Finian's Rainbow (1947 musical)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Finian's_Rainbow_(1947_musical)

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Predicate	Object
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