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The Band Wagon

Shows · The Band Wagon

Put together by the same creative team that had been responsible for Three’s a Crowd, The Band Wagon may well have been the most sophisticated, imaginative, and musically distinguished revue ever mounted on Broadway. To assure that the production would have the same homogeneity of style as a book musical, there were no interpolations in the score and only two writers were credited for the sketches.

Opened
1931
Performances
260
Type
Musical
Era
Early
Music: Arthur SchwartzLyrics: Howard Dietz

Productions1 on Broadway

1931 New Amsterdam Theatre Original. June 3, 1931 · Hassard Short 260 performances

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In the literature51 passages

Flying Colors flew in a direct line from The Little Show, Three’s a Crowd, and The Band Wagon. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p85

Today, Fabray is most likely remembered by musical comedy lovers as one of the quartet who introduced Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz’s standard “That’s Entertainment” in MGM’s classic 1953 film musical The Band Wagon. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p28

They followed that with another huge success for MGM, The Band Wagon (1953). The film was released after their next Broadway assignment, Wonderful Town, opened on February 25, 1953. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p133

They collaborated on what is considered the greatest of all revues, The Band Wagon. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p154

Howard Dietz suggested the use of the revolving stage as part of the staging, not just to change scenery while the curtain was down. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p59

They marauded through a succession of better and better shows, For Good- ness Sake!; Lady, Be Good!; Funny Face; and Smiles, culminating in the greatest revue in Broadway history, The Band Wagon (1931). Adele, deciding to go out on top, married Lord Charles Cavendish, leaving Fred a single act. The gamble paid off when… book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p125

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