Wait for Me Marlena
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"Wait for Me Marlena" is a song from the popular musical, Over Here! which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. It was sung by Janie Sell who played the part of "Mitzi the spy". Sell won the "Best Featured Actress" Tony Award as well as the 1974 Theatre World Award. The show was nominated for a total of 5 Tonies.
The song was written by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman. The original Broadway cast included Andrews Sisters, John Travolta, Treat Williams, Marilu Henner, Samuel E. Wright, and Ann Reinking and marked the beginning of a record breaking number of now iconic actors' careers. When Patty Andrews' husband sued the show midseason claiming that he was owed a royalty for being the rehearsal pianist, the production was forced to an untimely end. The case was eventually dismissed but the show closed on January 4, 1975 nevertheless. The musical ran for 341 performances on Broadway.
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- Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.
