Life Begins at 8:40 Broadway Original Cast

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Eugene Ashley Headshot
Eugene Ashley
Boy
"Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
Performer
Jack Barrett Headshot
Jack Barrett
Performer
Boy
"Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
Mary Bay Headshot
Mary Bay
Dancer
The Chorus (1880)
Performer
Regina Beck Headshot
Regina Beck
Performer
The Weidman Dancers
The Lover (1880)
Vicki Belling Headshot
Vicki Belling
The Chorus (1880)
Performer
Dancer

(A Theatre by Gaslight)
Helen Bennett Headshot
Helen Bennett
Dancer
The Chorus (1780)
Performer
George Bockman Headshot
George Bockman
A Son
Performer
The Lover (1880)
The Comedian
The Weidman Dancers

(A Quiet Evening at Home)
Hazel Boffinger Headshot
Hazel Boffinger
Dancer
Performer
The Chorus (1780)
Ray Bolger Headshot
Ray Bolger
Stowaway
Boccaccio
The Window Dresser
Pierre
"The Elks and the Masons" Singer
"You're a Builder-Upper" Singer
"I'm Not Myself" Singer
Performer

(Life Begins at City Hall)
Edward Browne Headshot
Edward Browne
Performer
Boy
Sally Bynum Headshot
Sally Bynum
Show Girl
Young Lady
Performer
Mary Ann Carr Headshot
Mary Ann Carr
Performer
Dancer
Noreen Carr Headshot
Noreen Carr
Dancer
Performer
Jean Carson Headshot
Jean Carson
Performer
Dancer
The Chorus (1880)
Geri Chopin Headshot
Geri Chopin
The Ingenue
Performer
The Chorus (1934)
The Weidman Dancers

(Life Begins)
Frances Comstock Headshot
Frances Comstock
"It Was Long Ago" Singer
The Lady in the Box (1780)
Prologue Performer
Performer
Aida Conkey Headshot
Aida Conkey
Performer
Dancer
The Chorus (1780)
Charles Weidman Dancers Headshot
Charles Weidman Dancers
Performer
Performer
Hope Dare Headshot
Hope Dare
Show Girl
Young Lady
Performer
Maxine Darrell Headshot
Maxine Darrell
Performer
Dancer
The Chorus (1780)
Aline Davis Headshot
Aline Davis
The Wife
Performer
The Lover (1934)
The Weidman Dancers

(Life Begins)
Brian Donlevy Headshot
Brian Donlevy
The Intruder
The Announcer
De Maupassant
The Barker
Performer
The Broker

(She Loves Me)
Tom Draper Headshot
Tom Draper
Performer
The Weidman Dancers
The Lover (1934)
The Hoofer
Dixie Dunbar Headshot
Dixie Dunbar
The Granddaughter
"The Elks and the Masons" Singer
"Let's Take A Walk Around the Block" Singer
"You're a Builder-Upper" Singer

(A Quiet Evening at Home)
Helene Ecklund Headshot
Helene Ecklund
Dancer
Performer
William Ehlers Headshot
William Ehlers
Performer
Boy
Marjorie Ezequelle Headshot
Marjorie Ezequelle
Show Girl
Young Lady
Performer
Charles Fowler Headshot
Charles Fowler
Performer
The Gentleman in the Box (1880)
The Butler
The Picket
The Crooner
Darley Fuller Headshot
Darley Fuller
The Chorus (1934)
The Weidman Dancers
Performer
Peggy Gallimore Headshot
Peggy Gallimore
Performer
Dancer
Luella Gear Headshot
Luella Gear
Winnie Whittlebone
The Bride
The Rose
Agatha
The Window Dresser's Wife
The First Lady
"I Couldn't Hold My Man" Singer
Frou-Frou
Performer

(New Deal Ladies' Circle)
Williem Gerard Headshot
Williem Gerard
The Husband

(Life Begins)
Willem Gerrard Headshot
Willem Gerrard
The Weidman Dancers
Harlequin (1780)
A Son
Performer
Sally Gibbs Headshot
Sally Gibbs
Performer
Young Lady
"It Was Long Ago" Singer
Ilse Gronau Headshot
Ilse Gronau
The Chorus (1934)
The Weidman Dancers
Performer
The Sister Act
Kai Hansen Headshot
Kai Hansen
Boy
"Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
Performer
Pearl Harris Headshot
Pearl Harris
Performer
The Chorus (1880)
Dancer
Winifred Harris Headshot
Winifred Harris
Performer
Performer
The Mother
Lydia Gooseberry
Josephine Houston Headshot
Josephine Houston
Gwendolyn Pinchfaucet
"What Can You Say in a Love Song" Singer
"It Was Long Ago" Singer
Performer

