Where's Charley?

Musical - Original

Broadway Theatre

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  • Opening Date: January 29, 1951
  • Closing Date: March 10, 1951
  • Previews: 0
  • Performances: 48

Lyrics: Frank Loesser

Music: Frank Loesser

Book: George Abbott

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Synopsis

An Oxford student is forced to dress in drag as his own aunt, visiting from Brazil, when she does not appear in time to chaperone him, his friends, and their beloveds. Romantic, farcical complications ensue in Frank Loesser and George Abbott's musical adaptation of Brandon Thomas's play Charley's Aunt.

 

Opening Night Cast

Ray Bolger in Where's Charley? Ray Bolger Charley Wykeham
Horace Cooper Mr. Spettigue
Paul England Sir Francis Chesney
Rose Ingraham Donna Lucia D'Alvadorez
John Lynds Brassett
Allyn Ann McLerie Amy Spettigue
Betty Oakes Kitty Verdun
Robert Shackleton Jack Chesney
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Opening Night Production Credits

George Abbott George Abbott Book
Frank Loesser Frank Loesser Music
Frank Loesser Frank Loesser Lyrics
George Abbott George Abbott Director
  George Balanchine Choreographer
  David Ffolkes Scenic Design
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Inside the Playbill (7)

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Where's Charley? - February 1951
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Shows That Opened That Season: 1950 - 1951

 
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