Productions1 on Broadway
| 1981 | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Original. March 1, 1981 · Michael Smuin | 767 performances |
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Licensing 1 entry
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
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In the literature18 passages
Among criteria for selection were length of run (all book musicals remaining over 500 performances are here), seminal importance, people involved, uniqueness of approach or subject matter, quality of the score, and general acceptance as a significant work in the field. Broadway revivals were included if they ran longer… book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p7
Ain’t Misbehavin’, “The New Fats Waller Musical Show,” was such a popular attraction that it opened the way for two subsequent "catalogue” musicals, Eubie!, spotlighting the work of Eubie Blake, and Sophisticated Ladies, which did the same for Duke Ellington. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-green-stanley-green-kay-5th-ed-rev-and-updated-by#p275
Sophisticated Ladies moved into the Lunt-Fontanne in 1981 and thrilled theatregoers for 767 performances with its silken Ellington melodies and sparkling choreography. book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p58
Sophisticated Ladies built itself into a surprise hit. But not an easy one. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p892
The black composer anthology fad of the late Seventies brought forth an Ellington revue, SOPHISTICATED LADIES [March 1, 1981]. book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p572
Sophisticated Ladies (Duke Ellington, 1981; 767 performances) was a hit but traditional tribute revues were becoming less popular. book:the-complete-book-of-1990s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-paxton-mcnallie-2016-rowm#p228
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