Arms and the Girl (musical)

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Arms and the Girl
Music Morton Gould
Lyrics Dorothy Fields
Book Herbert Fields, Dorothy Fields, and Rouben Mamoulian
SettingDuring the American Revolution
BasisThe Pursuit of Happiness by Lawrence Langner and Armina Marshall
PremiereFebruary 2, 1950: 46th Street Theatre, New York City
Pearl Bailey and Nanette Fabray as Connecticut and Jo Pearl Bailey Nanette Fabray Arms and the Girl 1950.jpg
Pearl Bailey and Nanette Fabray as Connecticut and Jo

Arms and the Girl is a 1950 Broadway musical with a book by Herbert Fields, Dorothy Fields, and Rouben Mamoulian, music by Morton Gould, and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. [1] The show is based on the play The Pursuit of Happiness by Lawrence Langner and Armina Marshall. [2] It opened at the 46th Street Theatre on February 2, 1950, and closed on May 27 after 134 performances. [1]

Contents

Premise

During the American Revolution, [3] an American revolutionary named Jo, who lives in Connecticut, falls in love with a Hessian soldier. [4] Connecticut, a runaway slave who uses the name of whatever colony she is living in, is also involved.

Songs

Act l

Act ll

Cast

1950 Broadway [5]
Captain Aaron KirklandFlorenz Ames
Thad Jennings Seth Arnold
Comfort KirklandLulu Belle Clarke
Colonel Mortimer Sherwood John Conte
General Lucius Curtis Clifford Dunstan
Jo Kirkland Nanette Fabray
Franz Georges Guétary
Prudence KirklandEda Heinemann
General George WashingtonArthur Vinton
AbigailMimi Cabanne
BenSterling Hall
BetsyJoan Keenan
Connecticut Pearl Bailey
DavidPhilip Rodd
JohnPaul Fitzpatricks
MatthewJoseph Caruso
Town CrierWilliam J. McCarthy
MilitiamanPeter Miceli
DrummerJerry Miller
SergeantNorman Weise
Sons of LibertyAndy Aprea, Victor Young
Aides to General CurtisDan O'Brien, Robert Rippy

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Arms and the Girl (Broadway, Richard Rodgers Theatre, 1950)". Playbill. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Arms and the Girl - 1950 Broadway Musical: Tickets & Info". Broadway World. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  3. ↑ Atkinson, Brooks (1950-02-03). "FIRST NIGHT AT THE THEATRE; 'Arms and the Girl,' a Musical Show About Colonial Times, Put On by Theatre Guild". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  4. ↑ Dale, Michael. "Before HAMILTON, Before 1776: Three Revolutionary Broadway Musicals". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  5. ↑ "ARMS AND THE GIRL - CAST". Playbill. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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