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Over Here! (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Over Here!

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Set on the American home front during World War II, the show follows two sisters who entertain the troops and boost morale through patriotic songs and high-spirited musical numbers. Meanwhile, a German spy has infiltrated their USO-style tour, and the plucky women must help uncover the saboteur while keeping spirits high during wartime.

Opened
1974
Performances
341
Type
Musical
Era
Revolution
Music: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. ShermanLyrics: Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. ShermanBook: Will Holt

Productions2 on Broadway

1918 Fulton Theatre Original. September 10, 1918 · predates this show 23 performances
1974 Shubert Theatre Revival. March 6, 1974 · Tom Moore 341 performances

Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. 1 of these predate the show itself and are almost certainly a different work of the same name. Shown, marked, not merged. West End runs are not yet held.

Licensing 1 entry

US Concord Theatricals OVER HERE! listed in the licensor's own catalogue

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In the literature13 passages

Over Here! (1974), this one a resuscitation of the 1940s wartime movie. book:anything-goes-a-history-of-american-musical-theatre-ethan-mordden#p299

Comeback: The Andrews Sisters (Over Here! ) Rookies: Janie Sell (Over Here! ) book:b007l4owcu-ebok-peter-filichia#p2

Any fan of 1940s music will be able to identify the two women on the right: Patty and Maxene Andrews, two members of the sister-act trio that sold millions of records. But who’s that woman on the left? Why, Janie Sell, who stood in for Laverne Andrews (who’d died in 1967) for the 1974 musical Over Here! book:b007l4owcu-ebok-peter-filichia#p96

After Grease, Waissman and Fox regressed a decade and produced a musical about the 1940s. Over Here! ran approximately one-tenth as long as Grease, and the partnership split. book:b007l4owcu-ebok-peter-filichia#p110

Nevertheless, even four months after the closing, Bennett was remembered at Tony time. He even won over the choreographers of two currently running shows, Raisin and Over Here! book:b007l4owcu-ebok-peter-filichia#p117

The stars knew it, and after each show was over, they made sure people had a good time by doing a long medley of their biggest hits. book:b007l4owcu-ebok-peter-filichia#p124

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