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| 1964 | Martin Beck Theatre Original. December 12, 1964 · Lloyd Richards | 199 performances |
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The 1964 Broadway musical I Had a Ball was set at Coney Island, and lost money after a run of only 199 performances; the 1972 Off-Broadway musical God Bless Coney wasn’t blessed and floundered after three performances; and Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, was a disappointment a… book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p376
Some highlights that originated at the Beck during this decade included Jerry Herman's Milk and Honey (1961), about the new Israel; Anne Bancroft, Barbara Harris, Gene Wilder, and Zohra Lampert in a revival of Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children (1963), staged by Jerome Robbins; Colleen Dewhurst and Michael Dunn i… book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p193
The 1964 musicals continuing into the new year consisted of Dolly!, Funny Girl, and—from the fall season—Fiddler, as well as ultimate failures Oh, What a Lovely War, Golden Boy, Ben Franklin in Paris, Bajour, and I Had a Ball. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p39
His experience with Raisin’s fine actors (Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands) made him the logical (?) choice to helm the 1964 Buddy Hackett laff-fest I Had a Ball, from which he was rolled early on. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p1012
At age nineteen, future superstar Barbra Streisand made her debut on Broadway and took the show’s only Tony nomination. book:the-golden-age-of-american-musical-theatre-1943-1965-naden-corinne-j-rowman-litt#p101
Lawrence wrote the lyrics for “Tenderly,” which became one of Rosemary Clooney’s trademark songs. His Broadway lyrics include those for Courtin’ Time (1951) and I Had a Ball (1964). book:the-golden-age-of-american-musical-theatre-1943-1965-naden-corinne-j-rowman-litt#p188
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