MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Feb 02, 1950
Closing Date
May 27, 1950
Performances
134
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
46th Street Theatre
(Feb 02, 1950 - May 27, 1950)

Setting
Ridgefield, Conn.

Produced by The Theatre Guild; Produced in association with Anthony Brady Farrell
Music by Morton Gould; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields; Book by Herbert Fields, Dorothy Fields and Rouben Mamoulian; Based on the play "The Pursuit of Happiness" by Lawrence Langner and Armina Marshall; Music orchestrated by Morton Gould and Philip J. Lang
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian; Choreographed by Michael Kidd; Production Supervised by Lawrence Langner and Theresa Helburn
Scenic Design by Horace Armistead; Costume Design by Audré
Stage Manager: John Cornell and Herman Magidson
Conducted by Frederick Dvonch
Capt. Aaron Kirkland
Son of Liberty
 
Singer
Thad Jennings
Connecticut
Dancer
Abigail
 
Singer
Matthew
 
Singer
Comfort Kirkland
Col. Mortimer Sherwood
General Lucius Curtis
Jo Kirkland
Dancer
 
Singer
Prudence Kirkland
Dancer
Betsy
 
Singer
Town Crier
A Militiaman
 
Singer
Drummer
Aide to General Curtis
 
Singer
Singer
Aide to General Curtis
 
Singer
David
Singer
Singer
General George Washington
Sergeant
 
Singer
Dancer
Dancer
Dancer
Dancer
Son of Liberty
 
Singer

46th Street Theatre (Feb 02, 1950 - May 27, 1950)

Cast

Connecticut
Jo Kirkland
Franz
music by Morton Gould; lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Act 1
Sung By
A Girl with a Flame
Jo Kirkland
That's What I Told Him Last Night
Capt. Aaron Kirkland and Girls
I Like It Here
Franz
That's My Fella
Jo Kirkland
A Cow and a Plough and a Frau
Franz
Nothin' for Nothin'
Connecticut
He Will Tonight
Jo Kirkland and Girls
Don't Talk
Col. Mortimer Sherwood
Plantation in Philadelphia
Jo Kirkland, Franz, Connecticut, Col. Mortimer Sherwood and Company
You Kissed Me
Jo Kirkland
Act 2
Sung By
Don't Talk (Reprise)
Col. Mortimer Sherwood
I'll Never Learn
Jo Kirkland and Franz
There Must Be Something Better Than Love
Connecticut
She's Exciting
Franz
Mister Washington! Uncle George!
Boys and Girls
A Cow and a Plough and a Frau (Reprise)
Jo Kirkland and Franz
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