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
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