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Pipe Dream

Music by Richard Rodgers
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on the novel "Sweet Thursday" by John Steinbeck
Opened October 1955 in New Haven
November 30, 1955 at the Shubert Theatre and ran for 235 performances.

Synopsis

When Suzy, a homeless girl, is picked up for stealing food, she's taken in by Fauna, the wholehearted madame of the Bear Flag Cafe. Here she meets Doc, a carefree marine biologist, and soon romance is in the air.

Song List

Overture
All Kinds Of People
Tide Pool, The
Ev'rybody's Got A Home But Me
Fauna's Song
Lopsided Bus, A
Bum's Opera
Man I Used To Be, The
Sweet Thursday
Suzy Is A Good Thing
All At Once You Love Her
Happiest House On Block, The
Party That We're Gonna Have Tomorrow Night, The
We Are A Gang Of Witches
Will You Marry Me?
Thinkin'
Serenade
How Long?
Next Time It Happens, The
Finale

Info

This show had the shortest run of any of the R&H shows, and it closed at a loss after only seven months on Broadway.

Original Cast Included: Helen Traubel, William Johnson, Mike Kellin, Judy Tyler & G.D. Wallace

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