Marijane Maricle is an American actress.
Biography[]
Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, she mostly appeared in stage musicals, though also had small roles in The Patty Duke Show and The Jackie Gleason Show and a theatrical production of Cyrano de Bergerac in 1953.
Maricle passed away in 2002.
Singing[]
Maricle originated such musical roles as Elizabeth Woodling in Paint Your Wagon, Doris MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie and Mom in Hair. She also played such characters as Baroness Elsa Schraeder in The Sound of Music, Dolly in Hello, Dolly! and both Alicia and Inez in Gigi.
Stage[]
Finian's Rainbow (1947)[]
Paint Your Wagon (1951)(originated the role)[]
- Trio (contains solo lines)
- Whoop Ti-Ay! (contains solo lines)
The Threepenny Opera (1955)[]
- Barbara-Song (solo)
- Jealousy Duet (duet)
Where's Charley? (1957)[]
- Lovelier Than Ever (contains solo lines)
Bye Bye Birdie (1960)(originated the role)[]
- Hymn for a Sunday Evening (contains solo lines)
- Kids (duet)
- Kids (Reprise)(contains solo lines)
The Sound of Music (1962)[]
- How Can Love Survive? (contains solo lines)
Hello, Dolly! (1965)[]
- I Put My Hand In (solo)
- Put On Your Sunday Clothes (contains solo lines)
- Motherhood March (contains solo lines)
- Dancing (contains solo lines)
- Before the Parade Passes By (contains solo lines)
- Hello, Dolly! (contains solo lines)
- So Long, Dearie (solo)
- Finale Act II (contains solo lines)
Hair (1967)(originated the role)[]
Prettybelle (1971)(standby)[]
- Picayumi Gazette (contains solo lines)
- Manic Depressives (solo)
- To a Small Degree (solo)
- How Could I Know What Was Goin' On? (solo)
- I Never Did Imagine (duet)
- In the Japanese Gardens (solo)
- I Met a Man (solo)
- The No-Tell Motel (contains solo lines)
- I'm in a Tree (solo)
- When I'm Drunk I'm Beautiful (solo)
- Prettybelle (Finale)(duet)
Gigi (1973)(originated the role)[]
Aunt Alicia[]
- It's a Bore (reprise)(duet)
- The Contract (contains solo lines)
Inez Alvarez (Mamita)[]
- The Night They Invented Champagne (contains solo lines)
- I Remember It Well (duet)
- The Contract (contains solo lines)
Gallery[]
Doris MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie.
Mom in Hair.