sentences:  opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre) on February 4, 1958 and closed on July 19, 1958 after 192 performances.The musical was directed by José Ferrer, with set and lighting design by Jo Mielziner, costumes by Miles White, hair design by Ernest Adler, dances and musical numbers created by James Starbuck, and musical director Jay Blackton.The original cast included Tony Randall as Captain Henry St. James, Abbe Lane, Susan Johnson, Jackie McKeever, Edward Platt, Paul Valentine, and Stanley Carlson.