Shows · Charlie and Algernon
Charlie and Algernon
Opened 1980
17 performances
Musical, Megamusical
Based on Daniel Keyes' novel Flowers for Algernon, intellectually disabled Charlie Gordon undergoes an experimental surgery that dramatically increases his intelligence, paralleling an earlier experiment on a mouse named Algernon. As Charlie's genius blossoms, he experiences love and self-awareness for the first time, but when Algernon begins to deteriorate, Charlie realizes his own brilliant mind will also fade.
- Music
- Charles Strouse
- Lyrics
- David Rogers
- Book
- David Rogers
Productions1 on Broadway
Charlie and Algernon is a musical with a book and lyrics by David Rogers and music by Charles Strouse. It is based on the 1966 novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. It received its premiere on December 21, 1978, at The Citadel Theater, in Edmonton, Canada.
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