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Music By Richard Rodgers
Lyrics By Oscar Hammerstein II
Produced by: Theatre Guild
Choreography by: Agnes de Mille
Directed by: Agnes de Mille
Opened: October 10, 1947
Theatre: Majestic Theatre in New York
# of Performances: 315

Synopsis

The show chronicles nearly four decades in the life of an Everyman, Joseph Taylor, Jr., from cradle through a mid-life discovery of who he is and what his life is truly about.

Song List

Joseph Taylor Jr.
I Know It Can Happen
One Foot, Other Foot
Winters Go By
Poor Joe
Fellow Needs Girl, A
Mountain Greenery
Darn Nice Campus, A
Wildcats
So Far
You Are Never Away
What A Lovely Day For A Wedding
It May Be A Good Idea
To Have And To Hold
Wish Them Well
Money Isn't Everything
Yatata, Yatata, Yatata
Gentleman Is A Dope, The
Allegro
Come Home

Cast List

John Battles, Annamary Dickey, William Ching, John Conte, Muriel O'Malley, Lisa Kirk & Roberta Jonay

Awards & Nominations

Winner of 3 Donaldson Awards including Best Book, Lyrics and Score

Misc. Show Information

Opened September 1, 1947 at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven

The first of only two original musicals by Rodgers & Hammerstein not adapted from another source. The Show opened to the largest advanced sale in Broadway History. The reviews from the show brought on such a critical reaction and mixed reviews it became controversial. Due to all the bad reviews the show closed 10 months after arriving on broadway and the show failed to pay back its original production costs, and a national tour that visited 16 cities from November '48 to June of '49 didn't fare much better, either critically or financially.

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