Sugar Babies (1979), a musical revue by Ralph G. Allen. [ Mark Hellinger Theatre, 1,208 perf.] A collection of traditional burlesque skits and familiar musical numbers, the show was an affectionate look back at the raunchy glories of the Minsky era. The revue's stars, Hollywood favorites Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller, may have been a bigger attraction than the burlesque material, for the road company headed by two top Broadway figures, Carol Channing and Robert Morse, quickly folded. Yet when Rooney and Miller took the show on the road it was remarkably successful.
Sugar Babies
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| Sugar Babies | |
| Music | Jimmy McHugh |
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| Lyrics | Dorothy Fields Al Dubin various |
| Book | Ralph G. Allen Harry Rigby |
| Productions | 1979 Broadway |
Sugar Babies is a musical comedy conceived by Ralph G. Allen and Harry Rigby, with music by Jimmy McHugh, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and Al Dubin and various others. The show, done in revue style, is a tribute to the old burlesque era.
Sugar Babies opened on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on October 8, 1979 and closed on August 28, 1982 after 1208 performances. Staging and choreography was by Ernest Flatt, with sketches directed by Rudy Tronto. It starred Mickey Rooney in his Broadway debut, Ann Miller, and Ann Jillian. Notable replacements were Juliet Prowse, Joey Bishop, Eddie Bracken, Rip Taylor, and Anita Morris.
Tony Award nominations
- Best Musical
- Best Book of a Musical
- Best Original Score
- Best Actor in a Musical - Mickey Rooney
- Best Actress in a Musical - Ann Miller
- Best Costume Design - Raoul Pène Du Bois
- Best Choreography
- Best Direction of a Musical
References
External links
- Internet Broadway Database listing
- New York Times review of tour, July 7, 1985
- New York Times article, March 1, 1987
- Playbill News, on the September 9, 2004, death of Ralph G. Allen
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