Always You
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A romantic operetta in which a young woman finds herself caught between two suitors — one a dashing but unreliable charmer and the other a steadfast but unexciting admirer. Through a series of comic misunderstandings and romantic complications set in a European locale, she discovers that the truest love is the one that was always there.
- Opened
- 1920
- Performances
- 66
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Early
Productions1 on Broadway
| 1920 | Central Theatre Original. January 5, 1920 · Oscar Eagle | 66 performances |
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Always You, the first musical with book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, premieres at the Central Theater. book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p18
FLY WITH ME was alumnus Hammerstein, whose first Broadway show (ALWAYS YOU [January 5, 1920]; music by Herbert Stothart) had just closed after 66 performances. book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p183
Oscar studied law at Columbia University until he left school to join Otto Harbach for his first musical Always You in 1921. book:the-golden-age-of-american-musical-theatre-1943-1965-naden-corinne-j-rowman-litt#p186
In December, 1919 the first professional musical by Oscar Hammerstein II began out-of-town tryouts. In January, 1920 it opened on Broadway. book:musical-a-grand-tour-the-rise-glory-and-fall-of-an-flinn-denny-martin-new-york-l#p187
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