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RALPH BLANE (1914 - 1995) |
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Plays by Ralph Blane |
Best Foot Forward | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ethel Barrymore Theatre | 1941 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | drg-15003 | |||
| Music: | Revival cast recording: DRG (15003) 1963 | doollee no | #107841 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | book by John Cecil Holm, Music and lyrics by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin; | |||||
| A High School boy, Bud, asks a famous Hollywood actress, Gale Joy, to be his date for the Prom. Her agent thinks that this would be great publicity so she accepts. But Bud's girlfriend is jealous and at the dance she rips Gale's sash - this leads to a frenzy amongst the other High Schoolers who start ripping her dress to bits for souvenirs. Gale and her agent depart for Hollywood and it looks like Bud will be expelled for being the cause of it all | |||||
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Meet Me in St Louis | ||
| 1st Produced: | Irish Repertory Theatre, NY | 2006 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #61903 | |||
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Genre: | 140 min Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | book by Hugh Wheeler; music and lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane | |||||
Synopsis: | Based on stories by Sally Benson and the classic 1944 MGM film, Meet Me In St. Louis tells the story of the Smith family as they eagerly anticipate the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Optimism and young love are severely tested and of course finally triumph as the story unfolds with the background of the Great Louisiana Purchase Exhibition never far from the hearts and minds of the Smith Family. Songs include "The Trolley Song," "The Boy Next Door," and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," | |||||
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Three Wishes For Jamie | ||
| 1st Produced: | Mark Hellinger Theatre, | 21 Mar 1952 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Angel (64888) 1952 | doollee no | #64244 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Music by Ralph Blane; Lyrics by Ralph Blane; Book by Charles O'Neal and Abe Burrows; Based on the novel by Charles O'Neal | |||||
| The Queen of the Fairies grants a young Irishman three wishes. He wishes for a wife, to travel and have a son who can speak Gaelic. The first two wishes are easily achieved but then it is discovered that the new wife cannot conceive. The boy they adopt is mute | |||||
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