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Willie the Weeper
Broadway
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Original
Willie the Weeper
Broadway
One Act
Original
Maxine Elliott's Theatre
109 W. 39th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Jerome Moross
People (19)
Paul Godkin
Dancing Willie
(Original)
Robert Lenn
Singing Willie
(Original)
Sono Osato
Cocaine Lil
(Original)
Mary Ann Cousins
Dancer
(Original)
Cecile Bergman
Dancer
(Original)
Nora Bristow
Dancer
(Original)
Richard Goltra
Dancer
(Original)
Sondra Lipton
Dancer
(Original)
Iona McKenzie
Dancer
(Original)
James Nygren
Dancer
(Original)
Rosa Rolland
Dancer
(Original)
Walter Stane
Dancer
(Original)
Jack Warren Konzal
Dancer
(Original)
William Weaver
Dancer
(Original)
Charles Yongue
Dancer
(Original)
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Paul Godkin
Dancing Willie
(Original)
Robert Lenn
Singing Willie
(Original)
Sono Osato
Cocaine Lil
(Original)
Mary Ann Cousins
Dancer
(Original)
Cecile Bergman
Dancer
(Original)
Nora Bristow
Dancer
(Original)
Richard Goltra
Dancer
(Original)
Sondra Lipton
Dancer
(Original)
Iona McKenzie
Dancer
(Original)
James Nygren
Dancer
(Original)
Rosa Rolland
Dancer
(Original)
Walter Stane
Dancer
(Original)
Jack Warren Konzal
Dancer
(Original)
William Weaver
Dancer
(Original)
Charles Yongue
Dancer
(Original)
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Jerome Moross
Music
John La Touche
Lyrics
Mary Hunter
Director
Paul Godkin
Choreographer
Nat Karson
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
9
1948
Closing Date
Jul
10
1948
Performances
69
as of Jul 15, 2025
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