JANUARY
1, 2006 --
LPR
has already noted that My Fair Lady marks the 50th anniversary
of its Broadway opening on March 15.
There are at least four other musicals that will also reach their 50th anniversaries
in 2006: Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella -- May 3; Li'l Abner -- November
15, music by Johnny Mercer, book, by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank; Bells
Are Ringing -- November 29, music by Jule Styne, book and lyrics by Betty Comden
and Adolph Green; and Candide -- December 1, music by Leonard Bernstein; book
by Lillian Hellman, lyrics, Richard Wilbur on the death of John LaTouche, the
original lyricist.
(Source, Broadway Musicals: Show By Show -- 5th edition -- by Stanley Green,
revised and updated by Kay Green.)
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The
streets of Thomaston, CT, lined with red bows. Thomaston
is home to the Thomaston Opera House, which produces
numerous shows and musicals every year. Their 2006 season
includes "Jekyl and Hyde," "Oliver," "Carousel," and "A
Chorus Line."
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