Li’l Abner
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Following the lead of Finian’s Rainbow, Li’l Abner was a musical fantasy set in a rural Southern community that aimed satirical darts at existing social conditions. Here the main targets are the government’s propensity for bull-dozing areas for atom-bomb tests, right-wing militarists, inefficient politicians, and conformity. Based on the comic strip by Al Capp (who, ironically, would later adopt some of the views the…
- Opened
- 1956
- Performances
- 693
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Golden Age
Music: Gene de PaulLyrics: Johnny MercerBook: Norman Panama & Melvin Frank
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