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Where's Charley?
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 29, 1951
Closing Date
Mar 10, 1951
Performances
48
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Jan 29, 1951
Close Date: Mar 10, 1951
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Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Broadway Theatre
(Jan 29, 1951 - Mar 10, 1951)
This production is a return engagement of
Where's Charley?
(Oct 11, 1948 - Sep 09, 1950)
Setting
Summer, 1892.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Feuer, Martin & Rickard
Music by
Frank Loesser
; Lyrics by
Frank Loesser
; Book by
George Abbott
; Based on the play "Charley's Aunt" by
Brandon Thomas
; Musical Director:
Edward Scott
; Vocal arrangements by
Herbert Greene
; Music orchestrated by
Ted Royal
and
Hans Spialek
Directed by
George Abbott
; Choreographed by
George Balanchine
Scenic Design by
David Ffolkes
; Costume Design by
David Ffolkes
; Assistant to David Ffolkes:
Frank Thompson
General Manager:
Otto Hartman
Production Stage Manager:
Dan Sattler
; Stage Manager:
Howard Lenters
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Martin
Assistant to the Director:
Robert Griffith
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Marge Ellis
; Assistant to the Producer:
Ira Bernstein
; Press Representative:
Karl Bernstein
and
Harvey Sabinson
Ray Bolger
Charley Wykeham
Donna Beaumont
Dancer
Michele Burke
Singer
James Capp
Dancer
Forrest Carter
Singer
Horace Cooper
Mr. Spettigue
John Decker
Singer
Paul England
Sir Francis Chesney
Arun Evans
Dancer
John Fortna
Singer
Ann Lee Hudson
Dancer
Rose Ingraham
Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez
Ray Johnson
Dancer
Dorothy Juden
Singer
Jack Konzal
Dancer
James Lane
Wilkinson
Photographer
Ralph Lowe
Reggie
Singer
Gerald Lynch
Singer
John Lynds
Brassett
Virginia McClamroch
Dancer
Allyn McLerie
Amy Spettigue
Helen Moore
Singer
Betty Oakes
Kitty Verdun
Nancy Pearson
Dancer
Maurice Phillips
Dancer
Reggie Powers
Dancer
Victor Reilley
Dancer
Ann Richards
Singer
Gene Scott
Singer
Robert Shackleton
Jack Chesney
Ernest Taylor
Singer
Lita Terris
Singer
Irene Weston
Patricia
Singer
Pat Wilkes
Singer
Gretchen Winnecke
Broadway debut
Dancer
Paul Wolff
Singer
Jennifer Woods
Singer
Understudies:
John Fortna
(Sir Francis Chesney),
Jack Konzal
(Charley Wykeham),
Ralph Lowe
(Jack Chesney),
Reggie Powers
(Photographer, Reggie),
Ann Richards
(Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez),
Ernest Taylor
(Wilkinson),
Lita Terris
(Kitty Verdun),
Irene Weston
(Amy Spettigue) and
Paul Wolff
(Brassett)
Songs
music by
Frank Loesser
; lyrics by
Frank Loesser
Act 1
Sung By
The Years Before Us
Students
Better Get Out of Here
Charley Wykeham, Amy Spettigue, Kitty Verdun and Jack Chesney
The New Ashmolean Marching Society and Students' Conservatory Band
Jack Chesney, Amy Spettigue, Kitty Verdun, Dancer, Student and Young Ladies
My Darling, My Darling
Jack Chesney and Kitty Verdun
Make a Miracle
Charley Wykeham and Amy Spettigue
Serenade with Asides
Mr. Spettigue
Lovelier Than Ever
Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez, Sir Francis Chesney, Students and Young Ladies
The Woman in His Room
Amy Spettigue
Pernambuco
Charley Wykeham, Amy Spettigue and the "Pernambucans"
Act 2
Sung By
Where's Charley?
