Productions1 on Broadway
| 1950 | New Century Theatre Original. December 21, 1950 · Agnes de Mille | 157 performances |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.
Licensing 1 entry
| UK | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
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In the literature4 passages
OUT OF THIS WORLD was roundly attacked for questionable taste (verbal and visual). The uncredited George Abbott took over from de Mille, but the problems needed more than doctoring. book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p257
OUT OF THIS WORLD was also roundly attacked for questionable taste, verbal and visual. book:show-tunes-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-broadway-s-suskin-steven-suskin-steven#p159
Among the musicals, the greatest hits were “Guys and Dolls” based on Damon Runyon stories, and “Call Me Madam” starring Ethel Merman. Other musicals seen included Gian-Carlo Menotti’s musical drama, “The Consul;” Charlotte Greenwood in “Out Of This World;” “Arms and the Girl” with Nanette Fabray; “Pardon Our French” wi… book:a-pictorial-history-of-the-american-theatre-1860-1985-blum#p330
Porter continued to work hard on Out of This World, corresponding with the actor David Wayne about his songs. Wayne was to have played Mercury but was ultimately replaced by William Redfield: book:the-letters-of-cole-porter-cole-porter-editor-cliff-eisen-editor-dominic-mchugh-#p381
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