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St. Louis Woman

Opened 1946

113 performances

Musical, Golden Age

St. Louis Woman
Carl Van Vechten / Adam Cuerden

Set in St. Louis in 1898, the musical tells of fickle Della Green (Ruby Hill in a part intended for Lena Horne), who is the woman of tough saloon owner Biglow Brown (Rex Ingram), but who falls for Li’l Augie (Harold Nicholas), a jockey with an incredible winning streak.

Music
Harold Arlen
Lyrics
Johnny Mercer
Book
Arna Bontemps & Countee Cullen

Productions1 on Broadway

1946
Martin Beck TheatreBroadway Original, opened March 30, 1946, directed by Rouben Mamoulian
113 performances

Songs7 songs

Cakewalk Your Lady, Come Rain or Come Shine, I Had Myself a True Love, Legalize My Name, Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home, A Woman’s Prerogative, Ridin’ on the Moon

Recordings 1 recording

1946
St. Louis Woman (1946 original Broadway cast)
St. Louis Woman (1946 original Broadway cast) Capitol Records CE 28, released 1946
United States

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