Characters
- Chuck Baxter - An office worker (a warm, friendly comic actor with strong singing voice). Baritone
- Fran Kubelik - a restaurant waitress (winning smile, cute rather than glamorous, powerful broad range singing voice, good diction.)Soprano/ Belter
- J.D. Sheldrake - a personnel manager (the heavy, good actor who sings.) Baritone
- Dr. Dreyfuss - a neighbour (exceptional character comic, sings 1 number with Chuck.)Tenor
- Marge MacDougall - A bar acquaintance (good character woman, minor singing.)Mezzo Soprano
- Dobitch, Kirkeby, Eichelberger, and Vanderhof, light character men who sing in quartet.
- Vivien, Miss Polansky, and Miss Wong,
- Karl - Fran's brother
- Mrs. Sheldrake
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