East Wind
Shows · East Wind
Set in French Indochina, the story follows a romance between a young Frenchman and a local woman against the backdrop of colonial tensions. Their love is tested by cultural barriers, family opposition, and the political upheaval threatening the region. The exotic setting provides the framework for a tale of forbidden love that cannot overcome the forces arrayed against it.
- Opened
- 1931
- Performances
- 23
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Early
Productions1 on Broadway
| 1931 | Manhattan Theatre Original. October 27, 1931 · Oscar Hammerstein II | 23 performances |
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The next year found Romberg collaborating again with Hammerstein. The result was East Wind (10/27/31), a failure. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p476
The fall season proved disastrous for Oscar Hammerstein II, who had two huge failures in a row. Both opened at the Manhattan Theatre, Free for All on September 8 for fifteen performances and East Wind on October 27 for twenty-three showings, and while the latter may have been burdened by its clichéd operetta plot book:the-complete-book-of-1930s-broadway-musicals-dietz-dan-rowman-littlefield-publis#p162
several impressive operettas appeared in the 1930s, including Friml’s Luana (1930) and Romberg’s East Wind (1930), Nina Rosa (1931) and May Wine (1935). book:cambridge-companion-to-the-musical-cambridge-companions-to-music-the-the-cambrid#p111
East Wind (with Romberg) also closed after twenty-three performances, and Free for All (with Richard A. Whiting) after a dismal fifteen. book:cambridge-companion-to-the-musical-cambridge-companions-to-music-the-the-cambrid#p192
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