- I Do! I Do!
Infobox Musical
name= I Do! I Do!
subtitle=
caption= Logo
music=Harvey Schmidt
lyrics= Tom Jones
book= Tom Jones
basis=Jan de Hartog play "The Fourposter "
productions=1966 Broadway
1982 US Television
1996 Off-Broadway revival
awards="I Do! I Do!" is a musical with a book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by
Harvey Schmidt .Based on the
Jan de Hartog play "The Fourposter ", the two-character story spans fifty years, from 1895 to 1945, as it focuses on the trials and tribulations, laughters and sorrows, and hopes and disappointments experienced by Agnes and Michael Snow throughout their marriage. The set consists solely of their bedroom, dominated by the largefourposter bed in the center of the room.For producer
David Merrick it was the ideal investment in that it had neither expensive sets and costumes nor ensemble salaries to be paid.After four previews, the Broadway production, directed and
choreographed byGower Champion , opened onDecember 5 1966 at the46th Street Theatre , where it ran for 560 performances.Mary Martin and Robert Preston comprised the original cast;Carol Lawrence andGordon MacRae replaced them later in the run.Carol Burnett andRock Hudson starred in a national tour.A film adaptation, written by Champion and starring
Julie Andrews andDick Van Dyke , was announced byUnited Artists in 1969 but, following the commercial failure of several movie musicals, the project was aborted in the spring of 1970. A television version withLee Remick andHal Linden was broadcast in 1982.A 1996
off-Broadway revival at the Lamb's Theater was directed by Will Mackenzie and starredKaren Ziemba andDavid Garrison . [Brantley, Ben. [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?html_title=&tols_title=I%20DO!%20I%20DO!%20(PLAY)&pdate=19960329&byline=By%20BEN%20BRANTLEY&id=1077011430298 "Till Death Do Them Part, Again",] "New York Times", March 29, 1996]The show is frequently presented by
regional theatre s.ong list
;Act I
* All the Dearly Beloved
* Together Forever
* I Do! I Do!
* Good Night
* I Love My Wife
* Something Has Happened
*My Cup Runneth Over
* Love Isn't Everything
* Nobody's Perfect
* A Well Known Fact
* Flaming Agnes
* The Honeymoon Is Over;Act II
* Where Are the Snows
* When the Kids Get Married
* The Father of the Bride
* What Is a Woman
* Someone Needs Me
* Roll up the Ribbons
* This HouseThe original cast album was released by
RCA Records .Ed Ames had a major hit with his recording of the song "My Cup Runneth Over."Awards and nominations
*
Tony Award for Best Musical (nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist (nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (winner)
*Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Scenic Design (nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Costume Design (nominee)
*Tony Award Best Direction of a Musical (nominee)References
"Open a New Window: The Broadway Musical in the 1960s" by
Ethan Mordden , published by Palgrave (2001), pages 230-31 (ISBN 0-312-23952-1)External links
* [http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=3357] Internet Broadway Database listing
* [http://members.aol.com/n2thewoods/idoido.html Information about the show]
* [http://www.stageagent.com/shows.php?id=1629 Synopsis and character descriptions]
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