Oddball Plot, Rare Revival ; 'Finian's' Songs Have Proven to Be Irrepressible
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › November 17, 2009
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Producers are always looking for well-known, tuneful musicals to revive. Yet, there are shows -- hits in their day -- that get overlooked.
Take "Finian's Rainbow," the 1947 Burton Lane-E.Y. Harburg musical whose very rich score includes "If This Isn't Love," "How are Things in Glocca Morra," "Old Devil Moon," "Look to the Rainbow" and "When I'm Not With the Girl I Love."See the full content of this document
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Oddball Plot, Rare Revival ; 'Finian's' Songs Have Proven to Be Irrepressible
The show was revived on Broadway for very brief runs in 1955 and 1960. And then, for 49 years, nothing. (The movie version came out in 1968.)
The reaso...See the full content of this document
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