Shows · Song of the Flame
Song of the Flame
Opened 1925
219 performances
Musical, Early
The White Russian aristocrat Aniuta (Tessa Kosta) has deep sympathies for the struggling peasants of Russia so, donning a red dress and getting the nickname of The Flame, she leads the people in revolt.
"romantic opera": the show's own period marketing line.
- Music
- George Gershwin, Herbert Stothart
- Lyrics
- Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II
- Book
- Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II
Productions1 on Broadway
Song of the Flame is an operetta with music by Herbert Stothart and George Gershwin, and a musical book and lyrics co-written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto A. Harbach. Organized into a prologue, two acts, and an epilogue, the operetta is set in Moscow, Russia and Paris, France in the Spring of 1917. Song of the Flame premiered on Broadway at the 44th Street Theatre on December 30, 1925. It ran for a total of 219 performances; closing on July 10, 1926 after 219 performances. Directed by Frank Reicher and choreographed by Jack Haskell, the production used sets created by the Australian designer Joseph Urban and costumes designed by Mark Mooring. The cast included Phoebe Brune as Natasha, Gr…
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