Where's Charley?

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"Where's Charley?" is a 1948 Broadway musical comedy, adapted from Brandon Thomas's play "Charley's Aunt," best known for starring Ray Bolger in a Tony-winning performance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
adaptationOf Charley's Aunt
awardReceived Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
surface form: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (Ray Bolger)
basedOn Charley's Aunt
basedOnWorkBy Brandon Thomas
bookWriter George Abbott
broadwayLeadActor Ray Bolger
broadwaySeason 1948–1949 Broadway season
character Amy Spettigue
Charley Wykeham
Kitty Verdun
Lord Fancourt Babberley
choreographer George Balanchine
composer Frank Loesser
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director George Abbott
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1952
genre musical comedy
hasCastRecording original Broadway cast recording of Where's Charley?
hasFilmAdaptation Where's Charley? (1952 film)
language English
lyricist Frank Loesser
musicStyle American musical theatre
notableSong Make a Miracle
My Darling, My Darling
Once in Love with Amy
orchestrator Don Walker
originalBroadwayClosingDate 1950-09-09
originalBroadwayCompany St. James Theatre company
originalBroadwayOpeningDate 1948-10-11
originalBroadwayRunLength 792 performances
originalProductionLocation Broadway
originalTheatre St. James Theatre
producer Cy Feuer
Ernest H. Martin
settingCountry England
settingLocation Oxford
starred Allyn McLerie
Byron Palmer
Horace Cooper
Ray Bolger
subjectMatter cross-dressing disguise
mistaken identity
romantic farce
timePeriodOfSetting 1890s

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Ray Bolger awardReceivedFor Where's Charley?
Frank Loesser notableWork Where's Charley?
Frank Loesser wroteLyricsFor Where's Charley?
Dania Krupska notableWork Where's Charley?
George Abbott notableWork Where's Charley?