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Hazel Flagg

Shows · Hazel Flagg

Hazel Flagg is a 1953 musical, book by Ben Hecht, based on a story by James H. Street.

Opened
1953
Performances
190
Type
Musical
Era
Golden Age
Music: Jule StyneLyrics: Bob HilliardBook: Ben Hecht

Productions1 on Broadway

1953 Mark Hellinger Theatre Original. February 11, 1953 · David Alexander 190 performances

Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.

Licensing 2 entries

US Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark available
UK Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark available

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In the literature17 passages

Hazel Flagg ran five months on Broadway, which wasn’t long enough to earn back its investment. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p296

The reviewer also noted Adele had “one of the loudest and brassiest” scores since Hazel Flagg . book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p548

'The Frenchman’s Paree’ were deleted. ‘Surprise’ was followed by an elaborate dance sequence titled ‘The Surprise Ballet,’ and featured Jacquelyn McKeever, Tony Randall, the dancing ensemble, and dancer John Brascia (in the role of the couturier; he had appeared in Hazel Flagg book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p683

Hazel Flagg (2/11/53; 190 performances), a new Jule Styne musical, had lyrics by Bob Hilliard and a libretto by Ben Hecht based on his screenplay Nothing Sacred. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p355

The show was a disappointment despite a fine performance by Helen Gallagher. “Every Street’s a Boulevard (in Old New York)” achieved some fame. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p538

Replacing in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Hazel Flagg (when Benay Venuta vacated during its summer hiatus), she next appeared on Broadway in Plain and Fancy (1955), winning laughs with the song “City Mouse, Country Mouse.” book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p202

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