Greenwillow

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Greenwillow is a 1960 Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, known for its folk-inspired score and whimsical, pastoral setting.

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Greenwillow canonical 3
novel "Greenwillow" 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
awardRecognition Tony Award nominations
linked to: Tony Award
basedOn novel "Greenwillow"
linked to: Greenwillow
bookWriter B. J. Chute
Frank Loesser
Joseph Fields
castAlbumLabel Capitol Records
composer Frank Loesser
criticalReception mixed reviews
genre musical theatre
hasCastRecording original Broadway cast album
language English
lyricist Frank Loesser
musicalStyle folk-inspired score
notableSong "Could've Been a Ring"
"Greenwillow Christmas"
"Never Will I Marry"
linked to: I Never Will Marry

"Summertime Love"
"The Music of Home"
novelAuthor B. J. Chute
orchestraSize small orchestra
orchestrator Philip J. Lang
originalBroadwayPerformances 97
originalBroadwayPreviews 2
originalBroadwayRunEnd 1960-05-28
originalBroadwayRunStart 1960-03-08
originalCastMember Anthony Perkins
Cecil Kellaway
Cliff Hall
David Daniels
Ellen McCown
Joan Diener
Ruta Lee
William Chapman
originalChoreographer Joe Layton
originalDirector George Roy Hill
originalLanguageCountry United States
premiereDate 1960-03-08
premierePlace Broadway
premiereTheatre Alvin Theatre
producer David Merrick
setting fictional pastoral English village of Greenwillow
themes destiny
faith
love
rural community life
TonyNomination Best Actor in a Musical (Anthony Perkins)
Best Direction of a Musical (George Roy Hill)
Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Cecil Kellaway)
Best Musical

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Frank Loesser notableWork Greenwillow
Frank Loesser composedMusicFor Greenwillow
Frank Loesser wroteLyricsFor Greenwillow
Greenwillow basedOn novel "Greenwillow"
linked to: Greenwillow