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Higher and Higher
	Windowcard for original Broadway production
Music	Richard Rodgers
Lyrics	Lorenz Hart
Book	Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan
Productions	1940 Broadway

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Higher and Higher is a musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and book by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan and produced by Dwight Deere Wiman. It ran on Broadway for 84 performances in 1940.

Production

Higher and Higher premiered on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on April 4, 1940 and closed on August 24, 1940, after 108 performances. It played a return engagement at the Shubert Theatre from August 5 to August 24, 1940.

It was directed by Joshua Logan, with choreography by Robert Alton, scenic design by Jo Mielziner and costume design by Lucinda Ballard. The cast starred Jack Haley, Marta Eggerth, and Shirley Ross, with Leif Erickson and Lee Dixon and included Vera-Ellen and June Allyson.

A film based on the stage musical was released in 1943, starring Jack Haley.^[1]

Songs

Act 1

"A Barking Baby Never Bites" - Zachary Ash and Sandy Moore
"From Another World" - Minnie Sorenson, Zachary Ash, Sandy Moore, Hilda O'Brien, Byng and Company
"Mornings at Seven" - Mike O'Brien, Dottie and Ensemble
"Nothing But You" - Minnie Sorenson, Patrick O'Toole and Singers
"Disgustingly Rich" - Zachary Ash, Sandy Moore, Mike O'Brien, Hilda O'Brien, Byng, Miss Whiffen, Dottie and Ensemble

Act 2

"Blue Monday" - Byng, Nursemaid, Scullery Maid, Ladies' Maid and Ensemble
"Ev'ry Sunday Afternoon" - Minnie Sorenson and Patrick O'Toole
"Lovely Day for a Murder" - Mike O'Brien, Dottie and Ensemble
"How's Your Health" - Zachary Ash, Minnie Sorenson and Patrick O'Toole
"It Never Entered My Mind" - Sandy Moore
"I'm Afraid" - Zachary Ash, Sandy Moore and Specialty Girls and Boys
"I'm Afraid (Reprise)" - Sandy Moore, Ellen, Mike O'Brien, Byng, Hilda O'Brien, First Cop and Company
"Finale" - Company

References

^ Higher and Higher at Internet Movie Database imdb.com

External links

Higher and Higher at the Internet Broadway Database
Higher and Higher at LorenzHart.org

[1] Higher and Higher at Internet Movie Database imdb.com

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-'''''Higher and Higher''''' is a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[musical theater|musical]] comedy that opened [[April 4]], [[1940]], with music by [[Richard Rodgers]], lyrics by [[Lorenz Hart]], and book by [[Gladys Hurlbut]] and [[Joshua Logan]].  It was produced by [[Dwight Deere Wiman]]. It ran for 84 performances at the [[Shubert Theatre]].
+'''''Higher and Higher''''' is a [[musical theater|musical]] comedy with music by [[Richard Rodgers]], lyrics by [[Lorenz Hart]], and book by [[Gladys Hurlbut]] and [[Joshua Logan]] and produced by [[Dwight Deere Wiman]]. It ran on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] for 84 performances in 1940.
+==Production==
-The show starred [[Jack Haley]], [[Marta Eggert]], and [[Shirley Ross]], with [[Leif Erickson]] and [[Lee Dixon]] and included [[Vera Ellen]] and [[June Allyson]].
+''Higher and Higher'' premiered on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Shubert Theatre (Broadway)|Shubert Theatre]] on April 4, 1940 and closed on August 24, 1940, after 108 performances. It played a return engagement at the Shubert Theatre from August 5 to August 24, 1940.
+It was directed by Joshua Logan, with choreography by [[Robert Alton]], scenic design by [[Jo Mielziner]] and costume design by [[Lucinda Ballard]]. The cast starred [[Jack Haley]], [[Marta Eggerth]], and [[Shirley Ross]], with [[Leif Erickson (actor)|Leif Erickson]] and [[Lee Dixon]] and included [[Vera-Ellen]] and [[June Allyson]].
-== The songs ==
+A [[Higher and Higher (film)|film]] based on the stage musical was released in 1943, starring [[Jack Haley]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036919/fullcredits ''Higher and Higher'' at Internet Movie Database] imdb.com</ref>
-* “It Never Entered My Mind”
-* “Nothing But You”
-* “Ev’ry Sunday Afternoon”
-* “From Another World”
+==Songs ==
-=== External Links ===
+;Act 1
+* "A Barking Baby Never Bites" - Zachary Ash and Sandy Moore
+* "From Another World" - Minnie Sorenson, Zachary Ash, Sandy Moore, Hilda O'Brien, Byng and Company
+* "Mornings at Seven" - Mike O'Brien, Dottie and Ensemble
+* "Nothing But You" - Minnie Sorenson, Patrick O'Toole and Singers
+* "Disgustingly Rich" - Zachary Ash, Sandy Moore, Mike O'Brien, Hilda O'Brien, Byng, Miss Whiffen, Dottie and Ensemble
+;Act 2
+* "Blue Monday" - Byng, Nursemaid, Scullery Maid, Ladies' Maid and Ensemble
+* "Ev'ry Sunday Afternoon" - Minnie Sorenson and Patrick O'Toole
+* "Lovely Day for a Murder" - Mike O'Brien, Dottie and Ensemble
+* "How's Your Health" - Zachary Ash, Minnie Sorenson and Patrick O'Toole
+* "[[It Never Entered My Mind]]" - Sandy Moore
+* "I'm Afraid" - Zachary Ash, Sandy Moore and Specialty Girls and Boys
+* "I'm Afraid (Reprise)" - Sandy Moore, Ellen, Mike O'Brien, Byng, Hilda O'Brien, First Cop and Company
+*"Finale" - Company
+==References==
-* {{ibdb name|id=13249|title= Higher and Higher}}
+{{Reflist}}
-*  [http://www.lorenzhart.org/higher.htm Overview of show]
+==External links==
-{{Template:Rodgers and Hart}}
+* {{ibdb show|id=4396|title=Higher and Higher}}
+* [http://www.lorenzhart.org/higher.htm ''Higher and Higher''] at LorenzHart.org
+{{Rodgers and Hart}}
-[[Category:American musicals| Higher and Higher]]
+{{Authority control}}
-[[Category:1940 musicals| Higher and Higher]]
+[[Category:1940 musicals]]
 [[Category:Broadway musicals]]
+[[Category:Musicals by Rodgers and Hart]]

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Songs	"Manhattan" "Mountain Greenery" "Here in My Arms" "Blue Room" "My Heart Stood Still" "Thou Swell" "To Keep My Love Alive" "You Took Advantage of Me" "With a Song in My Heart" "A Ship Without a Sail" "Dancing on the Ceiling" "Ten Cents a Dance" "He Was Too Good to Me" "I've Got Five Dollars" "Isn't It Romantic?" "Lover" "Mimi" "You Are Too Beautiful" "Blue Moon" "It's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)" "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" "My Romance" "Little Girl Blue" "There's a Small Hotel" "Glad to Be Unhappy" "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" "Where or When" "I Wish I Were in Love Again" "My Funny Valentine" "Johnny One Note" "The Lady Is a Tramp" "Have You Met Miss Jones?" "I'll Tell the Man in the Street" "Spring Is Here" "Falling in Love with Love" "This Can't Be Love" "Sing for Your Supper" "I Like to Recognize the Tune" "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" "Give It Back to the Indians" "You're Nearer" "It Never Entered My Mind" "I Could Write a Book" "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" "Ev'rything I've Got" "Wait till You See Her"