Of V We Sing

1942 Broadway musical revue From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Production

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]

Synopsis

The show consisted of two acts of songs and sketches.[1] Some of the show's content addressed World War II, while other parts touched on topics closer to home, like unions, Mother's Day, and the Brooklyn Dodgers.[12]

Act I

  • "You Can't Fool the People"
  • "News Story"
  • "NBC Goes to Broadcast"
  • "Sisters Under the Skin"
  • "Rhumba"
  • "One Way Passage"
  • "Red, White and Blues"
  • "Mother Love"
  • "Brooklyn Cantata"
  • "Take a Poem"
  • "Victory Conga"

Act II

  • "Priorities"
  • "News Story (Again)"
  • "Ivan the Terrible"
  • "Queen Esther"
  • "Hy'a Joe"
  • "Gertie, the Stool Pigeon's Daughter"
  • "You've Got to Appease with a Strip Tease"
  • "Belinda Blue"
  • "We Have a Date"
  • "Juke Box"
  • "Prologue to Finale"
  • "Of V We Sing"

Broadway cast

References

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