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Lady in the Dark (1997 original London cast)

Lady in the Dark

Shows · Lady in the Dark

Though he originally conceived it as a vehicle for Katharine Cornell, Moss Hart turned Lady in the Dark into a vehicle for Gertrude Lawrence by enlisting the services of Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin and changing it from a play to a musical.

Opened
1941
Performances
467
Type
Musical
Era
Early
Music: Kurt WeillLyrics: Ira GershwinBook: Moss Hart

Productions2 on Broadway

1941 Alvin Theatre Original. January 23, 1941 · Hassard Short, Moss Hart 467 performances
1943 Broadway Theatre Revival. February 27, 1943 · Albertina Rasch 83 performances

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Licensing 1 entry

unstated Ira and Leonore Gershwin Trusts licensed directly by the rights holder

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In the literature4 passages

The first three productions Fiorellol, Allegro, and the previously never revived Lady In The Dark—were excitingly presented with striking staging and performances by leading musical comedy stars. book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p320

had he not withdrawn after LADY IN THE DARK [Weill: January 23, 1941] and THE FIREBRAND OF FLORENCE [Weill: March 22, 1945], he might have done for the comedy musical what Oscar Hammerstein did for the serious musical book:show-tunes-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-broadway-s-suskin-steven-suskin-steven#p104

By the time he ended his brief but productive American career with Lost in the Stars (1949), the German refugee had managed to produce no less than eight shows in his adopted homeland, including two certifiable hits, Lady in the Dark (467 performances) and One Touch of Venus (567 performances). book:enchanted-evenings-the-broadway-musical-from-show-boat-to-sondheim-and-lloyd-web#p167

LADY IN THE DARK—FIRST DREAM SEQUENCE, See OH, FABULOUS ONE, et al. LADY IN THE DARK—SECOND DREAM SEQUENCE, See MAPLETON HIGH CHORALE, et al. LADY IN THE DARK—THIRD DREAM SEQUENCE, See GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH, THE, et al. LADY IN THE DARK—FOURTH DREAM SEQUENCE, See BOSS IS BRINGING HOME A BRIDE, THE, et al. book:the-complete-lyrics-of-ira-gershwin-gershwin-ira-1896-1983#p437

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