Babes in Arms
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| Music | Richard Rodgers |
| Lyrics | Lorenz Hart |
| Book | Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart |
| Productions | 1937 Broadway 1939 film |
Babes in Arms is a 1937 musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart and book by Rodgers and Hart. It concerns a teen-age boy who puts on a show with his friends to avoid being sent to a work farm.
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[edit] Production history
Babes in Arms opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on April 14, 1937, transferred to the Majestic Theatre on October 25, 1937, and closed on December 18, 1937 after 289 performances. Directed by Robert B. Sinclair with choreography by George Balanchine, the cast featured Mitzi Green, Ray Heatherton, and Alfred Drake, as well as the Nicholas Brothers.
The City Center Encores! staged concert ran in February 1999, directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall with Erin Dilly, David Campbell, Jessica Stone and Christopher Fitzgerald.[1]
The musical was produced at the Chichester Festival Theatre from June 7, 2007 through July 7, 2007, and featured Lorna Luft.[2]
Several songs in Babes in Arms became pop standards, including the title song; "Where or When"; "My Funny Valentine"; "The Lady is a Tramp"; "Johnny One Note" and "I Wish I Were in Love Again".
The film version, released in 1939, starred Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney and was directed by Busby Berkeley.
A studio cast recording starring Gregg Edelman as Val, Judy Blazer as Billie, Jason Graae as Gus, Donna Kane as Dolores, Judy Kaye as Baby Rose, Adam Grupper as Peter, with JQ and the Bandits as the Quartet and featuring the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra was released by New World Records in 1990.
[edit] Characters and original Broadway cast
- Billie Smith – Mitzi Green
- Val Lamar – Ray Heatherton
- Marshall Blackstone – Alfred Drake
- Peter – Duke McHale
- Baby Rose – Wynn Murray
- Ivor DeQuincy – Harold Nicholas
- Irving DeQuincy – Fayard Nicholas
[edit] Musical numbers
- "Babes in Arms"
- "I Wish I Were in Love Again"
- "Light on Our Feet"
- "Way out West"
- "Imagine"
- "All At Once"
- "Johnny One Note"
- "The Lady Is a Tramp"
- "My Funny Valentine"
- "Where or When"
- "You Are So Fair"
[edit] References
- ^ Brantley, Ben."THEATER REVIEW; Ageless Fun, With the Beat And Bounce Of Springtime",The New York Times, February 13, 1999
- ^ "Babes in Arms listing",London Theatre Database, accessed May 12, 2009
[edit] External links
- Internet Broadway Database listing
- "Babes in Arms songs, plot, production notes"
- "Babes in Arms" production information, Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization
- The Judy Garland Online Discography "Babes In Arms" pages.
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