sentences:  Having seen Seal's performance in "Damn Yankees" theatre impresario Hugh 'Binkie' Beaumont wanted to find a starring vehicle for Seal and found it in Marguerite Monnot's French musical "Irma La Douce".The show was directed in London by Peter Brook, and Seal played the title role opposite Keith Michell at the Lyric Theatre.Seal stayed with the show for two years, during which time she was seen by David Merrick, who waited for her to become available when he produced the Broadway production of the musical in 1960.