Production Info

Previews: December 24, 1940 (1 previews)
Opening December 25, 1940
Closing: November 29, 1941
Length of Run: 374 perf.
Run Type: Open-ended

Location Info

Market: Broadway
Location: New York, NY

Credits Highlights

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... Staging	George Abbott
... Dance Director	Robert Alton (i)

Cast

... Joey Evans	Gene Kelly
... Mike Spears	Robert J. Mulligan
... Gladys Bumps	June Havoc
... Linda English	Leila Ernst
... Vera Simpson	Vivienne Segal
... Victor	Van Johnson
... The Tenor	Nelson Rae
... Melba Snyder	Jean Casto
... Ludlow Lowell	Jack Durant
... Commisioner O'Brien	James Lane

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Musical Numbers

Act One

Overture .... Orchestra
You Mustn't Kick It Around .... Joey, Gladys, Agnes, Kid, Chorus Girls and Waiters
I Could Write a Book .... Joey and Linda
Chicago .... Michael Moore (Ensemble Member) and Chorus Girls
That Terrific Rainbow .... Gladys, Victor and Girls
Love Is My Friend .... Vera
Happy Hunting Horn .... Joey, Terry, Chorus Girls and Boy Friends
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered .... Vera
Joey Looks Into the Future .... Joey, Specialty Dancer and Company

Act Two

Entr'acte .... Orchestra
The Flower Garden of My Heart .... Gladys, The Tenor, Specialty Dancer and Ensemble
Zip .... Melba
Plant You Now, Dig You Later .... Ludlow, Gladys and Ensemble
In Our Little Den .... Vera and Joey
Do It the Hard Way .... Ludlow, Gladys, Claire Anderson (Ensemble Member) and Ensemble
Take Him .... Vera, Linda and Joey
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Reprise) .... Vera
I Could Write a Book (Reprise) .... Joey

Additional Musical Numbers Lists

These song lists document any changes that the production went through aside from the opening night song list.

Post-Opening Song List

Trivia & History

The Rodgers and Hammerstein Fact Book incorrectly gives the dates of the Philadelphia tryout as December 16-22, 1940. The run in Philadelphia was December 11-21.