Me And My Girl
Shows · Me And My Girl
One of the most unlikely Broadway hits of 1986 was an almost fifty-year-old London musical comedy that, despite its near record-breaking run of 1,646 performances, had always been deemed too “English” to be considered for a New York showing before.
- Opened
- 1986
- Performances
- 1,412
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Megamusical
Productions1 on Broadway
| 1986 | Marquis Theatre Original. August 10, 1986 · Mike Ockrent | 1,412 performances |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.
Recordings 5 albums held
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
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30 passages naming Me And My Girl, found by keyword across 178 books. It's where this show turns up in the literature, not curated trivia about it.
One of the most unlikely Broadway hits of 1986 was an almost fifty-year-old London musical comedy that, despite its near record-breaking run of 1,646 performances, had always been deemed too “English” to be considered for a New York showing before. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p265
Top shows like Cats and Me and My Girl seldom used the TKTS Booth more than once or twice a year, but other, less popular shows relied on daily TKTS Booth sales to stay open. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p552
1986 10 August: Me and My Girl, a British show from the 1920s that had been recently revived in London, premieres at the Marquis Theater, running 1,420 performances. book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p31
Me and My Girl 1,420 performances Opened August 10, 1986 Closed December 31, 1989 book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p455
Credits at those theatres include Me and My Girl: Gypsy; She Loves Me; The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas; The Music Man; Some Like It Hot; Man of La Mancha; The Odd Couple; South Pacific; Oklahoma!; Grease; Wonderful Life! The Musical; and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, among many others. book:theatre-world-2011-12-season-v-68-willis#p538
Toner, Thomas Me and My Girl Secret Garden, The book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p434
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