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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(Revived in 1974 as Lorelei)
by Jule Styne, Leo Robin, Joseph Fields and Anita Loos
About the Musical
Based on the novel of the same name - best known for featuring the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" and introducing Carol Channing to Broadway audiences.
Story:
Lorelei Lee boards an ocean liner headed for France with her friend Dorothy Shaw. En route, the girls meet a number of accommodating gentlemen, including Sir Francis Beekmen, who looses a Tiara to Lorelei and Henry Spofford, who loses his heart to Dorothy.
Composer
Jule Styne
Lyricist
Leo Robin
Librettist
Joseph Fields
Librettist
Anita Loos
Broadway Premiere
- Theatre
- Zigfeld Theatre
- Opening Night
- Dec 8, 1949
- Total Performances
- 740
- Original Cast
- Carol Channing, Yvonne Adair, Jack McCauley, Eric Brotherson, Alice Pearce, Rex Evans, Anita Alvarez, George S. Irving, Mort Marshall, Howard Morris, Charles "Honi" Coles, Cholly Atkins
- Director
- John C. Wilson
- Choreographer
- Agnes de Mille
- Producer
- Herman Levin and Oliver Smith
1974 Broadway Revival
- Musical Name
- Lorelei
- Theatre
- Palace Theatre
- Opening Night
- Jan 27, 1974
- Total Performances
- 320
- Original Cast
- Carol Channing, Tamara Long, Peter Palmer, Lee Roy Reams, Jack Fletcher
- Director
- Robert Moore
- Choreographer
- Ernest O. Flatt
- New Book
- Kenny Solms and Gail Parent
- New Lyrics
- Betty Comden and Adolph Green
1995 Broadway Revival
- Theatre
- Lyceum Theatre
- Opening Night
- April 10, 1995
- Total Performances
- 24
- Original Cast
- K. T. Sullivan, Karen Prunczik, George Dvorsky, Allen Fitzpatrick, David Ponting
- Director
- Charles Repole
- Choreographer
- Michael Lichtefeld
- Producer
- National Actors Theatre, Michael P. Price, Manny Kladitis
- Orchestrations
- Doug Besterman
- Scenic Design
- Eduardo Sicangco
- Costume Design
- Eduardo Sicangco
- Lighting Design
- Kirk Bookman
- Sound Design
- T. Richard Fitzgerald
1953 Film Version
- Movie Name
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
- Type
- Hollywood Musical
- Director
- Howard Hawks
- Screenplay
- Charles Lederer
- Starring
- Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan, George Winslow
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1974 Tony Award Nominations
Best Actress in a Musical: Carol Channing
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