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Shangri-La

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Shangri-La [13 June 1956] musical play by James Hilton, Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee (bk, lyr), Harry Warren (mu) [Winter Garden Thea; 21p]. An airplane carrying a small group of Americans and Europeans crashes in the mountains of Tibet where they discover the utopian community of Shangri-La.

Opened
1956
Performances
21
Type
Musical
Era
Golden Age
Music: Harry Warren (ballet music by Genevieve Pitot)Lyrics: James Hilton, Jerome Lawrence, and Robert E. LeeBook: James Hilton, Jerome Lawrence, and Robert E. Lee

Productions1 on Broadway

1956 Winter Garden Theatre Original. June 13, 1956 · Albert Marre 21 performances

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Also appearing in the production was Carol Lawrence as Liat; she later appeared in Shangri-La and Ziegfeld Follies , and then in 1957 appeared as Maria in the original Broadway production of West Side Story . book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p469

Besides “In the Hollow of His Hand” and “Men Are Only Little Boys Grown Tall” (which had also been dropped during the tryout) and the new song “A Man in the Dark,” eight songs were retained from the Broadway production: “Om Mani Padme Hum,” “Lost Horizon,” “Shangri-La,” “I’m Just a Little Bit Confused,” “The World Outs… book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p575

the Winter Garden Theatre was the place to watch her because she appeared there six times, first as a chorus-dancer replacement in Plain and Fancy, later in Shangri-La, and then in the current Ziegfeld Follies; three months after the latter closed, Lawrence was back at the Winter Garden as Maria in the original product… book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p614

Saddler was saddled with more than his share of stinkers (Shangri-La, Sophie, Tricks, Teddy and Alice), and his greatest work was in the revivals of No, No, Nanette and On Your Toes. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p232

Carol Lawrence, who later appeared in Shangri-La and Ziegfeld Follies, and then in 1957 appeared as Maria in the original Broadway production of West Side Story. book:the-complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-hardcover-2014-rowman-lit#p472

Carol Lawrence appeared there first as a chorus-dancer replacement in Plain and Fancy, later in Shangri-La, and then in the current Ziegfeld Follies; three months after the latter closed, Lawrence was back at the Winter Garden as Maria in the original production of West Side Story. book:the-complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-hardcover-2014-rowman-lit#p617

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