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SAMMY CAHN (1913 - 1993) |
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Plays by Sammy Cahn |
Ain't That A Kick In The Head | ||
| 1st Produced: | New 42nd Street Studios, New York | 21 Oct 2002 | ||||
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 | #129017 | |||
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Genre: | Revue | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music and lyrics Sammy Cahn; book Kenny Solms | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Bojangles | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
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 | #116714 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Music by Charles Strouse; lyrics by Sammy Cahn; book by Douglas Jones | |||||
Synopsis: | The story of Bill Robinson - dancing legend Bojangles from an abandoned orphan to dancing with Shirley Temple | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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High Button Shoes | ||
| 1st Produced: | New Century Theatre, New York | 09 Oct 1947 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Tams-Witmark Music Library | ISBN/ASIN: | rca-4572 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: RCA (4572) 1947 | doollee no | #124541 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Sammy Cahn; book by George Abbott; Stephen Longstreet. Based on the novel "The Sisters Liked Them Handsome" by Stephen Longstreet | |||||
| Conmen Harrison Floy and Mr Pontdue cheat the Longstreet family out of all their money. Pursued by the police the make a getaway to Atlantic City taking Fran - Mrs Longstreet's younger sister with them. Fran has fallen for Harrison. In Atlantic City Pontdue tells Harrison to put all the money they have stolen on a bet. Harrison makes a mistake - he was supposed to bet on Princeton in a football match - they loose - instead he put the money on a horse called Princeton - it wins. The conmen now have more then enough money to pay back everyone they conned | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Look to the Lillies | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lunt-Fontanne Theater, New York | 29 Mar 1970 | ||||
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: | blue-pear-1010 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Blue Pear (1010) 1970 | doollee no | #64024 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | by Leonard Spigelgrass; Music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Sammy Cahn | |||||
| An Africa-American soldier has gone AWOL and is in hiding in New Mexico. The Mother Superior of a convent "persuades" him to build a chapel for her nuns | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Skyscraper | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York | 13 Nov 1965 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French Inc, New York, | ISBN/ASIN: | angel-65132 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Angel (65132) 1965 | doollee no | #112951 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | book by Peter Stone, music by James Van Heusen, lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Based on the play by Elmer Rice | |||||
| an expressionist comedy that follows a woman's fantasies from youth to old age. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Walking Happy | ||
| 1st Produced: | Lunt-Fontanne Theater | 26 Nov 1966 | ||||
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: | a-65133 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Angel (65133) 1966 | doollee no | #64923 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Written by Ketti Frings and Roger O Hirson; music by Jimmy van Heusen; lyrics by Sammy Cahn | |||||
| Henry Hobson has three daughters. George Beenstock two sons. The two youngest daughters flirt with the two sons. Hobson tells his oldest daughter Maggie her time is past she is too old to get married. Maggie marries Will her father's chief boot maker and they set up in business. Hobson's two remaining daughters cannot cope running the business. Eventually Hobson and Maggie resolve their differences and become partners in the shop | |||||
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