Finian's Rainbow (1947 musical)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musical
gptkbp:adaptedInto gptkb:Finian's_Rainbow_(1968_film)
gptkbp:award gptkb:New_York_Drama_Critics'_Circle_Award_for_Best_Musical
gptkbp:basedOn original story by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy
gptkbp:book gptkb:E.Y._Harburg
gptkb:Fred_Saidy
gptkbp:broadwayTheatre 725 performances
gptkbp:character gptkb:Og
gptkb:Finian_McLonergan
gptkb:Senator_Billboard_Rawkins
gptkb:Sharon_McLonergan
gptkb:Susan_the_Silent
gptkb:Woody_Mahoney
gptkbp:choreographer gptkb:Michael_Kidd
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Burton_Lane
gptkbp:director gptkb:Bretaigne_Windust
gptkbp:genre musical theatre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Finian's Rainbow (1947 musical)
gptkbp:influenced subsequent musicals with social commentary
gptkbp:lyricist gptkb:E.Y._Harburg
gptkbp:notableCast gptkb:Ella_Logan
gptkb:David_Wayne
gptkb:Albert_Sharpe
gptkb:Anita_Alvarez
Donald Richards
gptkbp:notableFor early use of integrated cast on Broadway
satirical treatment of racism and bigotry
gptkbp:notableRecording 2009 Broadway revival cast recording
1947 original Broadway cast recording
1960 Off-Broadway cast recording
gptkbp:notableSong gptkb:Old_Devil_Moon
gptkb:Look_to_the_Rainbow
gptkb:If_This_Isn't_Love
gptkb:How_Are_Things_in_Glocca_Morra?
gptkb:When_I'm_Not_Near_the_Girl_I_Love
gptkbp:orchestration gptkb:Don_Walker
gptkb:Robert_Russell_Bennett
gptkbp:originalLanguage English
gptkbp:premiereDate 1947-01-10
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:46th_Street_Theatre,_New_York_City
gptkbp:producedBy Lee Sabinson
gptkbp:revival 2009 Broadway revival
1955 Broadway revival
1960 Off-Broadway revival
gptkbp:setting Rainbow Valley, Missitucky, USA
gptkbp:subject gptkb:racism
magical realism
classism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Finian_McLonergan
gptkb:Woody_Mahoney
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6