David Merrick

Also credited on6 works

Carnival!
Do Re Mi
Irma La Douce
Vintage ’60
Subways Are For Sleeping
42nd Street

These come off the person record, which names a work and not a production. So we can say this name is attached to the work and we cannot say which staging, or in what capacity. For a composer or a writer that is the whole career we hold; there is no cast list to find them in.

In the literature8 passages

• A clever producer may be able to keep a hit running after it has worn out its welcome by announcing a new star’s appearance. David Merrick, the cleverest of them all, did just that with his blockbuster, Hello, Dolly. After Carol Channing had made the role her own for several years, he featured Ginger Rogers, Ethel Merman and Pearl Bailey…ebooks/Citron, Stephen/Musical From the Inside Out, The - Stephen Citron.txt
• 62 Producers David Merrick was the first to realise that Thornton Wilder’s 1954 play, The Matchmaker could be adapted successfully for the musical stage. He hired Michael Stewart to create the libretto and Jerry Herman to write the score. Together they turned out the smash hit, Hello, Dolly.ebooks/Citron, Stephen/Musical From the Inside Out, The - Stephen Citron.txt
• 92 The producer, David Merrick, not being specifically contracted to mention Herman’s or Stewart’s names, usually omitted them. Rodgers and Hammerstein were, on the other hand, superstars, and always put their names above the title. Today, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s name alone is similarly almost enough to sell tickets on its own. Critic Mark…ebooks/Citron, Stephen/Musical From the Inside Out, The - Stephen Citron.txt
• Direction : Joshua Logan; Producers : David Merrick and Joshua Logan; Choreography : Helen Tamiris; Scenery and Lighting : Jo Mielziner; Costumes : Alvin Colt; Musical Direction : Lehman Engelebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• Direction : Robert Lewis; Producer : David Merrick; Choreography : Jack Cole; Scenery : Oliver Smith; Costumes : Miles White; Lighting : Jean Rosenthal; Musical Direction : Lehman Engelebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
• Direction : Gian-Carlo Menotti (production supervised by Samuel Chotzinoff); Producers : David Merrick and The National Broadcasting Company in association with Byron Goldman; Scenery : Rouben Ter-Arutunian; Costumes : Costumes supervised by Helene Pons; Lighting : Charles Elson; Musical Direction : Herbert Grossmanebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt

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