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| UK | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
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In the literature46 passages
Windust, Bretaigne Finian’s Rainbow book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p387
E. Y. Harburg got the idea for Finian’s Rainbow because he wanted to satirize an economic system that requires gold reserves to be buried at Fort Knox. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-green-stanley-green-kay-5th-ed-rev-and-updated-by#p157
One leprechaun (in Finian’s Rainbow ) or one invisible rabbit (in Harvey ) were dandy, but too much fantasy made him nervous. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p9
Chapman said Rumple was “charming, tasteful, handsome and gently nutty . . . a warmly pleasant show” which was a combination of Topper and Finian’s Rainbow; further, the songs were likable and the production was handsome. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p668
Harburg’s greatest success was certainly Finian’s Rainbow (1/10/47; 725 performances), written in collaboration with Burton Lane. Harburg also contributed the libretto along with Fred Saidy. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p241
Composer Burton Lane did not have as many of his shows produced as his contemporaries, but his shows all contained superior scores. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p307
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