Opened at the Helen Hayes Theatre on September 14, 1980. Closed September 28, 1980 after 17 performances — 14 days. 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. Wiki link