Shows · Let It Ride
Let It Ride
Opened 1961
68 performances
Musical, Golden Age
Erwin, a meek greeting-card writer, discovers he has an uncanny ability to pick winning horses. His hot tips attract the attention of a trio of small-time gamblers who try to exploit his gift, while Erwin struggles to keep his newfound talent from destroying his marriage and his quiet life. The comedy follows the escalating chaos as everyone tries to cash in on Erwin's miraculous luck.
- Music
- Jay Livingston
- Lyrics
- Ray Evans
- Book
- Abram S. Ginnes
Productions1 on Broadway
Recordings 2 recordings
Let It Ride is a Broadway musical based on the 1935 Broadway farce Three Men on a Horse by George Abbott and John Cecil Holm. The musical, with book by Abram S. Ginnes and music and lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, choreographer Onna White, assistant choreographer Eugene Louis Faccuito (Luigi), opened on Broadway in New York City at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on October 12, 1961, and played 69 performances including one preview. The original Broadway production co-starred George Gobel and Sam Levene and featured Barbara Nichols and Paula Stewart. Erwin Trowbridge, a mild-mannered man working for a greeting card company, has an unusual talent: he can pick the winners of horse races wit…
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