Shows · Over Here!
Over Here!
Opened 1974
341 performances
Musical, Revolution
Set on the American home front during World War II, the show follows two sisters who entertain the troops and boost morale through patriotic songs and high-spirited musical numbers. Meanwhile, a German spy has infiltrated their USO-style tour, and the plucky women must help uncover the saboteur while keeping spirits high during wartime.
"'America’s Big Band Musical'": the show's own period marketing line.
- Music
- Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
- Lyrics
- Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman
- Book
- Will Holt
Productions2 on Broadway
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Concord Theatricals OVER HERE! listed in the licensor's own catalogue |
Over Here! is a musical with a score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman and book by Will Holt. The original Broadway production was directed by Tom Moore and choreographed by Patricia Birch, with scenic design by Douglas W. Schmidt and costumes by Carrie F. Robbins. Over Here! was a follow-up to the Sherman brothers' World War II musical Victory Canteen, an off-Broadway production that featured 1940s icon Patty Andrews. The setting is a cross-country train trip in the United States during World War II (hence the name of the play, in contrast to the popular patriotic war anthem entitled Over There). The show begins as a nostalgic look at 1940s America (where fashion, music, big bands…
The first Broadway show I saw was Over Here! when I was really little. It was in the Shubert. Ann Reinking was in it, and John Travolta. I remember thinking Ann Reinking was the most astounding-looking creature I’d ever seen. It was great. I loved it.
Untold Stories of Broadway Volume 2 Part 1 the Jennifer Tepper, p. 354When the Andrews Sisters were in Over Here!, after the curtain call they did a ten minute medley of all their big hits. Of course, the cast had to
Show and Tell the New Book of Broadway Anecdotes Ken Bloom Bloom Ken Oxford Univ, p. 225Something wrong here? Correct a field or report the problem. Every change is recorded in public under the contributor licence.