The gay life musical

Herbert Ross i. In the case of The Gay Life, there was no change in the opening date in the time leading up to the Broadway. Original Broadway Production Back to Show. No audio yet. See full list. The opening date of November 18 was set at least as early as mid-Julyas the date was mentioned in a New York Times theatre column on July Previews were often not advertised for Broadway shows at this time, partly because they were usually sold as theatre-party benefits.

No videos listed yet. Audio Recordings See full list. Based on a cycle of seven short plays by Arthur Schnitzler, published in and first staged inThe Gay Life focuses on womanizing playboy Anatol von Huber. The Gay Life (Original, Musical, Broadway) opened in New York City Nov 18, and played through Feb 24, The Gay Life Broadway Original Sam S.

Shubert Theatre W. 44th St., New York, NY. Video Clips. It is most unlikely that there would have been a preview matinee on Saturday, November 16, followed by the opening performance that evening. Gerald Freedman.

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What's New. What's New Register Log In. Production Info. Run Type: Open-ended. Credits Highlights See full list. Musical Numbers. Video Recordings. Audio Clips. Variety reported that the production played three previews on Broadway before opening. No videos yet.

The Gay Life is a musical with a book by Fay and Michael Kanin, lyrics by Howard Dietz, and music by Arthur Schwartz. No photos yet. The opening was on Saturday evening, November 18, Some online sources list November 16 as the date of the first preview, but that is almost surely incorrect.

The first preview was most likely on Wednesday evening, November It was not quite unheard of at this time for a show that opened on a Saturday evening to have a matinee preview that day, but when that heppened, it was because the opening was delayed, and a substantial number of tickets had been sold for the matinee or perhaps even a theatre party.