Productions1 on Broadway
| 1958 | Royale Theatre Original. November 11, 1958 · Robert Dhery (staged by Alec Shanks) | 835 performances |
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In the literature15 passages
In 1958, David Merrick closed Menotti's Maria Golovin after only five performances allegedly to make way for La Plume de Ma Tante, a revue that subsequently ran on Broadway for over two years. book:showtime-a-history-of-the-broadway-musical-theatre-larry-stempel#p408
“Queen of the Strip-Tease” (includes songs “La plume de ma tante” and “Not Another Inch, Monsieur!”) (Colette Brosset); book:the-complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-hardcover-2014-rowman-lit#p737
La plume de ma tante originated in Paris, and then opened in London on November 3, 1955, at the Garrick Theatre. The New York edition of the comic revue was a long-running hit that played 835 performances, was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical, and won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Music… book:the-complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-hardcover-2014-rowman-lit#p738
La Plume de Ma Tante 835 performances Opened November 11, 1958 Closed December 17, 1960 book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p457
The musical field was enhanced by “Say, Darling,” “Flower Drum Song” and a delightful French revue “La Plume de Ma Tante.” book:a-pictorial-history-of-the-american-theatre-1860-1985-blum#p363
Tony Award winners Tammy Grimes (The Unsinkable Molly Brown), Yvonne Constant (La Plume de Ma Tante) and Daisy Eagan (The Secret Garden). book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-2011-to-may-2012-viagas-robert-8th-annual-ed#p424
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