Productions1 on Broadway
| 1958 | Shubert Original. December 22, 1958 · Cy Feuer | 56 performances |
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There are two very important facts to know about the musical’s tryout: one, “Nobody Throw Those Bull” was titled “Nobody Love Those Cow,” and two, while she was known as Asia on Broadway, during the tryout she was known as Asia Mercoolova. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p746
The cast album was released by MGM and both the monaural and stereo versions were assigned the same release number (LP# E-3745-OC); however, only the mono version included the overture. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p746
There were two instrumental versions of the score, David Rose Plays Music from “‘Whoop-Up” (MGM LP # E-3746) and Dick Hyman Swings Music from ‘Whoop-Up’ (MGM # E-3747). book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p746
The CD release by Polydor (# 837-196-2) includes the overture as well as a number of bonus tracks, such as Chevalier’s jaw-dropping “Nobody Throw Those Bull”; “Love Eyes” and “Never Before” (Connie Francis); “Flattery” (Rosemary Clooney and Jose Ferrer); “Sorry for Myself” (Rosemary Clooney); a demo of the deleted “I’m… book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p746
Whoop-Up provided Johnson yet another opportunity to prove her mettle as musical comedy maven/biker chick. (Note that since her elevation from soubrette to leading lady, Susan now primly sits on het cycle sidesaddle.) book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p219
Estelle Parsons was an ensemble member and understudy in Whoop-Up in 1958. book:untold-stories-of-broadway-volume-2-part-1-the-jennifer-tepper#p368
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