Brass Diva: The Life and Legends of Ethel Merman (91 page)
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Authors: Caryl Flinn
Opened at the Apollo Theatre on November z6, 1932. 243 performances.
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Anything Goes (1934)
Book by P. G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton; revised by Howard Lindsay and Russel
Crouse; music and lyrics by Cole Porter; produced by Vinton Freedley, Inc.; directed
by Howard Lindsay; dances by Robert Alton; settings by Donald Oenslager; gowns
by Jenkins; musical direction by Earl Busby.
Opened at the Alvin Theatre on November 21, 1934. 420 performances. Benay
Venuta replaced Merman beginning July 22,1935•
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Red, Hot and Blue! (1936)
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse; music and lyrics by Cole Porter; produced by Vinton Freedley; directed by Howard Lindsay; choreographed by George
Hale; settings by Donald Oenslager; costumes by Constance Ripley; orchestra under
the direction of Frank Tours.
Opened at the Alvin Theatre on October z9, 1936. 183 performances.
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Stars in Your Eyes (1939)
Book by J. P. McEvoy; music by Arthur Schwartz; lyrics by Dorothy Fields; produced
by Dwight Deere Wiman; directed by Joshua Logan; choreographed by Carl Ran dall; set design by Jo Mielziner; costumes by John Hambleton; musical direction by
Al Goodman.
Opened at the Majestic Theatre on February 9, 1939- 126 performances.
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