Whoop-Up
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Whoop-Up is a musical with music by Moose Charlap, lyrics by Norman Gimbel, and book by Cy Feuer and Ernest Martin, based on Stay Away, Joe by Dan Cushman. It was directed by Cy Feuer, with sets and lighting by Jo Mielziner and choreography by Onna White.
- Opened
- 1958
- Performances
- 56
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Golden Age
Productions1 on Broadway
| 1958 | Shubert Original. December 22, 1958 · Cy Feuer | 56 performances |
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There are two very important facts to know about the musical’s tryout: one, “Nobody Throw Those Bull” was titled “Nobody Love Those Cow,” and two, while she was known as Asia on Broadway, during the tryout she was known as Asia Mercoolova. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p746
The cast album was released by MGM and both the monaural and stereo versions were assigned the same release number (LP# E-3745-OC); however, only the mono version included the overture. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p746
There were two instrumental versions of the score, David Rose Plays Music from “‘Whoop-Up” (MGM LP # E-3746) and Dick Hyman Swings Music from ‘Whoop-Up’ (MGM # E-3747). book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p746
The CD release by Polydor (# 837-196-2) includes the overture as well as a number of bonus tracks, such as Chevalier’s jaw-dropping “Nobody Throw Those Bull”; “Love Eyes” and “Never Before” (Connie Francis); “Flattery” (Rosemary Clooney and Jose Ferrer); “Sorry for Myself” (Rosemary Clooney); a demo of the deleted “I’m… book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p746
Whoop-Up provided Johnson yet another opportunity to prove her mettle as musical comedy maven/biker chick. (Note that since her elevation from soubrette to leading lady, Susan now primly sits on het cycle sidesaddle.) book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p219
Estelle Parsons was an ensemble member and understudy in Whoop-Up in 1958. book:untold-stories-of-broadway-volume-2-part-1-the-jennifer-tepper#p368
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