MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Sep 14, 1980
Closing Date
Sep 28, 1980
1st Preview
Sep 04, 1980
1st Preview
Sep 04, 1980
Previews
12
Performances
17
MusicalOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Helen Hayes Theatre
(Sep 14, 1980 - Sep 28, 1980)
Comments
From London
Theatre Operated by Lester Osterman
Produced by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Isobel Robins Konecky, The Fisher Theatre Foundation and Folger Theatre Group (Louis W. Scheeder, Michael Sheehan, Producers)
Book by David Rogers; Music by Charles Strouse; Lyrics by David Rogers; Based on the novel "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes; Musical Director: Liza Redfield; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang; Additional vocal arrangements by Tom Fay
Directed by Louis W. Scheeder; Choreographed by Virginia Freeman
Scenic Design by Kate Edmunds; Costume Design by Jess Goldstein; Lighting Design by Hugh Lester; Sound Design by William H. Clements
General Manager: Theatre Now, Inc.; Company Manager: Michael Lonergan
Production Stage Manager: Martha Knight; Stage Manager: Peter Dowling; Assistant Stage Mgr: P'nenah Goldstein
Conducted by Liza Redfield; Assistant Conductor: Tom Fay
Dance Captain: Sydney Anderson; General Press Representative: Alpert / LeVine and Mark Goldstaub; Casting: Terry Fay; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi
P. J. Benjamin
Charlie
Matthew Duda
Little Charlie
Edward Earle
Dr. Strauss
Sandy Faison
Alice Kinnian
Nancy Franklin
Mrs. Donner
Patrick Jude
Frank
Julienne Marie
Charlie's Mother
Loida Santos
Lita
Robert Sevra
Dr. Nemur
Michael Vita
Charlie's Father
Standby: Sydney Anderson (Mrs. Donner, Lita, Charlie's Mother), R. D. Robb (Little Charlie), Michael Vita (Dr. Strauss, Frank) and Philip Alan Witt (Charlie, Dr. Nemur, Charlie's Father)
music by Charles Strouse; lyrics by David Rogers
Have I the Right
Alice Kinnian, Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss
I Got a Friend
Charlie
I Got a Friend (Reprise)
Charlie and Alice Kinnian
Some Bright Morning
Dr. Nemur, Charlie, Dr. Strauss and Alice Kinnian
Jelly Donuts and Chocolate Cake
Mrs. Donner, Lita and Frank
Hey Look at Me
Charlie and Alice Kinnian
Reading
Charlie and Alice Kinnian
No Surprises
Alice Kinnian
Midnight Riding
Frank and Lita
Dream Safe with Me
Charlie's Mother
Not Another Day Like This
Charlie's Mother and Charlie's Father
Somebody New
Mrs. Donner and Charlie
I Can't Tell You
Charlie
Now
Charlie and Alice Kinnian
Charlie and Algernon
Charlie
The Maze
Charlie
Whatever Time There Is
Alice Kinnian and Charlie
Everything Was Perfect
Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur
Charlie
Charlie
I Really Loved You
Charlie
Whatever Time There Is (Reprise)
Alice Kinnian

Tony Award®

 

Best Original Score

1981 Nominee
Lyrics by David Rogers
Music by Charles Strouse
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