A Connecticut Yankee
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A Connecticut Yankee is a 1927 musical comedy based on the novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by American humorist Mark Twain. The music was written by Richard Rodgers, the lyrics by Lorenz Hart, the book by Herbert Fields, and the dances by Busby Berkeley. It was produced by Lew Fields and Lyle D. Andrews and opened at the Vanderbilt Theatre on November 3, 1927. It starred William Gaxton, Constance Carpenter, and June Cochrane.
Among the best remembered songs are the up-tempo duet, "Thou Swell",[1] the ballad "My Heart Stood Still",[2] "On a Desert Island with Thee", and "I Feel at Home with You". For a 1943 revival, Rodgers and Hart added several additional songs, including "Can't You Do a Friend a Favor?",[3] in what was to be their final collaboration.
A Connecticut Yankee was adapted into a film in 1931 starring Will Rogers.
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| Musicals of Rodgers and Hart |
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| The Garrick Gaieties • Dearest Enemy • The Girl Friend • Peggy-Ann • A Connecticut Yankee • Present Arms • America's Sweetheart • Jumbo • On Your Toes • Babes in Arms • I'd Rather Be Right • The Boys from Syracuse • I Married an Angel • Too Many Girls • Higher and Higher • Pal Joey • By Jupiter |
