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Smile [Ashman-Hamlisch]

4 productions 7 recordings 1986 – 9999

Original Broadway Production (1986)

Opened Nov 24, 1986 · Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York
1986 Full Show Audience
Jodi Benson (Doria Hudson), Veanne Cox (Sandra-Kay Macafee), Jeff McCarthy (Big Bob Freelander), Ruth Williamson (Carol)
Smile [Ashman-Hamlisch] (1986; Broadway) [ID2950390]
Nov 22, 1986 Final Preview Full Show Audience
Jodi Benson (Doria Hudson), Veanne Cox (Sandra-Kay Macafee), Jeff McCarthy (Big Bob Freelander), Ruth Williamson (Carol)
Smile [Ashman-Hamlisch] (1986-11-22; Broadway - Final Preview) [ID2950389]
Jan 3, 1987 Closing Full Show Sound System
Jodi Benson (Doria Hudson), Anne Marie Bobby (Robin Gibson), Marsha Waterbury (Brenda DiCarlo Freelander), Jeff McCarthy (Big Bob Freelander), Tia Riesling (Shawn Christianson), Cheryl-Ann Rossi (Maria Gonzales), Michael O'Gorman (Tommy French), Dick Patterson (Ted Farley)
Smile [Ashman-Hamlisch] (1987-01-03; Broadway - Closing Night [Sound System]) [ID2950393]
Samuel French Reference Recording Songs Only Studio
Howard Ashman, Jodi Benson, Anne Bobby, Veanne Cox, Michael O'Gorman, Dick Patterson, Tia Riebling, Marsha Waterbury
NoteSamuel French Perusal Recording. Most of the original Broadway cast performs the show as now licensed.
Smile [Ashman-Hamlisch] (1986; Samuel French Reference Recording) [ID2950392]

54 Below Reunion Concert (2014)

Opened Sep 22, 2014 · 54 Below, New York
Sep 22, 2014 Full Show Audience
Mana Allen, Jodi Benson, Anne Bobby, Lewis Cleale, Susan Dow, Linda Hess van Kesteren, Lauren Kosarin, Andrea Leigh-Smith, Nikki Rene, Tia Riebling, Cheryl-Ann Rossi
Smile [Ashman-Hamlisch] (2014-09-22; 54 Below Reunion Concert) [ID2950394]

J2 Spotlight Production (2025)

Opened Apr 10, 2025 · AMT Theatre, New York
Apr 13, 2025 Matinee Full Show Audience
Lauren Weinberg (Brenda DiCarlo Freelander), Christopher deProphetis (Big Bob Freelander), Jodi Benson (Doria Hudson), Bridget Delaney (Robin Gibson), Kirsten Bleu Kaiser (Shawn Christianson), Cheryl-Ann Rossi (Maria Gonzales), Peter Kendall (Tommy French), Kristopher Antekeier (Ted Farley)
NoteThe production was not mic'ed, so the band sometimes drowns out the performers.
Smile [Ashman-Hamlisch] (2025-04-13; J2 Spotlight Production - Matinee) [ID 2951207]

Demo Recordings

Composer's Demo Songs Only Studio
Howard Ashman, Marvin Hamlisch
Note13 tracks.
Smile [Ashman-Hamlisch] (1986; Composer's Demo) [ID2950391]