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| 1961 | 54th Street Theatre Original. October 23, 1961 · Robert Lewis | 32 performances |
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Added to the production was Adler’s “Watch Your Heart,” a revised version of his lovely ballad “What’s Wrong with Me?” from the 1961 Broadway musical Kwamina ; the song was later recorded as “If You Win, You Lose.” book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p393
Adler, without his late partner Jerry Ross, tried his hand at both music and lyrics for Kwamina (10/23/61; 32 performances), starring Robert Guillaume and Sally Ann Howes. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p207
He wrote a television musical version of Little Women, followed by the quick flop (with a sometimes fine score) Kwamina, starring then-wife Sally Ann Howes. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p261
KWAMINA [October 23, 1961] showed his potential as a composer of serious theatre work, as well as proving he could write alone; but nothing of worth has been attempted since. book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p444
Watch Your Heart [music and lyric by Adler] —recorded as If You Win, You Lose; written for revival, revised version of What’s Wrong with Me from KWAMINA [October 23, 1961]; book:show-tunes-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-broadway-s-suskin-steven-suskin-steven#p280
KWAMINA [October 23, 1961] showed his potential as a composer of serious theatre work, but nothing of worth has come along since. book:show-tunes-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-broadway-s-suskin-steven-suskin-steven#p282
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