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| 1968 | George Abbott Theatre Original. January 27, 1968 · Steven Vinaver | 31 performances |
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Darling of the Day (1/27/68; 32 performances) was a failure by the usually reliable JULE Styne and E. Y. Harsurc, although the score is much admired. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p207
Harburg’s last Broadway show, Darling of the Day (1/27/68; 32 performances), was written with Jule Styne. The show starred Vincent Price and Patricia Routledge. Although the show was a failure, Harburg considered it his My Fair Lady. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p242
Darling of the Day (1/27/68; 32 performances) was another show with a fine Styne score that achieved little success. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p539
In addition to the delightful simplicity of his lyrics for the movie The Wizard of Oz, he contributed the unmistakably Harburgian words to the songs of Bloomer Girl, Finian’s Rainbow, Jamaica, and the underrated, cult shows Flahooley, The Happiest Girl in the World, and Darling of the Day. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p41
The Guild was responsible for Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart’s first Broadway success, The Garrick Gaieties; Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s first collaboration, the groundbreaking Oklahoma!; as well as Porgy and Bess, Carousel, Bells Are Ringing, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Among the Guild’s other musical… book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p276
Darling of the Day opened without any librettist listed, always a bad sign. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p238
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