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Gypsy mini-tour Bernadette & Mother On Tour

Jan 27, 1958

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Bernadette made her professional stage debut in the unsuccessful pre-Broadway try-out of this comedy produced and directed by Otto Preminger, and starring Kim Hunter and James Daly. It opened on January 27, 1958 at the Shubert Theatre in Washington DC and closed on February 1, 1958 in Washington (it apparently did not go to the McCarter Theatre in Princeton as originally planned).

EDIT: In contradiction, according to Foster Hirsch's 2007 biography of Otto Preminger, the play opened January 23 and closed February 1 in Princeton and did not go to Washington.

Feb 10, 1959

The Most Happy Fella

The Most Happy Fella opened at New York City Center. This revival of the Frank Loesser musical closed Feb 22 after a limited run of 16 performances. Bernadette played the role of Tessie.

Jun 1961

Gypsy mini-tour

Bernadette played the roles of Thelma and Hawaiian Girl in a summer Las Vegas production of Gypsy, just prior to joining the second national tour that fall. The production starred Mitzi Green as Rose, and opened at the Lambertville Music Circus in New Jersey before moving on to Las Vegas.