Characters and Original Cast
- Will Rogers - Keith Carradine
- Betty Blake - Dee Hoty
- Clem Rogers (Will's father) - Dick Latessa
- Ziegfeld's Favorite - Cady Huffman
- Mr. Ziegfeld (voice) - Gregory Peck
- Wiley Post - Paul Ukena, Jr.
- Will Rogers, Jr. - Rick Faugno
- Mary Rogers - Tammy Minoff
- James Rogers - Lance Robinson
- Freddy Rogers - Gregory Scott Carter
- Betty's sisters; Will's sisters; some of the New Ziegfeld Girls; The Will Rogers Wranglers, etc.
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