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Chéri
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Chéri Playbill - November 1959
Chéri
Broadway
Original
Morosco Theatre
217 W. 45th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Anita Loos
People (35)
Horst Buchholz
Frédérick Peloux
(Original)
Kim Stanley
Léa de Lonval
(Original)
Lili Darvas
Coco
(Original)
Frieda Altman
Madame Valerie Aldonza
(Original)
Jerome Collamore
Count Anthime Berthellmy
(Original)
Angelo Del Rossi
Prince Guido Ceste
(Original)
John Granger
Patron
(Original)
Joan Gray
Edmée
(Original)
Edith King
Charlotte Peloux
(Original)
Lucy Landau
Baroness de Berche
(Original)
Margot Lassner
Rose
(Original)
Jane Moultrie
Madame Lili
(Original)
Byron Russell
Butler
(Original)
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Horst Buchholz
Frédérick Peloux
(Original)
Kim Stanley
Léa de Lonval
(Original)
Lili Darvas
Coco
(Original)
Frieda Altman
Madame Valerie Aldonza
(Original)
Jerome Collamore
Count Anthime Berthellmy
(Original)
Angelo Del Rossi
Prince Guido Ceste
(Original)
John Granger
Patron
(Original)
Joan Gray
Edmée
(Original)
Edith King
Charlotte Peloux
(Original)
Lucy Landau
Baroness de Berche
(Original)
Margot Lassner
Rose
(Original)
Jane Moultrie
Madame Lili
(Original)
Byron Russell
Butler
(Original)
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Anita Loos
Writer
Colette
Based on the novels "Chéri" and "The Last of Chéri " by
Robert Lewis
Director
Producer
Oliver Smith
Scenic Design
Miles White
Costume Design
Peggy Clark
Lighting Design
Assistant to Mr. Smith
Walter Florell
Coiffures and wigs designed by
Tony Migliaro
Coiffures and wigs designed by
William Pitkin
Assistant to Mr. Smith
Ann Roth
Assistant to Mr. White
Judd Mathison
Assistant
Robert Downing
Production Stage Manager
Charles Forsythe
Stage Manager
Angelo Del Rossi
Stage Manager
Morton Gottlieb
Company Manager
William Fields
Press Representative
Walter Alford
Press Representative
Reginald Denenholz
Press Representative
Mae Lyons
Press Representative
The Playwrights' Company
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
12
1959
Closing Date
Nov
28
1959
Performances
56
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Chéri - November 1, 1959
Chéri - November 1, 1959
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Chéri - November 1, 1959
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Chéri - November 1, 1959
Chéri - November 1, 1959
Chéri - November 1, 1959
Chéri - November 1, 1959
Chéri - November 1, 1959
Chéri - November 1, 1959
Chéri - November 1, 1959
Chéri - November 1, 1959
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