Lerner and Loewe "What's Up" Playbill Dec and similar items

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