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Where's Charley?
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 11, 1948
Closing Date
Sep 09, 1950
Performances
792
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
St. James Theatre
(Oct 11, 1948 - Sep 09, 1950)
Setting
Summer, 1892.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
; Theatre Operated by the
138 West 48th St. Theatre Co., Inc.
Produced by
Cy Feuer
and
Ernest H. Martin
; Produced in association with
Gwen Rickard
Music by
Frank Loesser
; Lyrics by
Frank Loesser
; Book by
George Abbott
; Based on the play "Charley's Aunt" by
Brandon Thomas
; Music orchestrated by
Ted Royal
,
Hans Spialek
and
Phil Lang
; Vocal arrangements and direction by
Gerry Dolin
; Musical Director:
Max Goberman
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:
Leo Rose
Production Stage Manager:
Robert Griffith
; Stage Manager:
Dan Sattler
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Friend
Music Contractor:
Henry Topper
Asst. to the Choreographer:
Fred Danielli
; General Press Representative:
Karl Bernstein
; Press Representative:
Mary March
Ray Bolger
Charley Wykeham
Horace Cooper
Mr. Spettigue
Paul England
Sir Francis Chesney
Jane Lawrence
Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez
Allyn Ann McLerie
Amy Spettigue
Doretta Morrow
Kitty Verdun
Byron Palmer
Jack Chesney
Rae Abruzzo
Singer
John Allen
Singer
Marian Baird
Singer
Robert Baird
Singer
Vicki Barrett
Dancer
Mary Alice Bingham
Dancer
James Bird
Singer
Douglas Deane
Reggie
Dancer
Geraldine Delaney
Dancer
Alex Dunaeff
Dancer
Marge Ellis
Dancer
George Enke
Dancer
Marie Foster
Patricia
Dancer
John Friend
Dancer
A Professor
Dan Gallagher
Singer
Bobby Harrell
Dancer
Bob Held
Singer
Jane Judge
Singer
Edgar Kent
Wilkinson
Ray Kyle
Dancer
James Lane
Photographer
John Lynds
Brassett
Cornell MacNeil
Singer
Marcia Maier
Dancer
Betty Oakes
Singer
Eleanor Parker
Singer
Hazel Patterson
Dancer
Stowe Phelps
Singer
Katharine Reeve
Singer
Walter Rinner
Dancer
Nina Starkey
Dancer
Susan Stewart
Dancer
Gloria Sullivan
Singer
Ernest Taylor
Singer
Bill Weber
Dancer
Irene Weston
Singer
Ken Whelan
Dancer
Understudies:
James Bird
(Photographer, Reggie),
Douglas Deane
(Charley Wykeham),
Marie Foster
(Amy Spettigue),
Dan Gallagher
(Sir Francis Chesney),
James Lane
(Mr. Spettigue),
Cornell MacNeil
(Jack Chesney),
Betty Oakes
(Kitty Verdun),
Stowe Phelps
(Brassett),
Katharine Reeve
(Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez) and
Ernest Taylor
(Wilkinson)
St. James Theatre
(Oct 11, 1948 - Sep 09, 1950)
Musical Director:
Edward Simons
Cast
Beverlee Bozeman
Amy Spettigue
Joan Chandler
Amy Spettigue
Rose Inghram
Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez
Allyn McLerie
Amy Spettigue
Larry Douglas
Jack Chesney
Dusty McCaffrey
Dancer
Ruth McVayne
Singer
William Scully
Singer
Toni Stuart
Dancer
Gordon West
Dancer
Hazel Willer
Kitty Verdun
Understudy:
William Scully
(Photographer, Reggie)
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
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Actor (Musical)
1949 Winner
Ray Bolger
Theatre World
Award
1949 Recipient
Byron Palmer
and
Allyn Ann McLerie
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned by
The Shubert Organization
; Theatre Operated by the
138 West 48th St. Theatre Co., Inc.
Produced by
Cy Feuer
and
Ernest H. Martin
; Produced in association with
Gwen Rickard
Music by
Frank Loesser
; Lyrics by
Frank Loesser
; Book by
George Abbott
; Based on the play "Charley's Aunt" by
Brandon Thomas
; Music orchestrated by
Ted Royal
,
Hans Spialek
and
Phil Lang
; Vocal arrangements and direction by
Gerry Dolin
; Musical Director:
Max Goberman
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:
Leo Rose
Production Stage Manager:
Robert Griffith
; Stage Manager:
Dan Sattler
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Friend
Music Contractor:
Henry Topper
Asst. to the Choreographer:
Fred Danielli
; General Press Representative:
Karl Bernstein
; Press Representative:
Mary March
Ray Bolger
Charley Wykeham
Horace Cooper
Mr. Spettigue
Paul England
Sir Francis Chesney
Jane Lawrence
Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez
Allyn Ann McLerie
Amy Spettigue
Doretta Morrow
Kitty Verdun
Byron Palmer
Jack Chesney
Rae Abruzzo
Singer
John Allen
Singer
Marian Baird
Singer
Robert Baird
Singer
Vicki Barrett
Dancer
Mary Alice Bingham
Dancer
James Bird
Singer
Douglas Deane
Reggie
Dancer
Geraldine Delaney
Dancer
Alex Dunaeff
Dancer
Marge Ellis
Dancer
George Enke
Dancer
Marie Foster
Patricia
Dancer
John Friend
Dancer
A Professor
Dan Gallagher
Singer
Bobby Harrell
Dancer
Bob Held
Singer
Jane Judge
Singer
Edgar Kent
Wilkinson
Ray Kyle
Dancer
James Lane
Photographer
John Lynds
Brassett
Cornell MacNeil
Singer
Marcia Maier
Dancer
Betty Oakes
Singer
Eleanor Parker
Singer
Hazel Patterson
Dancer
Stowe Phelps
Singer
Katharine Reeve
Singer
Walter Rinner
Dancer
Nina Starkey
Dancer
Susan Stewart
Dancer
Gloria Sullivan
Singer
Ernest Taylor
Singer
Bill Weber
Dancer
Irene Weston
Singer
Ken Whelan
Dancer
Understudies:
James Bird
(Photographer, Reggie),
Douglas Deane
(Charley Wykeham),
Marie Foster
(Amy Spettigue),
Dan Gallagher
(Sir Francis Chesney),
James Lane
(Mr. Spettigue),
Cornell MacNeil
(Jack Chesney),
Betty Oakes
(Kitty Verdun),
Stowe Phelps
(Brassett),
Katharine Reeve
(Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez) and
Ernest Taylor
(Wilkinson)
St. James Theatre
(Oct 11, 1948 - Sep 09, 1950)
Musical Director:
Edward Simons
Cast
Beverlee Bozeman
Amy Spettigue
Joan Chandler
Amy Spettigue
Rose Inghram
Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez
Allyn McLerie
Amy Spettigue
Larry Douglas
Jack Chesney
Dusty McCaffrey
Dancer
Ruth McVayne
Singer
William Scully
Singer
Toni Stuart
Dancer
Gordon West
Dancer
Hazel Willer
Kitty Verdun
Understudy:
William Scully
(Photographer, Reggie)
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
Tony Award®
Best Actor (Musical)
1949 Winner
Ray Bolger
Theatre World
Award
1949 Recipient
Byron Palmer
and
Allyn Ann McLerie
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