Productions1 on Broadway
| 1951 | 48th Street Theatre Original. February 6, 1951 · Howard Reynolds in association with Lena Ashwell, OBE | 31 performances |
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Licensing not confirmed
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In the literature5 passages
And six book musicals weren’t for the record: it appears that Happy as Larry, The Liar, Jotham Valley, Hit the Trail, Portofino, and Happy Town went commercially unrecorded. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p5
The musical is generally ignored in Broadway reference books, perhaps because it was perceived as a privately financed musical by amateurs that had the air of a vanity production about it. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p125
The six book musicals for which it appears no songs have been commercially recorded are: Happy as Larry, The Liar, Jotham Valley, Hit the Trail, Portofino, and Happy Town. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p875
six book musicals weren’t for the record: it appears that Happy as Larry, The Liar, Jotham Valley, Hit the Trail, Portofino, and Happy Town went commercially unrecorded. book:the-complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-hardcover-2014-rowman-lit#p5
The musical is distinguished for having one of the most collectible of Broadway programs (Playbill-sized programs, which seem to have been printed by Playbill magazine, were given to the audience). The rare program is distinguished as the first to use an all-color artwork cover. book:the-complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-hardcover-2014-rowman-lit#p127
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