The original cast included Daisy Eagan as Mary Lennox, Mandy Patinkin as Archibald Craven, Rebecca Luker as Lily Craven, Robert Westenberg as Dr. Neville Craven, Alison Fraser as Martha, John Cameron Mitchell as Dickon, John Babcock as Colin Craven, Tom Toner as Ben Weatherstaff, Kay Walbye as Rose, Michael DeVries as Captain Albert Lennox, and Barbara Rosenblat as Mrs. Medlock.

The production received 7 Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Daisy Eagan*; Alison Fraser), Best Book of a Musical (Marsha Norman)*, Best Original Score (Lucy Simon & Marsha Norman), Best Scenic Design (Heidi Landesman)*, and Best Costume Design (Theoni V. Aldredge).

​*denotes an award it won.

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