Treasure Girl
Shows · Treasure Girl
Ann Wainwright, a spoiled heiress, joins a treasure hunt on a private estate, competing against other fortune seekers. She falls for Neil Dorian, who challenges her entitled worldview. Their romance develops amid the comic chaos of the hunt, but Ann must learn to value people over prizes.
- Opened
- 1928
- Performances
- 68
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Early
Productions1 on Broadway
| 1928 | Alvin Theatre Original. November 8, 1928 · Bertram Harrison | 68 performances |
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16 passages naming Treasure Girl, found by keyword across 178 books. It's where this show turns up in the literature, not curated trivia about it.
The next occupant of the Alvin was among the first shows to explore psychiatry, Lady in the Dark (1/23/41; 467 performances). The musical starred Gertrude Lawrence, returning to the Alvin in a better vehicle than her previous offering, Treasure Girl. KURT WEILL and Ira Gershwin supplied the score to a libretto by Moss… book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p394
'Tye Got A Crush On You”—originally used (unpublished) in\nTREASURE GIRL [November 8, 1928] book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p155
“I’ve Got a Crush on You—originally used (unpublished) in TREASURE GIRL [November 8, 1928] book:show-tunes-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-broadway-s-suskin-steven-suskin-steven#p99
“I’ve Got a Crush on You,” which had originally been introduced in Treasure Girl (1928) by Clifton Webb and Mary Hay. book:the-complete-book-of-1930s-broadway-musicals-dietz-dan-rowman-littlefield-publis#p24
“Where’s the Boy? Where’s the Girl?” (heard as “Where’s the Boy? Here’s the Girl!” from the 1928 Broadway musical Treasure Girl) book:the-complete-book-of-1990s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-paxton-mcnallie-2016-rowm#p46
“Fascinating Rhythm” (Lady, Be Good!, 1924) (Company); “I’ve Got a Crush on You” (cut during tryout of Treasure Girl, 1928; later used in the 1930 Broadway version of Strike Up the Band) (Sara Ramirez, Mi book:the-complete-book-of-1990s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-paxton-mcnallie-2016-rowm#p375
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