The show takes place at the beach home of Charlie Sorel, a few miles north of Malibu, California.
The cast included Frank Roberts (Greg Morris), Sydney Chaplin (George Tracy), Michelle Reiner (Franny Saltzman), Clinton Anderson (Irving), Dan Frazer (Mr. Shriber), Sarah Marshall (Rusty Mayerling), and Lauren Bacall (Charlie).
Understudies included Jerome Preston Bates (Joe), Don Guillory (Spoon/Flip), Gretchen Hall (Kimber), and Zakiya Young (Cheryl, Taylor).
The play was adapted for film several times: An eponymous movie starring Debbie Reynolds and Tony Curtis in 1964.
A 1971 German television movie with the title Letzte Grüße, lieber Charlie.