▁years . ▁ ▁While ▁appearing ▁at ▁the ▁Blue ▁Angel , ▁the ater ▁director ▁and ▁play w right ▁Arthur ▁Laur ents ▁asked ▁her ▁to ▁aud ition ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁musical ▁comedy ▁he ▁was ▁direct ing , ▁I ▁Can ▁Get ▁It ▁for ▁You ▁Wh oles ale . ▁She ▁got ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁lead ▁actor ▁business man , ▁played ▁by ▁then ▁unknown ▁Elli ott ▁G ould . ▁They ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁during ▁re he ars als ▁and ▁eventually ▁moved ▁into ▁a ▁small ▁a partment ▁together . ▁The ▁show ▁opened ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁Sh ub ert ▁Theater , ▁and ▁received ▁ra ve ▁reviews . ▁Her ▁performance ▁" sto pped ▁the ▁show ▁cold ", ▁wrote ▁Nick ens . ▁Gr ou cho ▁Marx , ▁while ▁hosting ▁the ▁Ton ight ▁Show , ▁told ▁her ▁that ▁twenty ▁was ▁an ▁" ext rem ely ▁young ▁age ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁success ▁on ▁Broadway ". ▁Stre is and ▁received ▁a ▁Tony ▁nom ination ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁D rama ▁Crit ic ' s ▁prize ▁for ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁Act ress . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁recorded ▁and ▁made ▁into ▁an ▁album . ▁ ▁Television ▁appearances , ▁marriage ▁and ▁first ▁albums ▁ ▁Stre is and ' s ▁first ▁television ▁appearance ▁was ▁on ▁The ▁Ton ight ▁Show , ▁then ▁cred ited ▁to ▁its ▁usual ▁host ▁Jack ▁Pa ar . ▁She ▁was ▁seen ▁during ▁an ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁episode ▁on ▁which ▁Or son ▁Be an ▁subst it uted ▁for ▁Pa ar .