Company (musical) - Characters and Original Cast

Characters and Original Cast

• Robert (Dean Jones) – The central character; his 35th birthday brings the group together

The couples (all married except Amy and Paul)

• Sarah (Barbara Barrie) – Learning karate and has issues with food and dieting.
• Harry (Charles Kimbrough) – Friendly and affable, but with a drinking problem.

• Susan (Merle Louise) – A gracious Southern belle who suffers from fainting spells
• Peter (John Cunningham) – Formerly Ivy League, possibly gay.

• Jenny (Teri Ralston) – Sweet, but a bit square
• David (George Coe) – Chic and a bit controlling.

• Amy (Beth Howland) – Neurotic, gets cold feet on her wedding day
• Paul (Steve Elmore) – Amy's fiancé, Jewish, who has learned how to put up with her manic spells.

• Joanne (Elaine Stritch) – Cynical and very acerbic. Only drinks with Robert.
• Larry (Charles Braswell) – Joanne's third husband. Sweet and understanding.

The Girlfriends

• April (Susan Browning) – A naive flight attendant. Self-described as "dumb"
• Marta (Pamela Myers) – Hip and vulgar. Loves New York.
• Kathy (Donna McKechnie) – A small town girl, Robert's long-time on-off girlfriend.

The Vocal Minority:

• pit singers – Cathy Corkill, Carol Gelfand, Marilyn Saunders and Dona D. Vaughn. In subsequent productions, the Vocal Minority have been eliminated. They were brought back for the 2011 New York Philharmonic production.