Productions1 on Broadway
| 1955 | Imperial Theatre Original. February 24, 1955 · Cy Feuer | 478 performances |
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Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
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In the literature36 passages
There have been musicals about the cold war (e.g. Leave It to Me!, Silk Stockings ), but Chess was the first to treat the conflict seriously, using an international chess match as a metaphor. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p273
It settled into a profitable run of almost 500 performances and was later made into a successful MGM film musical. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p449
Cole Porter's last musical, Silk Stockings (1955), an adaptation of Garbo's famous film Ninotchka, was a hit with Don Ameche, Hildegarde Neff, and Gretchen Wyler. book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p180
Then, Cole Porter’s last Broadway show, Silk Stockings (2/24/55; 477 performances), opened at the Imperial with Don Ameche and Hildegarde Neff in the leads. “All of You” was the hit in the score. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p279
Porter’s last show, Silk Stockings (2/24/55; 478 performances), was based on the film Ninotchka. Hildegarde Neff had the Greta Garbo part, with support from Don Ameche and Gretchen Wyler. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p439
The list of musicals he directed and choreographed is remarkable, and even a partial list of musicals he doctored is impressive: Funny Girl, Silk Stockings, Wonderful Town, Wish You Were Here, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Cabaret, for starters. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p130
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