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Shows · No Strings

No Strings

Opened 1962

580 performances

Musical, Golden Age

Richard Kiley, who was in the 1962 production.
Richard Kiley, who was in the 1962 production. NBC Television

The work proved to be highly innovative in a number of ways: it placed the orchestra backstage, it put musicians onstage to accompany singers, it had the principals and chorus move scenery and props in full view of the audience, and — conforming to the show’s title — it removed the string section from the orchestra. In addition, it was concerned with an interracial love affair, though the matter of race was never discussed.

Music
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics
Richard Rodgers
Book
Samuel Taylor

Productions1 on Broadway

1962
54th Street TheatreBroadway Original, opened March 15, 1962, directed by Joe Layton
580 performances

Songs7 songs

The Sweetest Sounds, Loads of Love, La La La, Nobody Told Me, Look No Further, Maine, No Strings

Recordings 3 recordings

1962
No Strings (1962 original Broadway cast)
No Strings (1962 original Broadway cast) Capitol Records SO 1695, released 1962
United States
1993
No Strings (1962 original Broadway cast) Broadway Angel ZDM 0777 7 64694 2 3, released February 16, 1993
United States
2004
No Strings (1962 original Broadway cast) DRG Theater, released June 8, 2004
United States

Licensing 2 entries

US Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals available
UK Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals available

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