Productions1 on Broadway
| 1942 | Shubert Theatre Original. June 3, 1942 · Joshua Logan | 427 performances |
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Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals R&H Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals R&H Theatricals | available |
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In the literature27 passages
In 1967, an Off-Broadway revival of By Jupiter ran for 118 performances. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p118
By Jupiter, which remained the longest on Broadway of any Rodgers and Hart musical during the team’s partnership, was the last original show they wrote together. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-green-stanley-green-kay-5th-ed-rev-and-updated-by#p140
Rumor says he was behind the deletion of another splendid song from another “Jupiter” musical: “Wait Till You See Her” was removed from By Jupiter (1942) just prior to the show’s New York opening night book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p116
In 1942, By Jupiter topped out as their longest running show, with 427 performances. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p222
The show opened at the Shubert Theater. It might have been their greatest success but for the fact that Ray Bolger, the star, quit to entertain troops overseas. It achieved the longest run of any Rodgers and Hart show until the revival of Pal Joey. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p472
Rodgers and Hart’s By Jupiter (6/3/42; 427 performances), their last full score, opened with Ray Bolger, Ronald Graham, Benay Venuta, and Vera-Ellen. The musical, sadly, contains one of the team’s most neglected scores. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p502
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