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Never Gonna Dance

Shows · Never Gonna Dance

Lucky Garnett, a charming gambler and dancer, arrives in New York City where he falls for Penny Carroll, a dance instructor. But Lucky's friends have placed a bet that he can't earn enough money to return to his hometown and marry his fiancee. As Lucky and Penny fall deeper in love through their shared passion for dance, he must choose between his obligation back home and the new life — and new love — he has found in…

Opened
2003
Performances
84
Type
Musical
Era
Modern
Music: Jerome KernLyrics: Dorothy Fields (and others)Book: Jeffrey Hatcher

Productions1 on Broadway

2003 Broadhurst Theatre Original. December 4, 2003 · Michael Greif 84 performances

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In the literature4 passages

'Never Gonna Dance' may well be the best torch song ever written for a man to sing. It’s a plaintive ballad expressing Astaire’s despair at what he believes is the end of his affair with Rogers. book:the-melody-lingers-on-the-great-songwriters-and-their-movie-hemming-roy-new-york#p112

Songs: “Never Gonna Dance” (lyrics, Dorothy Fields); plus songs by others. book:the-melody-lingers-on-the-great-songwriters-and-their-movie-hemming-roy-new-york#p134

Never Gonna Dance brought her another Outer Critics Circle Award and Tony nomination before she went back to work with Ellis, Loud, and Kander on Curtains. book:nothing-like-a-dame-conversations-with-the-great-women-of-musical-theater-eddie-#p321

"Waltz in Swing Time" (Never Gonna Dance). This was definitely the right title for the song, but certainly not the right title for the show, what with Jerry Mitchell’s generous amounts of Tony-nominated choreography. book:the-book-of-broadway-musical-debates-disputes-and-peter-filichia-rowman-littlefi#p215

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