Editing Paint Your Wagon (musical) (section)

==Productions==
The musical had a pre-Broadway try-out at the [[Miller Theater (Philadelphia)|Shubert Theater]] in Philadelphia opening on September 17, 1951.<ref>Philadelphia Inquirer, Tuesday, September 18, 1951, p. 20</ref>  It opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Shubert Theatre (New York City)|Shubert Theatre]] on November 12, 1951, and closed on July 19, 1952, after 289 performances. The production was directed by [[Daniel Mann]], set design by [[Oliver Smith (designer)|Oliver Smith]], costume design by [[Motley Theatre Design Group|Motley]], lighting design by Peggy Clark, music for dances arranged by [[Trude Rittmann]], with dances and musical ensembles by [[Agnes de Mille]] set to the orchestrations of [[Ted Royal]].<ref name=green>[[Stanley Green (historian)|Green, Stanley]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=iUJPcFgsEyYC&pg=PA442 "Paint Your Wagon"]. ''The World of Musical Comedy'', Da Capo Press, 1984, {{ISBN|0-306-80207-4}}, pp.442–43</ref>
 
It starred [[James Barton (vaudevillian)|James Barton]] (as Ben Rumson), [[Olga San Juan]] (Jennifer Rumson), [[Tony Bavaar]] (Julio Valveras), [[Gemze de Lappe]] (Yvonne Sorel), [[James Mitchell (actor)|James Mitchell]] (Pete Billings), [[Kay Medford]] (Cherry), and Marijane Maricle (Elizabeth Woodling).<ref name=green/>  [[Burl Ives]] and [[Eddie Dowling]] later took over the role of Ben Rumson, and [[Ann Crowley (singer)|Ann Crowley]] was a replacement for Jennifer.<ref>Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; McNeilly, Donald.  [https://books.google.com/books?id=XFnfnKg6BcAC&pg=PA77 "James Barton"]  ''Vaudeville, old and new'', Psychology Press, 2007, {{ISBN|0-415-93853-8}}, p.77</ref> De Mille later restaged the dances as a stand-alone ballet, ''Gold Rush''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081222130915/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,819011,00.html "Music: Testing a Hunch"] ''[[Time Magazine]]'', October 26, 1953</ref>

The [[West End theatre|West End]] production opened on February 11, 1953 at [[Her Majesty's Theatre]] and ran for 477 performances.<ref>[http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/london_shows_chronology/1953.htm "Chronology, 1953"].  Guidetomusicaltheatre.com, accessed January 19, 2011</ref> It starred real life father and daughter [[Bobby Howes]] and [[Sally Ann Howes]].<ref>[[Stanley Green (historian)|Green, Stanley]].  [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZWIRAljCR7oC&dq=%22Sally+Ann+Howes%22+%22Paint+Your+Wagon%22&pg=PA200 "Howes, Sally Anne"] ''Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre'', Da Capo Press, 1980, {{ISBN|0-306-80113-2}}, p. 200</ref> The Australian production opened on November 27, 1954 at [[Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne|Her Majesty's Theatre]] in Melbourne, with [[Alec Kellaway]] as Ben.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205442763 |title=LIFE AND COLOR IN NEW MUSICAL |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=31,068 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=29 November 1954 |access-date=7 March 2018 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

A new production, with a revised libretto by [[David Rambo]], was premiered at the [[Brentwood Theatre]], produced by the [[Geffen Playhouse]] in association with Christopher Allen, D. Constantine Conte, and Larry Spellman in Los Angeles, California, from November 23, 2004, to January 9, 2005. This new world premiere adaptation was directed by [[Gilbert Cates]] and choreographed by Kay Cole. Design team included musical director [[Steve Orich]], who provided arrangements and orchestrations. The design team featured Daniel Ionazzi (scenic and lighting), David Kay Mickeleson (costume) and Phil Allen (sound). The cast<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewphoto.cfm?id=3643| title = Cast photo @ broadwayworld.com}}</ref> included [[Thomas F. Wilson]] as Ben Rumson, [[Jessica Rush]] as his daughter Jennifer and [[Sharon Lawrence]] as Lily. One change from the original was "They Call the Wind Maria" staged as an ensemble number instead of a showcase solo.<ref>[https://variety.com/2004/legit/reviews/paint-your-wagon-2-1200529231/ Review: ‘Paint Your Wagon’] Variety.com, December 2, 2004</ref><ref>[http://www.backstage.com/review/paint-your-wagon_2/ Review: Paint Your Wagon by Les Spindle] backstage.com, December 8, 2004</ref>

A subsequent production was produced by the [[Pioneer Theatre Company]] in [[Salt Lake City]], Utah and ran from September 28, 2007, through October 13, 2007. The director was Charles Morey and choreographer Patti D'Beck, with a cast of nearly 30.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120909055737/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/111415.html "With a Fresh Coat of Creativity, ''Paint Your Wagon'' Opens in UT on Route to Wider Life"]. Playbill.com, September 28, 2007</ref><ref name=salt>Lincoln, Ivan M.  "'Wagon' is a cruisin' after overhaul", ''Deseret Morning News'' (Salt Lake City), October 2, 2007</ref>

The musical was presented in an  [[Encores!]] staged concert production at New York City Center in March 2015. The production was directed by Marc Bruni, and starred [[Keith Carradine]] as Ben Rumson, [[Alexandra Socha]] as Jennifer and [[Justin Guarini]] as Julio Valveras.
<ref>Isherwood, Charles. [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/20/theater/review-paint-your-wagon-starring-keith-carradine-opens-at-encores.html "Review: ‘Paint Your Wagon,’ Starring Keith Carradine, Opens at Encores!"] ''The New York Times'', March 20, 2015</ref>