Jack Chesney, Singers, Students and Young Ladies
Once in Love with Amy
Charley Wykeham
The Gossips
Patricia, Dancer and Singers
At the Red Rose Cotillion
Jack Chesney, Kitty Verdun and Guests
People
Songs
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Feuer, Martin & Rickard
Music by
Frank Loesser
; Lyrics by
Frank Loesser
; Book by
George Abbott
; Based on the play "Charley's Aunt" by
Brandon Thomas
; Musical Director:
Edward Scott
; Vocal arrangements by
Herbert Greene
; Music orchestrated by
Ted Royal
and
Hans Spialek
Directed by
George Abbott
; Choreographed by
George Balanchine
Scenic Design by
David Ffolkes
; Costume Design by
David Ffolkes
; Assistant to David Ffolkes:
Frank Thompson
General Manager:
Otto Hartman
Production Stage Manager:
Dan Sattler
; Stage Manager:
Howard Lenters
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Martin
Assistant to the Director:
Robert Griffith
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Marge Ellis
; Assistant to the Producer:
Ira Bernstein
; Press Representative:
Karl Bernstein
and
Harvey Sabinson
Ray Bolger
Charley Wykeham
Donna Beaumont
Dancer
Michele Burke
Singer
James Capp
Dancer
Forrest Carter
Singer
Horace Cooper
Mr. Spettigue
John Decker
Singer
Paul England
Sir Francis Chesney
Arun Evans
Dancer
John Fortna
Singer
Ann Lee Hudson
Dancer
Rose Ingraham
Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez
Ray Johnson
Dancer
Dorothy Juden
Singer
Jack Konzal
Dancer
James Lane
Wilkinson
Photographer
Ralph Lowe
Reggie
Singer
Gerald Lynch
Singer
John Lynds
Brassett
Virginia McClamroch
Dancer
Allyn McLerie
Amy Spettigue
Helen Moore
Singer
Betty Oakes
Kitty Verdun
Nancy Pearson
Dancer
Maurice Phillips
Dancer
Reggie Powers
Dancer
Victor Reilley
Dancer
Ann Richards
Singer
Gene Scott
Singer
Robert Shackleton
Jack Chesney
Ernest Taylor
Singer
Lita Terris
Singer
Irene Weston
Patricia
Singer
Pat Wilkes
Singer
Gretchen Winnecke
Broadway debut
Dancer
Paul Wolff
Singer
Jennifer Woods
Singer
Understudies:
John Fortna
(Sir Francis Chesney),
Jack Konzal
(Charley Wykeham),
Ralph Lowe
(Jack Chesney),
Reggie Powers
(Photographer, Reggie),
Ann Richards
(Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez),
Ernest Taylor
(Wilkinson),
Lita Terris
(Kitty Verdun),
Irene Weston
(Amy Spettigue) and
Paul Wolff
(Brassett)
music by
Frank Loesser
; lyrics by
Frank Loesser
Act 1
Sung By
The Years Before Us
Students
Better Get Out of Here
Charley Wykeham, Amy Spettigue, Kitty Verdun and Jack Chesney
The New Ashmolean Marching Society and Students' Conservatory Band
Jack Chesney, Amy Spettigue, Kitty Verdun, Dancer, Student and Young Ladies
My Darling, My Darling
Jack Chesney and Kitty Verdun
Make a Miracle
Charley Wykeham and Amy Spettigue
Serenade with Asides
Mr. Spettigue
Lovelier Than Ever
Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez, Sir Francis Chesney, Students and Young Ladies
The Woman in His Room
Amy Spettigue
Pernambuco
Charley Wykeham, Amy Spettigue and the "Pernambucans"
Act 2
Sung By
Where's Charley?
Jack Chesney, Singers, Students and Young Ladies
Once in Love with Amy
Charley Wykeham
The Gossips
Patricia, Dancer and Singers
At the Red Rose Cotillion
Jack Chesney, Kitty Verdun and Guests
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