Girl Crazy

Infobox Musical
name= Girl Crazy
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music= George Gershwin
lyrics= Ira Gershwin
book= Guy Bolton
Jack McGowan
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productions= 1930 Broadway
1932 film
1943 film
awards= :This article is about the stage musical. For other uses, see Girl Crazy (disambiguation)."

"Girl Crazy" is a theater musical with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and Jack McGowan. It is remembered as the show that made stars of both Ginger Rogers (who, with Allen Kearns, sang "Could You Use Me?" and "Embraceable You" and, with Willie Howard, "But Not for Me") and Ethel Merman (who sang "I Got Rhythm", "Sam and Delilah", and "Boy! What Love Has Done To Me!" ).

It has been adapted three times for film, most notably in 1943 with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. In that version, the roles played by Ginger Rogers and Ethel Merman were combined into one, played by Garland. It was revived (and heavily revised, with a completely new plot, and songs from other Gershwin shows added) in 1992 under the name "Crazy for You". It features the greatest amount of hit songs by Gershwin in one Broadway show, and is the only one of the Gershwin musical comedies to be filmed more than once.

An abridged version of "Girl Crazy" was presented at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC October 2-5, 2008 as part of their "" production. Max von Essen played Danny, Jenn Colella played Molly, and Randy Graff played Kate.

ongs

;Act I
* Bidin' My Time
* The Lonesome Cowboy
* Could You Use Me
* Bronco Busters
* Barbary Coast
* Embraceable You
* Goldfarb, That's I'm!
* Embraceable You (Reprise)
* Sam and Delilah
* I Got Rhythmcol-break ;Act II
* Land of the Gay Caballero
* But Not For Me
* Treat Me Rough
* Boy! What Love Has Done To Me!
* (When It's) Cactus Time in Arizona

Broadway production

The show opened at the Alvin Theatre on October 14, 1930 and ran for 272 performances. It was directed by Alexander Leftwich.

Cast

*Willie Howard "as Gieber Goldfarb"
*Allen Kearns "as Danny Churchill"
*Ginger Rogers "as Molly Gray"
*William Kent "as Slick Fothergill"
*Ethel Merman "as Kate Fothergill"

The pit orchestra included Glenn Miller, Gene Krupa, Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman.

Film adaptations

The 1932 RKO Radio Pictures production was very unlike the stage play except for its score. The film was tailored for the comic talents of Wheeler & Woolsey, a once-popular comedy team. In 1943, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced a lavish version starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. In 1965, MGM once again dusted off the property for Connie Francis. Unlike the previous two versions, the title was changed to "When the Boys Meet the Girls". It co-starred Herman's Hermits, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Louis Armstrong, and Liberace. A number of Gershwin songs were retained, including "Embraceable You", "Bidin' My Time", "But Not for Me", "Treat Me Rough", and "I Got Rhythm".

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