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Burlesque

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Burlesque
Season: 1956-1957
Venue: Main Stage

    Collaborators

    Performer

    • Bert Lahr
    • Arleen Whelen
    • Vicki Cummings
    • William K. Mayer
    • Tom Ahearne
    • Robert Gwaltney
    • Virginia Lee
    • Gail Garber
    • Sharon Frye
    • Bob Ball
    • Charles G. Martin
    • David Gindlen
    • E. J. Uber
    • Henry Biedinger
    • Valerie East
    • Irene Allarie
    • Curtis Knudson
    • Kay Ann Taylor
    • Bette Monday
    • Grace Harrison
    • Ede Gorman
    • Estelle Johnson
    • Euelle Nobles
    • Helene Wynn

    Director

    • Bert Lahr

    Playwright/Author

    • George Manker Watters
    • Arthur Hopkin

    Producer

    • George S. Engle

    Program

    The program for Burlesque

    Photos

    • Bert Lahr in "Burlesque" during the 1956-1957 season.

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