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Treasure Girl

Shows · Treasure Girl

Ann Wainwright, a spoiled heiress, joins a treasure hunt on a private estate, competing against other fortune seekers. She falls for Neil Dorian, who challenges her entitled worldview. Their romance develops amid the comic chaos of the hunt, but Ann must learn to value people over prizes.

Opened
1928
Performances
68
Type
Musical
Era
Early
Music: George GershwinLyrics: Ira GershwinBook: Fred Thompson, Vincent Lawrence

Productions1 on Broadway

1928 Alvin Theatre Original. November 8, 1928 · Bertram Harrison 68 performances

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In the literature16 passages

The next occupant of the Alvin was among the first shows to explore psychiatry, Lady in the Dark (1/23/41; 467 performances). The musical starred Gertrude Lawrence, returning to the Alvin in a better vehicle than her previous offering, Treasure Girl. KURT WEILL and Ira Gershwin supplied the score to a libretto by Moss… book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p394

'Tye Got A Crush On You”—originally used (unpublished) in\nTREASURE GIRL [November 8, 1928] book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p155

“I’ve Got a Crush on You—originally used (unpublished) in TREASURE GIRL [November 8, 1928] book:show-tunes-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-broadway-s-suskin-steven-suskin-steven#p99

“I’ve Got a Crush on You,” which had originally been introduced in Treasure Girl (1928) by Clifton Webb and Mary Hay. book:the-complete-book-of-1930s-broadway-musicals-dietz-dan-rowman-littlefield-publis#p24

“Where’s the Boy? Where’s the Girl?” (heard as “Where’s the Boy? Here’s the Girl!” from the 1928 Broadway musical Treasure Girl) book:the-complete-book-of-1990s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-paxton-mcnallie-2016-rowm#p46

“Fascinating Rhythm” (Lady, Be Good!, 1924) (Company); “I’ve Got a Crush on You” (cut during tryout of Treasure Girl, 1928; later used in the 1930 Broadway version of Strike Up the Band) (Sara Ramirez, Mi book:the-complete-book-of-1990s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-paxton-mcnallie-2016-rowm#p375

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