(New Deal Ladies' Circle)
Mary Howard Headshot
Mary Howard
Performer
The Lover (1780)
The Sister Act
The Weidman Dancers
Josephine Huston Headshot
Josephine Huston
Performer
Performer
Julie Jenner Headshot
Julie Jenner
Performer
Dancer
The Chorus (1880)
Esther Junger Headshot
Esther Junger
"Fun to be Fooled" Dancer
Performer
The Grandmother
"Shoein' The Mare" Dancer
Bert Lahr Headshot
Bert Lahr
"Things" Singer
Paul Naughton
Jacques
Balzac
The Samaritan
The Dictator
Richard
Performer
Bill Leonard
Jane Lane Headshot
Jane Lane
Performer
Dancer
The Chorus (1780)
Michael Logan Headshot
Michael Logan
The Lover
The Lover (1780)
Performer
The Grandfather
The Weidman Dancers

(Life Begins)
Arthur Manning Headshot
Arthur Manning
Performer
Boy
Adrienne Matzenauer Headshot
Adrienne Matzenauer
"Shoein' The Mare" Singer
"It Was Long Ago" Singer
The Lady in the Box (1880)
Prologue Performer
Performer
James McColl Headshot
James McColl
Performer
"New Deal Ladies' Circle" Introduction
The Clergyman
The Father
Rabelais
Hallibut
Il Duce
Ethel Medsker Headshot
Ethel Medsker
Performer
The Weidman Dancers
The Chorus (1934)
Jane Moxin Headshot
Jane Moxin
Performer
Jane Moxon Headshot
Jane Moxon
Show Girl
Young Lady
Emmett Oldfield Headshot
Emmett Oldfield
Performer
A Son
Earl Oxford Headshot
Earl Oxford
Performer
Prologue Performer
The Juvenile
"What Can You Say in a Love Song" Singer
"Let's Take A Walk Around the Block" Singer
Jessica Pepper Headshot
Jessica Pepper
Show Girl
Young Lady
Performer
Gloria Pierre Headshot
Gloria Pierre
Performer
Young Lady
Show Girl
Ofelia & Pimento Headshot
Ofelia & Pimento
"Shoein' The Mare" Dancer
Performer
Sid Salzer Headshot
Sid Salzer
Performer
Boy
Betty Schlaffer Headshot
Betty Schlaffer
The Chorus (1934)
Performer
The Sister Act
The Weidman Dancers
Josephine Schwarz Headshot
Josephine Schwarz
The Weidman Dancers
The Chorus (1934)
Performer
The Torch Singer
Bartlett Simmons Headshot
Bartlett Simmons
Performer
Grena Sloan Headshot
Grena Sloan
"It Was Long Ago" Singer
Young Lady
Performer
Jack Starr Headshot
Jack Starr
Performer
Performer
Don Stewart Headshot
Don Stewart
Performer
Donald Stewart Headshot
Donald Stewart
The Gentleman in the Box (1780)

(A Theatre by Candlelight)
Sherry Stuart Headshot
Sherry Stuart
Dancer
Performer
Anya Taranda Headshot
Anya Taranda
Performer
Young Lady
"It Was Long Ago" Singer
Peggy Thomas Headshot
Peggy Thomas
Dancer
Performer
The Chorus (1780)
Ethel Thorsen Headshot
Ethel Thorsen
Young Lady
"It Was Long Ago" Singer
Performer

(Life Begins)
Walter Wahl Headshot
Walter Wahl
A Son
Performer

(A Quiet Evening at Home)
Mildred Webb Headshot
Mildred Webb
Performer
The Chorus (1880)
Dancer
Eddie Wells Headshot
Eddie Wells
Boy
"Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
Performer
Grover Whalen Headshot
Grover Whalen
Performer
"Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
Robert Wildhack Headshot
Robert Wildhack
"Sound Phenomena" Performer
Performer
Frances Williams Headshot
Frances Williams
Performer
Curley Flagg
Teresa Tittlebat
"Fun to be Fooled" Singer
Stowaway
"Spring Fever" Singer

Production Team

Kiviette Costume Designer
Robert Alton Choreographer
Robert Alton (i) Choreographer
Director
(Staging)
Russell Bennett Orchestrator
(Additional Orchestrations)
Edward D. Dowling Director
(Stage Director)
David Freedman Director
Al Goodman Musical Director
Albert R. Johnson Scenic Designer
Scenic Designer
Pauline Lawrence Costume Designer
Billi Livingston Costume Designer
Philip Loeb Director
Raoul Pène Du Bois Costume Designer
James Reynolds Costume Designer
Irene Sharaff Costume Designer
Hans Spialek Orchestrator
Don Walker Orchestrator
(Additional Orchestrations)
Charles Weidman Choreographer

Life Begins at 8:40 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Life Begins at 8:40 have there been?

Life Begins at 8:40 has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 1934 and Broadway which opened in 1934.

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