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Higher and Higher

Music	Richard Rodgers
Lyrics	Lorenz Hart
Book	Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan

Higher and Higher is a Broadway 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.

The show starred Jack Haley, Marta Eggert, and Shirley Ross, with Leif Erickson and Lee Dixon and included Vera Ellen and June Allyson.

The songs

“It Never Entered My Mind”
“Nothing But You”
“Ev’ry Sunday Afternoon”
“From Another World”

External Links

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Musicals	Fly with Me Poor Little Ritz Girl The Garrick Gaieties Dearest Enemy The Girl Friend Peggy-Ann A Connecticut Yankee Present Arms Chee-Chee Ever Green Simple Simon America's Sweetheart Jumbo On Your Toes Babes in Arms I'd Rather Be Right The Boys from Syracuse I Married an Angel Too Many Girls Higher and Higher Pal Joey By Jupiter
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"

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-'''''Higher and Higher''''' is a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[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 [[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]].
 The show starred [[Jack Haley]], [[Marta Eggert]], and [[Shirley Ross]], with [[Leif Erickson]] and [[Lee Dixon]] and included [[Vera Ellen]] and [[June Allyson]].