<P> The West End premiere opened at the London Coliseum on May 28, 1953 and ran for 555 performances . The cast starred Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene, Lizbeth Webb and Jerry Wayne . Lizbeth Webb was the only major principal who was British and was chosen to play the part of Sarah Brown by Frank Loesser . The show has had numerous revivals and tours and has become a popular choice for school and community theatre productions . </P> <P> New York City Center mounted short runs of the musical in 1955, 1965 and 1966 . A production starring Walter Matthau as Nathan Detroit, Helen Gallagher as Adelaide, Ray Shaw as Sky and Leila Martin as Sarah had 31 performances, running from April 20 to May 1, and May 31 to June 12, 1955 . </P> <P> Another presentation at City Center, with Alan King as Nathan Detroit, Sheila MacRae as Adelaide, Jerry Orbach as Sky and Anita Gillette as Sarah, ran for 15 performances from April 28 to May 9, 1965 . A 1966 production, starring Jan Murray as Nathan Detroit, Vivian Blaine reprising her role as Adelaide, Hugh O'Brian as Sky, and Barbara Meister as Sarah, ran for 23 performances, from June 8 to June 26, 1966 . </P> <P> An all - black cast staged the first Broadway revival of the show, which opened on July 11, 1976 in previews, officially on July 21, at The Broadway Theatre . It starred Robert Guillaume as Nathan Detroit, Norma Donaldson as Miss Adelaide, James Randolph as Sky and Ernestine Jackson as Sarah Brown . Guillaume and Jackson were nominated for Tony and Drama Desk Awards, and Ken Page as Nicely - Nicely won a Theatre World Award . </P>

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