. ▁After ▁the ▁play ▁opened , ▁he ▁considered ▁changing ▁its ▁name ▁each ▁day ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁current ▁date . ▁ ▁When ▁Rand ▁published ▁her ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁she ▁wrote ▁that ▁although ▁she ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁Broadway ▁title , ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁well ▁known ▁to ▁change ▁it ▁again . ▁She ▁agreed ▁to ▁using ▁Pent house ▁Leg end ▁as ▁the ▁title ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁rev ival ▁production . ▁ ▁Broadway ▁cast ▁and ▁characters ▁The ▁play ' s ▁protagon ist ▁and ▁lead ▁female ▁role ▁is ▁the ▁def endant , ▁Kar en ▁Andre . ▁Wood s ▁considered ▁several ▁actress es ▁for ▁the ▁role , ▁but ▁with ▁Rand ' s ▁support ▁he ▁cast ▁an ▁unusual ▁choice , ▁an ▁actress ▁named ▁Dor is ▁N olan . ▁It ▁was ▁N olan ' s ▁Broadway ▁debut ; ▁her ▁previous ▁professional ▁acting ▁experience ▁was ▁a ▁failed ▁attempt ▁at ▁comple ting ▁a ▁movie ▁scene . ▁At ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁old , ▁she ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁a ▁pres umably ▁older ▁femme ▁f ata le . ▁Wood s ▁was ▁N olan ' s ▁manager ▁and ▁got ▁a ▁commission ▁from ▁her ▁contract . ▁N olan ▁was ▁in ex per ien ced ▁and ▁was ▁nerv ous ▁throughout ▁re he ars als . ▁When ▁other ▁actress es ▁visited , ▁she ▁fe ared ▁they ▁were ▁there ▁to ▁replace ▁her . ▁Although ▁Rand ▁later ▁said ▁she ▁was ▁" not ▁a ▁sens ational ▁actress ", ▁review ers ▁pra ised ▁her ▁performance . ▁N olan ▁left ▁the ▁cast