Shows · Wildcat
Wildcat
Opened 1960
172 performances
Musical, Golden Age
In 1912 Centavo City, a frontier oil town, brash and determined Wildcat Jackson arrives with her crippled sister Janie, looking to strike oil and make their fortune. With no money and no prospects, Wildcat bluffs and charms her way into the male-dominated world of oil wildcatting, falls for rugged foreman Joe Dynamite, and tries to bring in a gusher that will save the town from going bust — proving that sheer willpower can triumph over any obstacle.
- Music
- Cy Coleman
- Lyrics
- Carolyn Leigh
- Book
- N. Richard Nash
Productions1 on Broadway
Recordings 1 recording
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
Wildcat is a musical with a book by N. Richard Nash, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, and music by Cy Coleman. The original production opened on Broadway in 1960, starring a 49-year-old Lucille Ball in her only Broadway show. The show introduced the song "Hey, Look Me Over", which was subsequently performed as a cover version by several musicians. An original cast album was issued by RCA Victor records (LOC-1060).
Cy Coleman, a versatile composer whose background as a jazz pianist gives his work a distinctive sound, arrived on Broadway in the sixties with Lucille Ball’s Wildcat, then did five shows (Little Me, Sweet Charity, Seesaw, I Love My Wife, On the Twentieth Century ) which were hits or at least had decent runs.
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