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Lady in the Dark

Opened 1941

467 performances

Musical, Early

Gertrude Lawrence, who was in the 1941 production. Not certain, but probably Vandamm Studios, who seemed to do the photographic work for R&H at this point

Though he originally conceived it as a vehicle for Katharine Cornell, Moss Hart turned Lady in the Dark into a vehicle for Gertrude Lawrence by enlisting the services of Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin and changing it from a play to a musical.

Music: Kurt Weill
Lyrics: Ira Gershwin
Book: Moss Hart

Productions2 on Broadway

1941

Alvin TheatreBroadway Original, opened January 23, 1941, directed by Hassard Short, Moss Hart

467 performances

1943

Broadway TheatreBroadway Revival, opened February 27, 1943, directed by Albertina Rasch

83 performances

Songs7 songs

One Life to Live, Girl of the Moment, This Is New, The Princess of Pure Delight, My Ship, Jenny, Tschaikowsky

Recordings 4 recordings

Lady in the Dark (1947-10-19 Theater Guild on the Air cast) Theater Guild on the Air 088

United States

1997

Lady in the Dark Sony Classical MHK 62869, released June 3, 1997

United States

1998

Lady in the Dark (1997 original London cast) TER CDTER 1244, released 1998

United Kingdom

1998

Lady in the Dark (1997 original London cast) Jay Records 1278, released May 5, 1998

Licensing 1 entry

unstated

Ira and Leonore Gershwin Trusts

licensed directly by the rights holder

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