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showing results    1 - 9 of 9 titles     on off  images   on off  sort by   title date  results per page         10  25  50  75  100  <  1  > Eileen Darby Photo Assignments Miles White January 11, 1943 Gifted costume designer Miles White paints designs in his studio during the production of the Ziegfeld Follies of 1943. His show immediately following was Oklahoma!. 5 images » Oklahoma! circa 1943 The musical that redefined what a musical could be for Broadway. A love triangle storyline and classic songs such as "The Surrey with the Fringe On Top" and "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'" all led to a staggering 2,212 performance phenomenon. Richard Rodgers music, Oscar Hammerstein II lyrics, Agnes de Mille choreographer, Alfred Drake and Joan Roberts star, and directed by Rouben Mamoulian at the St. James Theatre. 42 images » Sadie Thompson September 21, 1944 A musical version of W. Somerset Maugham's "Rain," in which the title character was originally offered to Ethel Merman, who turned it down, and was replaced by June Havoc. The production was directed by Rouben Mamoulian, whose previous Broadway show was Oklahoma!. images available upon request Sing Out Sweet Land (part of series: American History In Song) November 1944 Walter Kerr's colorful salute to American folk and popular music, produced by the Theatre Guild and featuring Alfred Drake, fresh from Oklahoma!, Burl Ives, and Juanita Hall. images available upon request Bloomer Girl circa 1944 Starring Celeste Holm as Evelina in her first star billing, and Joan McCracken as Daisy. Choreography by Agnes de Mille. The 1861-period musical comedy centers on the theme of woman's liberation, represented by the then-shocking leg-exposing fashion of the bloomer. At the Shubert Theatre on 44th street, New York. 23 images » Sadie Thompson circa 1944 A musical version of W. Somerset Maugham's "Rain," in which the title character was originally offered to Ethel Merman, who turned it down, and was replaced by June Havoc. The production was directed by Rouben Mamoulian, whose previous Broadway show was Oklahoma!. images available upon request Song of Norway April 28, 1945 A loving and quasi-fictional biography of revered Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, cast as a romantic operetta by Robert Wright and George Forrest. The show enjoyed unheard-of success for an operetta in the 1940's, running for 860 performances during the same period on Broadway as Oklahoma!. Choreographed by a young George Balanchine and starring Irra Petina, Helena Bliss, Lawrence Brooks, and Robert Shafer. 7 images » Fiorello! October 22, 1959 Tom Bosley stars in his breakthrough Broadway performance in a musical following the life of New York mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. The show won the Pulitzer Prize based on the book by George Abbott and Jerome Weidman, with lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Music by Jerry Bock and produced by Hal Prince. At the Broadhurst Theatre, 1959. 44 images » Joan McCracken date unknown Eileen Darby photographs her good friend Joan McCracken candidly hamming in several settings. Joan McCracken found fame playing the role of Sylvie "The Girl Who Falls Down" in Oklahoma! and was later married to Bob Fosse. 12 images » <  1  >

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