Do Re Mi (musical)

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For the song from the musical The Sound of Music, see "Do-Re-Mi".
For the song by grunge rock band Nirvana, see "Do Re Mi (Nirvana song)".

Do Re Mi is a theater musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and book by Garson Kanin. The plot centers on a minor-league gangster who decides to go (somewhat) straight by going into the business of juke boxes and music promotion.

Contents 1 Songs 2 Broadway production 3 London production 4 Other productions

[edit] Songs

• " Adventure"
• "All of My Life"
• "All You Need Is a Quarter"
• "Ambition"
• "Asking for You"
• "Cry Like the Wind"
• "Fireworks"
• "He's a V. I. P."
• "I Know About Love"
• "It's Legitimate"
• "The Juke Box Hop"
• "The Late, Late Show"
• "Make Someone Happy"
• "Success"
• "Take a Job"
• "V. I. P."
• "Waiting, Waiting"
• "What's New at the Zoo?"
• "Who Is Mister Big?"

[edit] Broadway production

The show opened at the St. James Theatre on December 26, 1960 and moved to the 54th Street Theatre on December 25, 1961 for a total run of 400 performances. It was directed by Garson Kanin. It was notable for its elaborate scenic design by Boris Aronson, who conceived the show as an enormous pop art jukebox and used then-extremely novel forms like collage in his design.

Cast:

• Phil Silvers as Hubert Cram
• Nancy Walker as Kay Cram
• David Burns as Brains Berman
• Nancy Dussault as Tilda Mullen
• George Givot as Skin Demopoulos
• George Mathews as Fatso O'Rear
• John Reardon as John Henry Wheeler
• Al Lewis as Moe Shtarker

[edit] London production

The show opened at the Prince Of Wales Theatre on October 12, 1961 and ran for 169 performances.

It starred Max Bygraves, Maggie Fitzgibbon, Steve Arlen and Jan Waters.

[edit] Other productions

The 1999 Broadway revival starred Nathan Lane, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Heather Headley and Randy Graff.