Here is the roll call for the original Broadway production. Listed below are the names of the performers who originated, replaced or understudied the roles in this production.Compiling lists such as this is an on-going endeavor. If you spot any errors and omissions or have any useful info to add to this page or any part of the site, your Feedback will be much appreciated.
The actor's name is followed by the role(s) in which he or she appeared and/or covered. Roles are in boldface for original cast members, in italics for replacements, and marked with an asterisk (*) for understudies.
Tommy Abbott -- Gee-Tar, Luis, Swing, Action*, A-Rab*
Carmen Alvarez -- Anita, Anita*
Stephanie Augustine -- Maria*
Carmen Austin -- Maria*
Tom Ayre -- Riff
Lee Becker -- Anybodys, Anita*
Muriel Bentley -- Anita, Anita*
Lynn Bowin -- Graziella
William Bramley -- Krupke
Hank Brunjes -- Diesel, Riff, Riff*
Mickey Calin -- Riff
Jan Canada -- Maria*
Erne Castaldo -- Toro, Chino, Chino*
Martin Charnin -- Big Deal, Snowboy,Snowboy*
Marilyn Cooper -- Rosalia, Consuelo*
Richard Corrigan -- Tiger
Wilma Curley -- Graziella
Grover Dale -- Snowboy, Big Deal*
Lenny Dale -- Action
Carole D'Andrea -- Velma, Anybodys*
Al De Sio -- Luis, A-Rab, A-Rab*, Baby John*
Jose De Vega -- Juano
Miguel De Vega -- Toro, Chino*
Jerome Dempsey -- Glad Hand, Doc*, Schrank*
Marilyn D'Honau -- Clarice
Barbara Doherty -- Pauline
Ethelyne Dunfee -- Graziella
Ed Dutton -- Nibbles
Tracy Everitt -- Snowboy, Big Deal*
Eliot Feld -- Luis, Baby John, A-Rab*, Baby John*
Julius Fields -- Juano
Roger Franklin -- Krupke
Larry Fuller -- Swing
Gene Gavin -- Anxious
Frank Green -- Mouthpiece, Tony*
Reri Grist -- Consuelo, Rosalia*
Carmen Guiterrez -- Teresita
Bill Guske -- Big Deal, Diesel, Swing
Lo Hardin -- Doc*
John Harkins -- Glad Hand, Doc*, Schrank*
Lowell Harris -- Tiger, Krupke*
Thomas Hasson --Riff, Riff*
John Hawkins -- Schrank*
Audrey Hays -- Clarice, Minnie
Joe Hill -- Glad Hand, Doc*, Schrank*
Harvey Hohnecker -- Gee-Tar
Alan Johnson -- Nibbles, Pepe, A-Rab*
Arch Johnson -- Schrank
Larry Kert -- Tony
Bob Kole -- Mouthpiece, Tony*
Devra Korwin - Anita
Ed Kresley -- Indio, Luis, Swing, Action*, A-Rab*
Carol Lawrence -- Maria
Ken Le Roy -- Bernardo
Ronnie Lee -- Nibbles
Sandy Leeds -- Marguerita, Velma, Anybodys*
George Marcy -- Pepe, Bernardo, Bernardo*
Ann Marisse -- Consuelo
Don McKay -- Tony
Carmen Morales -- Teresita, Anita*
Tony Mordente -- A-Rab
Anna Marie Moylan -- Francisca
Jack Murray -- Moose, Krupke*
Jay Norman -- Juano, Pepe, Bernardo*
Jerry Norman -- Gee-Tar
Julie Oser -- Pauline
Albert M. Ottenheimer -- Doc
Liane Plane -- Marguerita, Anita*
Larry Pool -- Krupke*
Stan Papich -- Diesel, Swing
Danii Prior -- Anxious
Genii Prior -- Estella, Anita*, Rosalia*
Barbara Richman -- Marguerita
Chita Rivera -- Anita
Eddie Roll -- Action
Larry Roquemore -- Gee-Tar, Swing
Nanette Rosen -- Minnie
Lynn Ross -- Estella, Consuelo*, Francisca*
Beatrice Salten -- Clarice, Velma
Jaime Sanchez -- Chino
Gary Scharff -- Baby John
Noel Schwartz -- Indio, Action*, Bernardo*
Marc Scott -- Swing
Susan Silo -- Rosalia
Art Smith -- Doc
Tucker Smith -- Big Deal, Diesel, Riff, Riff*, Snowboy*
Elizabeth Taylor -- Francisca
Carmine Terra -- Moose, Bernardo*
Ella Thompson -- Teresita
Gina Trikonis -- Minnie
Gus Trikonis -- Action, Anxious, Action*
Camille Valle -- Clarice
Ben Vargas -- Luis
Marlys Watters -- Maria*
Myrna White -- Francisca
Sonya Wilde -- Maria, Maria*
David Winters -- Baby John
Don Zema -- Moose, Pepe