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| 1969 | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Original. March 18, 1969 · Agnes de Mille | 7 performances |
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Baker also wrote the charming and melodic score for the 1969 Broadway musical Come Summer . book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p659
His two Broadway musicals, Copper and Brass (1957) and Come Summer (1969) had short runs, but those songs that have surfaced from the former are cheerful, and his Come Summer score is rich in melody. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p858
Cryer—whose then-husband, David, leading man of Come Summer (1969) and Ari (1971), was also thwarted in his Broadway bid—and Ford never returned to Broadway, although they enjoyed a long-running downtown hit with I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road (1978). book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p850
His sporadic producing career continued, with The Body Beautiful (1958, Bock and Harnick’s first collaboration), The Girls Against the Boys (1959), Hallelujah, Baby! (1967), Come Summer (1969), Mitch Leigh’s closed-out-of-town Halloween (1972), Irene (1973), The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall, and Comin’ Uptown (1979). book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p966
Tony Awards were won by René Auberjonois (supporting actor) and Cecil Beaton (costume designer). book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-steven-suskin#p202
Cryer—whose then-husband, David, leading man of Come Summer (1969) and Art (1971), was also thwarted in his Broadway bid—and Ford never returned to Broadway, although they enjoyed a long-running downtown hit with Im Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road (1978). book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-steven-suskin#p849
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