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The original staging, produced by David Merrick, opened on May 21, 1959 and starred Ethel Merman and Jack Klugman, with Sandra Church in the title role. Choreography was by Jerome Robbins.

In 1962, Warner Bros. released a film version, starring, respectively, Rosalind Russell, Karl Malden, and Natalie Wood. Lisa Kirk dubbed Rosalind Russell's singing voice.

The musical has been revived three times on Broadway, running from 1974-1975 with Angela Lansbury as Rose, from 1989-1991 with Tyne DalyEllen Tyne Daly (born February 21, 1946 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American Tony and Emmy Award winning actress. She is the daughter of actor James Daly and the sister of actor Timothy Daly. Her grandfather was former Chief Justice of the United States initially as Rose, later replaced by Linda LavinLinda Lavin (born October 15, 1937) is an American singer and actress of stage and television. She was born in Portland, Maine. In the 1960s, she made a name for herself on Broadway, earning a Tony nomination in 1969 for Last of the Red Hot Lovers''., and most recently in 2003 with Bernadette PetersBernadette Peters is the stage name of Bernadette Lazarra (born February 28, 1948 in Ozone Park, Queens, New York), an actress and singer. Her outstanding characteristics are her flawless complexion, bee-stung lips, kewpie-doll voice, and gift for light c.

The musical was also adapted as a television movie in 1993 with Bette MidlerBette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is a singer, actress and comedienne. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, she majored in drama at the University of Hawaii, but got her start singing in gay bathhouses in New York City where, among others, she became friends with playing Rose.

A 1998 production featuring Betty BuckleyBetty Buckley (born July 3, 1947) is an American theater, film, and television actress. On Broadway, she has appeared in: 1776 1969, her Broadway debut as Martha Jefferson where she sang "He Plays the Violin. Cats 1982 where she won the Tony Award for out and Debbie Gibson at the Paper Mill Playhouse never made it to Broadway, but became a subject of some notoriety in the theatre community when e-mails from an anonymous cast member detailing the backstage behaviour of the stars became public. The author was eventually revealed as John FlynnJohn Flynn could refer to one of several people: The Reverend John Flynn, founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia John Flynn, the director of a number of Hollywood movies such as Rolling Thunder. John Flynn pseudonym of the actor John Rodn, who has now done several New York stagings of his cabaret act (with parodies of Gypsy songs), Dances with Pitchforks, based on his experiences portraying non-Equity Farmboy 5.