Productions1 on Broadway
| 1963 | Majestic Theatre Original. October 17, 1963 · Vincent J. Donehue | 82 performances |
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Mary Martin in the flop musical Jennie, supposedly based on the early career of actress Laurette Taylor. book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p272
Next came one of Martin’s few failures, Jennie (10/ 17/63; 82 performances). The musical, based on the early career of actor Laurette Taylor, had a score by Mary Martin in The Sound of Music, 1959. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p359
The best element of JENNIE was the music, including the final beautiful book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p281
Jennie, their 1963 vehicle for Mary Martin, played for 82 showings. book:the-complete-book-of-1930s-broadway-musicals-dietz-dan-rowman-littlefield-publis#p369
Golden Age musicals: ... Jennie, 10/17/63; Anyone Can Whistle, 4/4/64... book:the-golden-age-of-american-musical-theatre-1943-1965-naden-corinne-j-rowman-litt#p206
She earned an Emmy nomination for her performance as Winston Churchill’s mother, Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1975). book:the-stephen-sondheim-encyclopedia-rick-pender-rowman-littlefield-publishing-lanh#p652
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