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Flahooley
Broadway
Original
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Flahooley Playbill - May 1951
Flahooley
Broadway
Original
Broadhurst Theatre
235 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
E.Y. Harburg
book:
E.Y. Harburg
,
Fred Saidy
music:
Sammy Fain
People (59)
Elizabeth Logue
Flahooley
(Original)
Edith Atwater
K.T. Pettigrew
(Original)
Bil Baird's Marionettes
Puppets
(Original)
Barbara Cook
Sandy
(Original)
Irwin Corey
Abou Ben Atom
(Original)
Jerome Courtland
Sylvester
(Original)
Yma Sumac
Najla
(Original)
Ernest Truex
B.G. Bigelow
(Original)
Lulu Bates
Elsa Bullinger
(Original)
Louis Nye
El-Akbar
(Original)
Nehemiah Persoff
Fowzi
(Original)
Marilyn Ross
Miss Buckley
(Original)
Richard Temple
Farquarson
(Original)
Anthony Tudor
Arab
(Original)
Rowan Tudor
Clayfoot Trowbridge
(Original)
Evans
(Original)
Sara Aman
Dancer
(Original)
Jonathan Anderson
Clyde, F.D.R. Puppets Singing Voice
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Andy Aprea
Arab
(Original)
Lovingham
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Bil Baird
Clyde
(Original)
Marionette Operator
(Original)
Cora Baird
Marionette Operator
(Original)
Mirabelle
(Original)
Lee Ballard
Buyer
(Original)
Vicki Barrett
Singer
(Original)
Switchboard Operator
(Original)
Lewis Bolyard
Singer
(Original)
Stanley Carlson
A March of Time Voice
(Original)
Arab
(Original)
Lincoln Puppet Singing Voice
(Original)
Quimsy
(Original)
Ray Cook
Buyer
(Original)
Citizen of Capsulanti
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Fay DeWitt
Cat Puppet Singing Voice
(Original)
Griselda
(Original)
Carol Donn
Hen Puppet Singing Voice
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Franz Fazakas
Lion Puppet Singing Voice
(Original)
Marionette Operator
(Original)
Clifford Fearl
Buyer
(Original)
Citizen of Capsulanti
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Jane Fischer
Dancer
(Original)
Switchboard Operator
(Original)
Carl Harms
Marionette Operator
(Original)
Tom Payne Puppet Singing Voice
(Original)
Urylee Leonardos
Singer
(Original)
Switchboard Operator
(Original)
Normand Maxon
Dancer
(Original)
Joe Nash
Dancer
(Original)
Sheldon Ossosky
Citizen of Capsulanti
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Lois Shearer
Mirabelle, Cinderella, Poodle Puppets Singing Voice
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Laurel Shelby
Buyer
(Original)
Nurse
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Switchboard Operator
(Original)
Franklin T. Syme
Buyer
(Original)
Doctor Smith
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
James Tarbutton
Dancer
(Original)
Edgar F. Thompson
A Radio Voice
(Original)
Hastings
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Ted Thurston
Arab
(Original)
Peabody
(Original)
Rhino Puppet Singing Voice
(Original)
Norval Tormsen
Citizen of Capsulanti
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Tafi Towers
Singer
(Original)
Switchboard Operator
(Original)
The Voice on the P.A.
(Original)
Annaliese Widman
Dancer
(Original)
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Elizabeth Logue
Flahooley
(Original)
Edith Atwater
K.T. Pettigrew
(Original)
Bil Baird's Marionettes
Puppets
(Original)
Barbara Cook
Sandy
(Original)
Irwin Corey
Abou Ben Atom
(Original)
Jerome Courtland
Sylvester
(Original)
Yma Sumac
Najla
(Original)
Ernest Truex
B.G. Bigelow
(Original)
Lulu Bates
Elsa Bullinger
(Original)
Louis Nye
El-Akbar
(Original)
Nehemiah Persoff
Fowzi
(Original)
Marilyn Ross
Miss Buckley
(Original)
Richard Temple
Farquarson
(Original)
Anthony Tudor
Arab
(Original)
Rowan Tudor
Clayfoot Trowbridge
(Original)
Evans
(Original)
Sara Aman
Dancer
(Original)
Jonathan Anderson
Clyde, F.D.R. Puppets Singing Voice
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Andy Aprea
Arab
(Original)
Lovingham
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Bil Baird
Clyde
(Original)
Marionette Operator
(Original)
Cora Baird
Marionette Operator
(Original)
Mirabelle
(Original)
Lee Ballard
Buyer
(Original)
Vicki Barrett
Singer
(Original)
Switchboard Operator
(Original)
Lewis Bolyard
Singer
(Original)
Stanley Carlson
A March of Time Voice
(Original)
Arab
(Original)
Lincoln Puppet Singing Voice
(Original)
Quimsy
(Original)
Ray Cook
Buyer
(Original)
Citizen of Capsulanti
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Fay DeWitt
Cat Puppet Singing Voice
(Original)
Griselda
(Original)
Carol Donn
Hen Puppet Singing Voice
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Franz Fazakas
Lion Puppet Singing Voice
(Original)
Marionette Operator
(Original)
Clifford Fearl
Buyer
(Original)
Citizen of Capsulanti
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Jane Fischer
Dancer
(Original)
Switchboard Operator
(Original)
Carl Harms
Marionette Operator
(Original)
Tom Payne Puppet Singing Voice
(Original)
Urylee Leonardos
Singer
(Original)
Switchboard Operator
(Original)
Normand Maxon
Dancer
(Original)
Joe Nash
Dancer
(Original)
Sheldon Ossosky
Citizen of Capsulanti
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Lois Shearer
Mirabelle, Cinderella, Poodle Puppets Singing Voice
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Laurel Shelby
Buyer
(Original)
Nurse
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Switchboard Operator
(Original)
Franklin T. Syme
Buyer
(Original)
Doctor Smith
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
James Tarbutton
Dancer
(Original)
Edgar F. Thompson
A Radio Voice
(Original)
Hastings
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Ted Thurston
Arab
(Original)
Peabody
(Original)
Rhino Puppet Singing Voice
(Original)
Norval Tormsen
Citizen of Capsulanti
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Tafi Towers
Singer
(Original)
Switchboard Operator
(Original)
The Voice on the P.A.
(Original)
Annaliese Widman
Dancer
(Original)
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E.Y. Harburg
Book
Lyrics
Director
Produced in association with
Fred Saidy
Book
Director
Produced in association with
Sammy Fain
Music
Moises Vivanco
Special material for Miss Sumac written by
Helen Tamiris
Choreographer
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
David Ffolkes
Costume Design
Lucinda Ballard
Costume Design
Ted Royal
Music Orchestrator
Andy Anderson
Production Stage Manager
Perry Bruskin
Stage Manager
Clifford Fearl
Assistant Stage Manager
John Yorke
General Manager
Abner D. Klipstein
Press Representative
Cheryl Crawford
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
May
14
1951
Closing Date
Jun
16
1951
Performances
40
as of Jun 17, 2025
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Flahooley - May 21, 1951
Flahooley - May 21, 1951
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Flahooley - May 21, 1951
Flahooley - May 21, 1951
Flahooley - May 21, 1951
Flahooley - May 21, 1951
Flahooley - May 21, 1951
Flahooley - May 21, 1951
Flahooley - May 21, 1951
Flahooley - May 21, 1951
Flahooley - May 21, 1951
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