Productions
The original Off-Broadway production opened on November 18, 1959 at the Orpheum Theatre in New York City's East Village and was directed and choreographed by Ray Harrison and featured Eileen Brennan in the title role, with William Graham as Captain Warington, and John McMartin as Corporal Jester. It closed in September 1962 after a run of 1,143 performances. Two pianos supplied the musical accompaniment. The musical acquired orchestral accompaniment when Capitol Records chose to feature it as that firm's first original cast recording of an off-Broadway show.
London's original West End production of the show — in some respects the first "full" stage presentation — was directed by Winnipeg native Paddy Stone and starred Patricia Routledge. It opened on May 17, 1962 at the Comedy Theatre but was compared unfavourably with The Boy Friend and closed after only 42 performances.
Critics of this musical have objected that it stereotypes and demeans Native Americans and women. However, the show also lampoons Caucasians, men, Mounties, opera stars, generals, the young, and the elderly.
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