Henry, Sweet Henry

Henry, Sweet Henry

Infobox Musical
name= Henry, Sweet Henry
subtitle=


caption= Original Recording
music= Bob Merrill
lyrics= Bob Merrill
book= Nunnally Johnson
basis= Novel and film
"The World of Henry Orient"
productions= 1967 Broadway
awards=

"Henry, Sweet Henry" is a musical with a book by Nunnally Johnson and music and lyrics by Bob Merrill.

Based on the novel "The World of Henry Orient" by Johnson's daughter Nora and the subsequent film of the same name, the plot focuses on Valerie and Marian, two wealthy, love-struck teenagers who stalk an avant-garde composer and aging philanderer.

After twelve previews, the Broadway production, directed by George Roy Hill and choreographed by Michael Bennett, opened on October 23, 1967 at the Palace Theatre, where it ran for 80 performances. The cast included Don Ameche, Neva Small, Robin Wilson, Carol Bruce, Louise Lasser, Baayork Lee, Priscilla Lopez, Alice Playten, and Pia Zadora.

The stage musical was never filmed: however, during its brief Broadway run, Alice Playten and the chorus performed one song from the score -- "Poor Little Person" -- on "The Ed Sullivan Show"; this video recording survives.

The show is one of those tracked by William Goldman in his 1968 book "The Season", which describes the ins and outs of a season on Broadway. He contends that "Henry, Sweet Henry" was well-received by audience members (getting "every bit as good a reaction as "Mame" gets", referring to a smash hit of the time) but couldn't survive a bad review from Clive Barnes in the New York Times, who was then on a crusade to bring pop music into Broadway scores. Goldman also describes how the show was intended as a vehicle to propel its young lead Robin Wilson to stardom, but instead accidentally allowed second lead Alice Playten to steal the show.

ong list

;Act I
* Academic Fugue
* In Some Little World
* Pillar to Post
* Here I Am
* Whereas
* I Wonder How It Is To Dance With a Boy
* Nobody Steps on Kafritz
* Henry, Sweet Henry
* Woman in Love
* The People Watchers;Act II
* Weary Near to Dyin'
* Poor Little Person
* I'm Blue Too
* To Be Artistic
* Forever
* Do You Ever Go To Boston?
* Here I Am (Reprise)

Awards and nominations

*Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Playten, nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Choreography (nominee)
*Theatre World Award (Playten, winner)

External links

*
* [http://www.nodanw.com/shows_h/henrysweethenry.htm Guide to Musical Theatre - Synopsis, Casting, Musical Numbers, Choreography]


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