Treasure Girl

Treasure Girl
Music George Gershwin
Lyrics Ira Gershwin
Book Fred Thompson
Vincent Lawrence
Productions 1928 Broadway

Treasure Girl is a musical with a book by Fred Thompson and Vincent Lawrence, music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The musical's best-known song is "(I've Got a) Crush on You", which has been recorded by a number of artists, including Frank Sinatra.[1]

After a tryout in Philadelphia beginning on October 15, 1928, the musical opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on November 8, 1928. It ran for 68 performances before closing on January 5, 1929.[2] It starred Gertrude Lawrence and featured Clifton Webb and Walter Catlett. Bertram Harrison directed, and Bobby Connelly choreographed. The critics praised the lyrics and some of the music but found the book "remorselessly dull".[1]

Musical numbers

Act 1
  • "Skull and Bones" -- Ensemble
  • "(I've Got a) Crush on You" -- Polly Tees, "Nat" McNally and Ensemble
  • "Oh, So Nice" -- Ann Wainwright and Neil Forrester
  • "According to Mr. Grimes" -- Mortimer Grimes and Ensemble
  • "Place in the Country" -- Neil Forrester, Bunce and Girls
  • "K-ra-zy for You" -- "Nat" McNally, Polly Tees and Girls
  • "I Don't Think I'll Fall in Love Today" -- Ann Wainwright and Neil Forrester
  • "I've Got a Rainbow" -- Larry Hopkins, Jack Wrigley, Mary Grimes, Betty, Madge, Kitty and Girls
  • "Feeling I'm Falling" -- Ann Wainwright and Neil Forrester
Act 2
  • "Treasure Island" -- Ensemble
  • "What Causes That?" -- Polly Tees, "Nat" McNally and Girls
  • "What Are We Here For?" -- Ann Wainwright, "Nat" McNally and Girls
  • "I've Got a Rainbow (Reprise)" -- Girls
  • "Where's the Boy? (Here's the Girl!)" -- Ann Wainwright and Boys

Note: The song "A-Hunting We Will Go" was cut from the production.[3]

Roles and original cast

References

  1. 1 2 Pollack, Howard. George Gershwin: his life and work, pp. 429–30, Berkeley: University of California Press (2006). ISBN 0-520-24864-3
  2. ↑ Treasure Girl at the Internet Broadway Database
  3. ↑ Carnovale, Norbert. "Individual Songs", George Gershwin: A Bio-bibliography, Issue 76 of Bio-bibliographies in music, Greenwood Publishing Group (2000) ISBN 0313260036


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