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Allegro

Opened 1947

315 performances

Musical, Golden Age

Allegro
Souvenir Program for Allegro

Allegro is a musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II, their third collaboration for the stage. Opening on Broadway on October 10, 1947, the musical centers on the life of Joseph Taylor Jr., who follows in the footsteps of his father as a doctor, but is tempted by fortune and fame at a big-city hospital.

Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book
Oscar Hammerstein II

Productions1 on Broadway

1947
Majestic TheatreBroadway Original, opened October 10, 1947, directed by Agnes de Mille (Oscar Hammerstein II uncredited)
315 performances

Songs6 songs

A Fellow Needs a Girl, You Are Never Away, So Far, Money Isn’t Ev’rything, The Gentleman Is a Dope, Allegro

Recordings 3 recordings

1947
Allegro
Allegro RCA Victor K 11, released 1947
United States
1993
Allegro RCA Victor 52758, released March 9, 1993
United States
2009
Allegro Masterworks Broadway 88697-41738-2, released 2009
United States

Licensing 2 entries

US Concord Theatricals R&H Theatricals available
UK Concord Theatricals R&H Theatricals available

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