Charlie and Algernon

Charlie and Algernon.

Charlie and Algernon is a stage musical based on the short story of the same name.

Cast

• Michael Crawford - Charlie Gordon
• Cheryl Kennedy - Alice Kinnian
• Jeanna L'Esty - Charlie's Mother
• Betty Benfield - Mrs. Donner
• Sharon Lee Hill - Gina
• George Harris - Frank

Plot

The title characters are a mentally r*****ed man and a laboratory mouse, respectively. Charlie volunteers to participate in an experimental intelligence-enhancing treatment, and his rapid progress parallels that of Algernon, who had been treated earlier. When the mouse's enhanced intelligence begins to fade, Charlie realizes he too is fated to revert to his original mental state.

Musical numbers

• "Have I the Right?" - Alice
• "I Got a Friend" - Charlie
• "Some Bright Morning" - Charlie and Alice
• "Our Boy Charlie" - Mrs. Donner, Gina and Frank
• "Hey Look at Me!" - Charlie and Alice
• "Reading" - Charlie
• "No Surprises" - Alice
• "Dream Safe with Me" - Mother
• "I Can't Tell You" - Charlie
• "Now" - Charlie and Alice
• "Charlie and Algernon" - Charlie
• "The Maze" - Charlie
• "Whatever Time There Is" - Charlie and Alice
• "Charlie" - Charlie
• "Charlie and Algernon" (reprise) - Mrs. Donner, Gina and Frank
• "I Really Loved You" - Alice
• "Whatever Time There Is" (reprise) - Alice