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Leila Martin

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Composer b. 1932 On stage 19511988

Leila Martin (b. 1932) was an American actress who originated the role of Madame Giry in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera (1988) and appeared in the Sondheim musical Saturday Night and the revue Jerry's Girls.

On stage 8 productions, 37 years

1951 Two on the Aisle Mark Hellinger Theatre · Original · directed by Abe Burrows 281 perf.
1952 Wish You Were Here Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Joshua Logan 598 perf.
1955 Guys and Dolls City Center · Revival · directed by Philip Mathias 31 perf.
1956 The Best House in Naples Lyceum Theatre · Original 3 perf.
1957 West Side Story Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by Jerome Robbins 732 perf.
1960 The Wall Billy Rose Theatre · Original · directed by Morton Da Costa 167 perf.
1970 The Rothschilds Lunt-Fontanne Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Kidd 507 perf.
1988 The Phantom of the Opera Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Prince 13,981 perf.

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Worked with more than once4 names

Victor Reilley 2 productions
Timothy Jerome 2 productions
Reid Shelton 2 productions
Frank Green 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • First Cast : Oggie Small (Nicely-Nicely Johnson), Al Nesor (Benny Southstreet), Murray Vines (Rusty Charlie), Leila Martin (Sarah Brown), Martin Wolfson (Arvide Abernathy), Michelle Reiner (Mission Band Member), Paul Migan (Mission Band Member), Elaine Spaulding (Mission Band Member), Tom Pedi (Harry the Horse), Tom Ahearne (Lieutenant Br…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Act One: “Opening” (aka “Runyonland”) (Ensemble); “Fugue for Tinhorns” (Oggie Small, Al Nesor, Murray Vines); “Follow the Fold” (Leila Martin, Martin Wolfson, Paul Migan, Michelle Reiner, Elaine Spaulding); “The Oldest Established” (Walter Matthau, Oggie Small, Al Nesor, Ensemble); “I’ll Know” (Leila Martin, Ray Shaw); “A Bushel and a Pec…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Cast: Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Steve Barton, Judy Kaye, Cris Groenendaal, Nicholas Wyman, Leila Martin, David Romano, Elisa Heinsohn, George Lee Andrewsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Then Ryan and Ayers decided that they needed a cast. They signed up Leila Martin as the heroine, Jack Cassidy as the hero, Alice Ghostley in another leading role, Arte Johnson in a comic role, a singer named Dick Kallman, a girl named Robin Oliver, and Sheldon Harnick’s brother Jay, who had a fine baritone voice. (In the course of the aud…ebooks/Secrest, Meryle/Stephen Sondheim - Meryle Secrest.txt
  • produced by Hillard Elkins, presented by Lester Osterman starring Paul Hecht, Leila Martin (replacing Joan Hackett),theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt
  • CAST: Evalyn Baron, Alexandra Korey, Leila Martin, Pauletta Pearson, Jerry Hermantheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1981-82 Season, v. 38 (Willis).txt

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