Of V We Sing
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Of V We Sing is a Broadway musical revue with lyrics by Alfred Hayes and a book by Mel Tolkin, Sam Locke, and Al Geto.[1][2] It premiered at the Elysee Theatre on February 11, 1942, and ran for 76 performances before closing on April 25 that year.[1][2] The show marked the Broadway debuts of both Betty Garrett and Phil Leeds.[3][4]
The show was originally put on by the American Youth Theatre under the name V For Victory in September 1941 at the Malin Studio Theater.[5] By October, it was running under the name Of V We Sing.[1][6][7]
The Broadway production was directed by Perry Bruskin and produced by Alexander H. Cohen.[8]
A condensed version of the show, with a cast of ten people, played at the La Conga Club in New York City for two weeks in September 1942.[9][10][11] Four members of the original cast performed in this version: Eleanor Bagley, Lee Barrie, Connie Baxter, and Adele Jerome. New cast members were Kay Dowd, Ty Kearney, Ray Long, Marty Ritt, and Shelley Winters.[10]