Playbill from the week of December 5th, 1943 of Lerner and Loewe's musical "What's Up". This Broadway program is from the National Theater. There are some great advertisements in here too! Playbill does show some age but is still in pretty good condition. Please see photos for details.
Information about What's Up:
What's Up? is a musical notable as the first Broadway stage collaboration by Lerner and Loewe (the pair are known for being behind the creation of critical on stage successes such as My Fair Lady, Brigadoon, and Camelot), with book by Arthur Pierson and Alan Jay Lerner, lyrics by Lerner, and music by Frederick Loewe. The musical opened on Broadway at the National Theatre on November 11, 1943, and closed on January 4, 1944, after 63 performances. Directed and choreographed by George Balanchine, with the book directed by Robert H. Gordon, the cast included Jimmy Savo, Johnny Morgan, Gloria Warren, and Pat Marshall.
Character | Actor |
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Sgt. Henry Wagner | Jack Baker |
Louise | Sondra Barrett |
Second Lt. Murray Bacchus | Robert Bay |
May | Marjorie Beecher |
Sgt. Jimmy Stevenson | Kenneth Buffett |
Sgt. Willie Klink | Larry Douglas |
Margaret | Lynn Gardner |
Jennifer | Phyllis Hill |
Doctor | Frank Kreig |
Martha | Sara Macon |
Susan | Pat Marshall |
Cpt. Robert Lindsay | Rodney McLennan |
Harriet Spinner | Claire Meade |
Sgt. Moroney | Johnny Morgan |
Pamela | Honey Murray |
Eleanor | Mitzi Perry |
Jayne | Mary Roche |
Rawa of Tanglinia | Jimmy Savo |
Sgt. Dick Benham | William Tabbert |
Virginia Miller | Gloria Warren |
First Lt. Ed Anderson | Don Weissmuller |
Judy | Helen Wenzel |