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Say, Darling

Opened 1958

332 performances

Musical, Golden Age

Vivian Blaine, who was in the 1958 production.
Vivian Blaine, who was in the 1958 production. U.S. Army

Say, Darling is a three-act comic play by Abe Burrows and Richard and Marian Bissell about the creation of a Broadway musical. While the play featured nine original songs with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Jule Styne, all the songs are presented as either rehearsal or audition material.

"A Comedy about a Musical": the show's own period marketing line.

Music
Jule Styne
Lyrics
Betty Comden and Adolph Green

Productions1 on Broadway

1958
ANTA TheatreBroadway Original, opened April 3, 1958, directed by Abe Burrows
332 performances

Songs17 songs

Chief of Love, Try to Love Me, It’s Doom, The Husking Bee, It’s the Second Time You Meet That Matters, Why Did He Leave Me?, Let the Lower Lights Be Burning, Say, Darling, The Carnival Song, Husking Bee Dance, Dance Only with Me, Something’s Always Happening on the River, River Song, stop writing chain letters to himself., A Play about a Musical, A Comedy about a Musical, Corn Country

Recordings 3 recordings

1958
Say, Darling (1958 original Broadway cast)
Say, Darling (1958 original Broadway cast) RCA Victor LSO 1045, released 1958
United States
1958
Say, Darling (1958 original Broadway cast) RCA Victor LOC 1045, released 1958
United States
2008
Say, Darling (1958 original Broadway cast) DRG Records 19109; DRG Theater 19109, released March 4, 2008
United States

Licensing 1 entry

US Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark available

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