| Hooray for What! | |
| Music | Harold Arlen |
|---|---|
| Lyrics | E. Y. Harburg |
| Book | Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse |
| Productions | 1937 Broadway |
Hooray for What! is an anti-war[1] musical with music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.[2][3] It introduced the song "Down With Love".
Productions
The original Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on December 1, 1937, and ran for 200 performances.[2] Directors were Vincente Minnelli and Howard Lindsay, and choreographers were Robert Alton and Agnes de Mille (her first Broadway choreography). It featured in the cast Ed Wynn, Jack Whiting, Paul Haakon, June Clyde, Vivian Vance, Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane and Meg Mundy.
Musical Numbers
- God's Country
- I've Gone Romantic on You
- Moanin' in the Mornin'
- Down With Love
- In the Shade of the New Apple Tree
One song cut from the final production, "I'm Hanging On to You", was later re-written with new lyrics to become If I Only Had a Brain for a future Arlen-Harburg collaboration, the much-beloved 1939 film adaptation of The Wizard of Oz.
References
- ^ Richard Connema, Hooray for What! is a Hilarious Send-up of America, Talkin' Broadway Regional News & reviews: San Francisco, undated but presumably November 2004 when 42nd Street Moon Productions performed the piece at San Francisco's Eureka Theatre. Accessed online 6 April 2008.
- ^ a b "Hooray For What! – Opening Night Production Credits" – Internet Broadway Database (Retrieved on February 18, 2008)
- ^ "New Plays in Manhattan" – Time Magazine (Monday, Dec. 13, 1937) (Retrieved on February 18, 2008)
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