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Where's Charley?
Broadway
Original
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Where's Charley? Playbill - March 1949
Where's Charley?
Broadway
Original
St. James Theatre
246 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Frank Loesser
music:
Frank Loesser
book:
George Abbott
People (71)
Ray Bolger
Charley Wykeham
(Original)
Horace Cooper
Mr. Spettigue
(Original)
Paul England
Sir Francis Chesney
(Original)
Jane Lawrence
Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez
(Original)
Allyn Ann McLerie
Amy Spettigue
(Original)
Doretta Morrow
Kitty Verdun
(Original)
Byron Palmer
Jack Chesney
(Original)
Joan Chandler
Amy Spettigue
(Replacement)
Rae Abruzzo
Singer
(Original)
John Allen
Singer
(Original)
Marian Baird
Singer
(Original)
Robert Baird
Singer
(Original)
Vicki Barrett
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Alice Bingham
Dancer
(Original)
James Bird
Singer
(Original)
Douglas Deane
Dancer
(Original)
Reggie
(Original)
Geraldine Delaney
Dancer
(Original)
Alex Dunaeff
Dancer
(Original)
Marge Ellis
Dancer
(Original)
George Enke
Dancer
(Original)
Marie Foster
Dancer
(Original)
Patricia
(Original)
John Friend
A Professor
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Dan Gallagher
Singer
(Original)
Bobby Harrell
Dancer
(Original)
Bob Held
Singer
(Original)
Jane Judge
Singer
(Original)
Edgar Kent
Wilkinson
(Original)
Ray Kyle
Dancer
(Original)
James C. Lane
Photographer
(Original)
John Lynds
Brassett
(Original)
Cornell MacNeil
Singer
(Original)
Marcia Maier
Dancer
(Original)
Betty Oakes
Singer
(Original)
Eleanor Parker
Singer
(Original)
Hazel Patterson
Dancer
(Original)
Stowe Phelps
Singer
(Original)
Katharine Reeve
Singer
(Original)
Walter Rinner
Dancer
(Original)
Nina Starkey
Dancer
(Original)
Susan Stewart
Dancer
(Original)
Gloria Sullivan
Singer
(Original)
Ernest Taylor
Singer
(Original)
William Weber
Dancer
(Original)
Irene Weston
Singer
(Original)
Kenneth Whelan
Dancer
(Original)
Dusty McCaffrey
Dancer
(Replacement)
Gordon West
Dancer
(Replacement)
Toni Stuart
Dancer
(Replacement)
Ruth McVayne
Singer
(Replacement)
William Scully
Singer
(Replacement)
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Ray Bolger
Charley Wykeham
(Original)
Horace Cooper
Mr. Spettigue
(Original)
Paul England
Sir Francis Chesney
(Original)
Jane Lawrence
Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez
(Original)
Allyn Ann McLerie
Amy Spettigue
(Original)
Doretta Morrow
Kitty Verdun
(Original)
Byron Palmer
Jack Chesney
(Original)
Rae Abruzzo
Singer
(Original)
John Allen
Singer
(Original)
Marian Baird
Singer
(Original)
Robert Baird
Singer
(Original)
Vicki Barrett
Dancer
(Original)
Mary Alice Bingham
Dancer
(Original)
James Bird
Singer
(Original)
Douglas Deane
Dancer
(Original)
Reggie
(Original)
Geraldine Delaney
Dancer
(Original)
Alex Dunaeff
Dancer
(Original)
Marge Ellis
Dancer
(Original)
George Enke
Dancer
(Original)
Marie Foster
Dancer
(Original)
Patricia
(Original)
John Friend
A Professor
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Dan Gallagher
Singer
(Original)
Bobby Harrell
Dancer
(Original)
Bob Held
Singer
(Original)
Jane Judge
Singer
(Original)
Edgar Kent
Wilkinson
(Original)
Ray Kyle
Dancer
(Original)
James C. Lane
Photographer
(Original)
John Lynds
Brassett
(Original)
Cornell MacNeil
Singer
(Original)
Marcia Maier
Dancer
(Original)
Betty Oakes
Singer
(Original)
Eleanor Parker
Singer
(Original)
Hazel Patterson
Dancer
(Original)
Stowe Phelps
Singer
(Original)
Katharine Reeve
Singer
(Original)
Walter Rinner
Dancer
(Original)
Nina Starkey
Dancer
(Original)
Susan Stewart
Dancer
(Original)
Gloria Sullivan
Singer
(Original)
Ernest Taylor
Singer
(Original)
William Weber
Dancer
(Original)
Irene Weston
Singer
(Original)
Kenneth Whelan
Dancer
(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
Frank Thompson
Assistant to David Ffolkes
Ted Royal
Music Orchestrations
Hans Spialek
Music Orchestrations
Philip J. Lang
Orchestrations
Gerry Dolin
Vocal Arrangements and Direction
Robert E. Griffith
Production Stage Manager
Dan W. Sattler
Stage Manager
John Friend
Assistant Stage Manager
Leo Rose
General Manager
Karl N. Bernstein
General Press Representative
Mary March
Press Representative
Cy Feuer
Producer
Ernest H. Martin
Producer
Gwen Rickard
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
11
1948
Closing Date
Sep
9
1950
Performances
792
as of Jun 14, 2025
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Where's Charley? - March 1949
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Where's Charley? - March 1949
Where's Charley? - March 1949
Where's Charley? - March 1949
Where's Charley? - March 1949
Where's Charley? - March 1949
Where's Charley? - March 1949
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Awards
Theatre World Awards
1949
Theatre World Award
Byron Palmer
Winner
1949
Theatre World Award
Allyn Ann McLerie
Winner
Tony Award
1949
Best Actor in a Musical
Ray Bolger
Winner
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