Broadway production of Irma La Douce

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The Broadway production of "Irma La Douce" is the 1960 musical comedy adaptation of the French hit about a Parisian prostitute and her devoted lover, which became a notable success on the New York stage.

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instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
awardWon Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
awardWonBy Elizabeth Seal
basedIn Paris
basedOn French musical Irma La Douce
broadwaySeason 1960–1961 Broadway season
choreographedBy Onna White
closedOnBroadway 1962-12-31
costumeDesignBy Tanya Moiseiwitsch
countryOfOrigin United States
directedBy Peter Brook
englishBookAndLyricsBy David Heneker
Julian More
Monty Norman
genre musical comedy
locationOfPremiere New York City
lyricsBy Alexandre Breffort
mainCharacter Irma La Douce
linked to: Irma la Douce

Nestor Le Fripe
musicBy Marguerite Monnot
nominatedFor Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Choreography
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Musical
notableFor long Broadway run exceeding 500 performances
successful English-language adaptation of a French musical
notableSong Dis-Donc, Dis-Donc
From a Prison Cell
Irma La Douce
linked to: Irma la Douce

Our Language of Love
numberOfBroadwayPerformances 524
openedOnBroadway 1960-09-29
orchestrationsBy Gordon Langford
originalBroadwayCastAlbumReleasedBy Columbia Records
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A Parisian prostitute and her devoted lover become entangled in a comic tale of love and jealousy.
producedBy David Merrick
Donald Albery
roleOfIrmaPlayedBy Elizabeth Seal
roleOfNestorPlayedBy Keith Michell
setDesignBy Tanya Moiseiwitsch
setIn Parisian red-light district
starred Clive Revill
Elizabeth Seal
Keith Michell
theatre Plymouth Theatre
yearOfBroadwayOpening 1960

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Onna White workedOn Broadway production of Irma La Douce