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Life Begins at 8:40 Broadway Original Cast


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Eugene Ashley Headshot
Eugene Ashley
"Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
Boy
Performer
Jack Barrett Headshot
Jack Barrett
"Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
Boy
Performer
Mary Bay Headshot
Mary Bay
Dancer
Performer
The Chorus (1880)
Regina Beck Headshot
Regina Beck
Performer
The Lover (1880)
The Weidman Dancers
Vicki Belling Headshot
Vicki Belling
Dancer
Performer
The Chorus (1880)
Helen Bennett Headshot
Helen Bennett
Dancer
Performer
The Chorus (1780)
George Bockman Headshot
George Bockman
A Son
Performer
The Comedian
The Lover (1880)
The Weidman Dancers
Hazel Boffinger Headshot
Hazel Boffinger
Dancer
Performer
The Chorus (1780)
Ray Bolger Headshot
Ray Bolger
"I'm Not Myself" Singer
"The Elks and the Masons" Singer
"You're a Builder-Upper" Singer
Boccaccio
Performer
Pierre
Stowaway
The Window Dresser
Edward Browne Headshot
Edward Browne
Boy
Performer
Sally Bynum Headshot
Sally Bynum
Performer
Show Girl
Young Lady
Mary Ann Carr Headshot
Mary Ann Carr
Dancer
Performer
Noreen Carr Headshot
Noreen Carr
Dancer
Performer
Jean Carson Headshot
Jean Carson
Dancer
The Chorus (1880)
Geri Chopin Headshot
Geri Chopin
Performer
The Chorus (1934)
The Ingenue
The Weidman Dancers
Frances Comstock Headshot
Frances Comstock
"It Was Long Ago" Singer
Performer
Prologue Performer
The Lady in the Box (1780)
Aida Conkey Headshot
Aida Conkey
Dancer
Performer
The Chorus (1780)
Charles Weidman Dancers Headshot
Charles Weidman Dancers
Performer
Hope Dare Headshot
Hope Dare
Performer
Show Girl
Young Lady
Maxine Darrell Headshot
Maxine Darrell
Dancer
Performer
The Chorus (1780)
Aline Davis Headshot
Aline Davis
Performer
The Lover (1934)
The Weidman Dancers
The Wife
Brian Donlevy Headshot
Brian Donlevy
De Maupassant
Performer
The Announcer
The Barker
The Broker
The Intruder

(The Samaritan)
Tom Draper Headshot
Tom Draper
Performer
The Hoofer
The Lover (1934)
The Weidman Dancers
Dixie Dunbar Headshot
Dixie Dunbar
"Let's Take A Walk Around the Block" Singer
"The Elks and the Masons" Singer
"You're a Builder-Upper" Singer
The Granddaughter
Helene Ecklund Headshot
Helene Ecklund
Dancer
Performer
William Ehlers Headshot
William Ehlers
Boy
Performer
Marjorie Ezequelle Headshot
Marjorie Ezequelle
Performer
Show Girl
Young Lady
Charles Fowler Headshot
Charles Fowler
Performer
The Butler
The Crooner
The Gentleman in the Box (1880)
The Picket

(The Samaritan)
Darley Fuller Headshot
Darley Fuller
Performer
The Chorus (1934)
The Weidman Dancers
Peggy Gallimore Headshot
Peggy Gallimore
Dancer
Performer
Luella Gear Headshot
Luella Gear
"I Couldn't Hold My Man" Singer
Agatha
Frou-Frou
Performer
The Bride
The First Lady
The Rose
The Window Dresser's Wife
Winnie Whittlebone
Williem Gerard Headshot
Williem Gerard
The Husband

(Life Begins)
Willem Gerrard Headshot
Willem Gerrard
A Son
Harlequin (1780)
Performer
The Weidman Dancers
Sally Gibbs Headshot
Sally Gibbs
"It Was Long Ago" Singer
Performer
Young Lady
Ilse Gronau Headshot
Ilse Gronau
Performer
The Chorus (1934)
The Sister Act
The Weidman Dancers
Kai Hansen Headshot
Kai Hansen
"Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
Boy
Performer
Pearl Harris Headshot
Pearl Harris
Dancer
Performer
The Chorus (1880)
Winifred Harris Headshot
Winifred Harris
Lydia Gooseberry
Performer
The Mother
Josephine Houston Headshot
Josephine Houston
"It Was Long Ago" Singer
"What Can You Say in a Love Song" Singer
Gwendolyn Pinchfaucet
Performer
Mary Howard Headshot
Mary Howard
Performer
The Lover (1780)
The Sister Act
The Weidman Dancers
Josephine Huston Headshot
Josephine Huston
Performer
Julie Jenner Headshot
Julie Jenner
Dancer
Performer
The Chorus (1880)
Esther Junger Headshot
Esther Junger
"Fun to be Fooled" Dancer
"Shoein' The Mare" Dancer
Performer
The Grandmother
Bert Lahr Headshot
Bert Lahr
"Things" Singer
Balzac
Bill Leonard
Jacques
Paul Naughton
Performer
Richard
The Dictator
The Samaritan
Jane Lane Headshot
Jane Lane
Dancer
Performer
The Chorus (1780)
Michael Logan Headshot
Michael Logan
Performer
The Grandfather
The Lover
The Lover (1780)
The Weidman Dancers
Arthur Manning Headshot
Arthur Manning
Boy
Performer
Adrienne Matzenauer Headshot
Adrienne Matzenauer
"It Was Long Ago" Singer
"Shoein' The Mare" Singer
Performer
Prologue Performer
The Lady in the Box (1880)
James McColl Headshot
James McColl
"New Deal Ladies' Circle" Introduction
Hallibut
Il Duce
Performer
Rabelais
The Clergyman
The Father
Ethel Medsker Headshot
Ethel Medsker
Performer
The Chorus (1934)
The Weidman Dancers
Jane Moxin Headshot
Jane Moxin
Performer
Jane Moxon Headshot
Jane Moxon
Show Girl
Young Lady
Emmett Oldfield Headshot
Emmett Oldfield
A Son
Performer

(A Quiet Evening at Home)
Earl Oxford Headshot
Earl Oxford
"Let's Take A Walk Around the Block" Singer
"What Can You Say in a Love Song" Singer
Performer
Prologue Performer
The Juvenile
Jessica Pepper Headshot
Jessica Pepper
Performer
Show Girl
Young Lady
Gloria Pierre Headshot
Gloria Pierre
Performer
Show Girl
Young Lady
Ofelia & Pimento Headshot
Ofelia & Pimento
"Shoein' The Mare" Dancer
Performer
Sid Salzer Headshot
Sid Salzer
Boy
Performer
Betty Schlaffer Headshot
Betty Schlaffer
Performer
The Chorus (1934)
The Sister Act
The Weidman Dancers
Josephine Schwarz Headshot
Josephine Schwarz
Performer
The Chorus (1934)
The Torch Singer
The Weidman Dancers
Bartlett Simmons Headshot
Bartlett Simmons
Performer
Grena Sloan Headshot
Grena Sloan
"It Was Long Ago" Singer
Performer
Young Lady
Jack Starr Headshot
Jack Starr
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
"It Was Long Ago" Singer
Performer
Young Lady
Peggy Thomas Headshot
Peggy Thomas
Dancer
Performer
The Chorus (1780)
Ethel Thorsen Headshot
Ethel Thorsen
"It Was Long Ago" Singer
Performer
Young Lady
Walter Wahl Headshot
Walter Wahl
A Son
Performer

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

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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
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