8, 2003; Closed February 15, 2003
Presented by The Gryphon Ltd
Produced by Leigh Large
Directed by Michael Gieleta
Musical Direction by Mark Etherington
Choreography: Darren Royston
Design: Francisco Rodriguez-Weil
Lighting Design: Mike Robertson

Please note: The book for this production included revisions by Arthur Laurents.

Cast

Cora Hoover Hooper - Paula Wilcox
Fay Apple - Janie Dee
J. Bowden Hapgood - Edward Baker-Duly
Treasurer Cooley - Mark Heenahan
Chief Magruder - Aaron Shirley
Comptroller Schub - James Smillie
Baby Joan - Nadine Isabel Mason-Bertrand
Enemble - Marcus Adolphy, Jonathan Glew, Shimi Goodman, Orit Haddad,
Helen Healy, Tasha Johnson, Sarah Lawn, Simon Masterton, Aolfe Nally, Andrew Piper

Previews began February 18, 2003 at the Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles
Opened February 21, 2003; Closed April 13, 2003
Produced by Carole Black in Association with Richard B. Warsk
Directed by Michael Michetti
Choreography by Larry Sousa
Musical Direction: Darryl Archibald
Scenic Design: Evan Bartoletti
Lighting Design: Steven Young, Lisa D. Katz
Costume Design: A. Jeffrey Schoenberg
Sound Design: Christopher Game

Please note: this production included revisions by the director, Michael Michetti and Arthur Laurents.

Cast

Cora Hoover Hooper - Ruth Williamson
Nurse Fay Apple - Misty Cotton
J. Bowden Hapgood - John Bisom
Treasurer Cooley - Ira Denmark
Chief of Police Magruder - Jay Willick
Comptroller Schub - Joe Hart
Mrs. Schroeder - Peggy Billo
Sandwich Man - Andrew Boyle
Deputy - T.J. Dawson
Baby Joan - Jennie Fahn
Martin - Daniel Gibson
Dr. Detmold - Roy Leake Jr.
John - Matthew McCray
June - Brittany Paige
Osgood - Randi Pareira
Lady Deputy - Sierra A.R. Rein
Drunken Nurse - Virginia Weber
George - Paul Wong
Narrator (voiceover) - Edward Asner

Performed January 26 - February 6, 2005 at the Prince Music Theater, Philadelphia
Ran for 13 performances
Directed by Charles Gilbert
Music Director: Sam Davis
Assistant Music Director: Eric Ebbenga
Lighting Design by Christine Griffith
Costume Design by Stephanie Krause
Sound Design by Nick Kourtides

Cast

Cora Hoover Hooper - Jane Summerhays
Controller Schub - Jim Bergwall
Treasurer Cooley - Doug Anderson
Chief of Police Magruder - Charles McCloskey
Fay Apple - Crista Moore [Standby: Taryn Cagnina]
J. Bowden Hapgood - Chuck Wagner
Narrator/Dr. Detmold et al. - Todd Waddington
Cookies' Nurse - Joliet F. Harris
George - Billy Bustamante
John - Matt Hultgren
June - Kathryn Lyles
Martin - Robert Tucker
The Cookies - Corbin Abernathy, Sharon Alexander, Billy Bustamante, Amanda Harper, Matt Hultgren, Melissa Kolczynski, Jarrod Lentz, Kathryn Lyles, Nancie Sanderson, Robert Tucker and Copeland Woodruff