Betty Jane Watson

On stage 8 productions, 18 years

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Worked with more than once8 names

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In the literature7 passages

• The musical was first produced in London at the Drury Lane on April 29, 1947, for 1,548 performances (Howard Keel was Curly and Betty Jane Watson was Laurey). The most recent London production opened on July 15, 1998, at the Royal National Theatre with a cast which included Hugh Jackman (Curly) and Josefina Gabrielle. A television version…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• Act One: “Colonel Buffalo Bill” (Jack Whiting, Ensemble); “I’m a Bad, Bad Man” (David Atkinson, Girls; danced by Stuart Hodes and Richard France); “Doin’ What Comes Naturally” (Betty Jane Watson, Dorleen Thomas, Elaine Lynn, Penny Grayam, Flip Mark, Leo Lucker); “The Girl That I Marry” (David Atkinson); “You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun” (B…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• Act Two: “I Got Lost in His Arms” (Betty Jane Watson, Ensemble); “Who Do You Love, I Hope” (Rain Winslow, Richard France, Ensemble); “I Got the Sun in the Morning” (Betty Jane Watson, Ensemble; danced by Ruthanna Boris, Stuart Hodes, Show People); “They Say It’s Wonderful” (reprise) (Betty Jane Watson, David Atkinson); “The Girl That I Ma…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• Cast: Bobby Clark, Irene Rich, Bill Callahan, Kathryn Lee, Betty Jane Watson, Hobart Cavanaugh, Betty Lou Barto, Dick Dana, Gregg Sherwood, Jo Sullivan, Buddy Schwabebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
• But she never did. Her understudy, Betty Jane Watson, took over for the rest of that May week, but after Lucy’s departure the box office plummeted and Desilu had to refund $165,000 in tickets. Among the actresses approached to replace Lucy in Wildcat were Ginger Rogers, Gwen Verdon, and Mitzi Gaynor—all of whom declined to try to fill her…ebooks/Hadleigh, Boze/Broadway Babylon - Boze Hadleigh.txt
• PC: Curly : Howard (Harold) Keel; Laurey : Betty Jane Watson; Aunt Eller : Mary Marlo; Will Parker : Walter Donahue; Jud Fry : Henry Clarke; Ali Hakim : Marek Windheim; Ado Annie Carnes : Dorothea MacFarlandebooks/Wright, Adrian/West End Broadway_ The Golden Age of the American Musical in London - Adrian Wright.txt

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