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Life Begins at 8:40 Broadway Original Cast


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(A Quiet Evening at Home)
Mildred Webb Headshot
Mildred Webb
Performer
The Chorus (1880)
Dancer
Eddie Wells Headshot
Eddie Wells
Performer
"Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
Boy
Grover Whalen Headshot
Grover Whalen
Performer
"Life Begins at City Hall" Performer
Robert Wildhack Headshot
Robert Wildhack
Performer
"Sound Phenomena" Performer
Frances Williams Headshot
Frances Williams
Performer

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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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