Principal Characters and Original Broadway Cast
- Jester - Matt Mattox
- Princess Winnifred - Carol Burnett
- Prince Dauntless - Joe Bova
- Queen Aggravain - Jane White
- King Sextimus - Jack Gilford
- Lady Larken - Anne Jones
- Sir Harry - Allen Case
- Sir Studley - Jerry Newby
- Minstrel - Harry Snow
- Wizard - Robert Weil
- Nightingale of Samarkand - Ginny Perlowin
- Lord Howard - Howard Parker
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