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| 1939 | Alvin Theatre Original. November 17, 1939 · Vincente Minnelli, Oscar Hammerstein II | 59 performances |
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In her early career, Worth appeared in a number of short-lived musicals (Very Warm for May, Higher and Higher, Bright Lights of 1944, Jackpot, and Seven Lively Arts), and was also closely associated with Mary Martin. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p184
The musical was a hit in London, opening at His Majesty’s Theatre on May 19, 1933, for 275 performances and starring Mary Ellis, Broadway’s original Rose-Marie. A 1935 film version by Fox starred Gloria Swanson, and Al Shean reprised his role from the original production. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p206
After Show Boat Kern and Hammerstein would collaborate on three of the composer’s remaining five Broadway shows, two with respectable runs, Sweet Adeline (1929) and Music in the Air (1932), and a disappointing Very Warm for May (1939). Despite book:enchanted-evenings-the-broadway-musical-from-show-boat-block-geoffrey-oxford-new#p67
Kern managed only one more new Broadway show, Very Warm for May (1939) in a final decade spent mainly in films. book:enchanted-evenings-the-broadway-musical-from-show-boat-block-geoffrey-oxford-new#p262
While working in Hollywood, he wrote Very Warm for May (1939) for Broadway; though the show itself was not a success, it included the classic “All the Things You Are.” book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p212
VERY WARM FOR MAY arrived on Broadway in dismal shape and quickly closed. book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p92
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