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Where's Charley?
Broadway
Original
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Where's Charley? Playbill - Feb 1951
Where's Charley?
Broadway
Original
Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway (W. 53rd St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Frank Loesser
music:
Frank Loesser
book:
George Abbott
People (52)
Ray Bolger
Charley Wykeham
(Original)
Horace Cooper
Mr. Spettigue
(Original)
Paul England
Sir Francis Chesney
(Original)
Rose Ingraham
Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez
(Original)
John Lynds
Brassett
(Original)
Allyn Ann McLerie
Amy Spettigue
(Original)
Betty Oakes
Kitty Verdun
(Original)
Robert Shackleton
Jack Chesney
(Original)
Donna Beaumont
Dancer
(Original)
Michele Burke
Singer
(Original)
James Capp
Dancer
(Original)
Forrest Carter
Singer
(Original)
John Decker
Singer
(Original)
Arun Evans
Dancer
(Original)
John Fortna
Singer
(Original)
Ann Lee Hudson
Dancer
(Original)
Ray Johnson
Dancer
(Original)
Dorothy Juden
Singer
(Original)
Jack Warren Konzal
Dancer
(Original)
James C. Lane
Photographer
(Original)
Wilkinson
(Original)
Ralph Lowe
Reggie
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Gerald Lynch
Singer
(Original)
Virginia McClamroch
Dancer
(Original)
Helen Moore
Singer
(Original)
Nancy Pearson
Dancer
(Original)
Maurice Phillips
Dancer
(Original)
Reggie Powers
Dancer
(Original)
Victor Reilley
Dancer
(Original)
Ann Richards
Singer
(Original)
Gene Scott
Singer
(Original)
Ernest Taylor
Singer
(Original)
Lita Terris
Singer
(Original)
Irene Weston
Patricia
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Gretchen Winnecke
Dancer
(Original)
Paul Wolff
Singer
(Original)
Jennifer Woods
Singer
(Original)
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Ray Bolger
Charley Wykeham
(Original)
Horace Cooper
Mr. Spettigue
(Original)
Paul England
Sir Francis Chesney
(Original)
Rose Ingraham
Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez
(Original)
John Lynds
Brassett
(Original)
Allyn Ann McLerie
Amy Spettigue
(Original)
Betty Oakes
Kitty Verdun
(Original)
Robert Shackleton
Jack Chesney
(Original)
Donna Beaumont
Dancer
(Original)
Michele Burke
Singer
(Original)
James Capp
Dancer
(Original)
Forrest Carter
Singer
(Original)
John Decker
Singer
(Original)
Arun Evans
Dancer
(Original)
John Fortna
Singer
(Original)
Ann Lee Hudson
Dancer
(Original)
Ray Johnson
Dancer
(Original)
Dorothy Juden
Singer
(Original)
Jack Warren Konzal
Dancer
(Original)
James C. Lane
Photographer
(Original)
Wilkinson
(Original)
Ralph Lowe
Reggie
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Gerald Lynch
Singer
(Original)
Virginia McClamroch
Dancer
(Original)
Helen Moore
Singer
(Original)
Nancy Pearson
Dancer
(Original)
Maurice Phillips
Dancer
(Original)
Reggie Powers
Dancer
(Original)
Victor Reilley
Dancer
(Original)
Ann Richards
Singer
(Original)
Gene Scott
Singer
(Original)
Ernest Taylor
Singer
(Original)
Lita Terris
Singer
(Original)
Irene Weston
Patricia
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Gretchen Winnecke
Dancer
(Original)
Paul Wolff
Singer
(Original)
Jennifer Woods
Singer
(Original)
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George Abbott
Book
Director
Frank Loesser
Music
Lyrics
Brandon Thomas
Based on the play "Charley's Aunt"
George Balanchine
Choreographer
David Ffolkes
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Ted Royal
Music Orchestrator
Hans Spialek
Music Orchestrator
Herbert Greene
Vocal Arrangements
Dan W. Sattler
Production Stage Manager
Howard Lenters
Stage Manager
John Martin
Assistant Stage Manager
Otto Hartman
General Manager
Karl N. Bernstein
Press Representative
Harvey B. Sabinson
Press Representative
Feuer Martin & Rickard
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
29
1951
Closing Date
Mar
10
1951
Performances
48
as of Jun 07, 2025
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