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Hooray for What! is an anti-war musical
Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dance. The emotional content of the piece ? humor, pathos, love, anger ? as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole....
 with music by Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen was an United States Jewish composer of popular music.Having written over 400 songs, a number of which have become known the world over, Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the Great American Songbook....
, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg and a book by Howard Lindsay
Howard Lindsay

Howard Lindsay was an American theatrical producer, playwright, librettist, Theatre director and actor. He is best known for his writing work as part of the collaboration of Lindsay and Crouse, and for his performance, with his wife Dorothy Stickney, in the long-running play Life with Father....
 and Russel Crouse
Russel Crouse

Russel Crouse was an American playwright and librettist, best known for his work in the Broadway theatre writing partnership of Lindsay and Crouse....
. It introduced the song "Down With Love
Down with Love (song)

Down with Love is a popular song with lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and music by Harold Arlen. It was originally written in 1937 for the Broadway musical Hooray for What!....
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Hooray for What! is an anti-war musical
Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dance. The emotional content of the piece ? humor, pathos, love, anger ? as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole....
 with music by Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen was an United States Jewish composer of popular music.Having written over 400 songs, a number of which have become known the world over, Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the Great American Songbook....
, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg and a book by Howard Lindsay
Howard Lindsay

Howard Lindsay was an American theatrical producer, playwright, librettist, Theatre director and actor. He is best known for his writing work as part of the collaboration of Lindsay and Crouse, and for his performance, with his wife Dorothy Stickney, in the long-running play Life with Father....
 and Russel Crouse
Russel Crouse

Russel Crouse was an American playwright and librettist, best known for his work in the Broadway theatre writing partnership of Lindsay and Crouse....
. It introduced the song "Down With Love
Down with Love (song)

Down with Love is a popular song with lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and music by Harold Arlen. It was originally written in 1937 for the Broadway musical Hooray for What!....
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Productions

The original Broadway
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
 production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre
Winter Garden Theatre

The Winter Garden Theatre is a Broadway theatre theatre located at 1634 Broadway in midtown-Manhattan.It was built by William Kissam Vanderbilt in 1896 to be the American Horse Exchange....
 on December 1 1937, and ran for 200 performances. Directors were Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli

Vincente Minnelli was a Hollywood film director and Theatre director. His skilled integration of story, music, lighting, and design elements in a film made him the most critically respected crafter of musical film....
 and Howard Lindsay
Howard Lindsay

Howard Lindsay was an American theatrical producer, playwright, librettist, Theatre director and actor. He is best known for his writing work as part of the collaboration of Lindsay and Crouse, and for his performance, with his wife Dorothy Stickney, in the long-running play Life with Father....
, and choreographers were Robert Alton
Robert Alton

Robert Alton was an American dancer and choreographer, a major figure in dance choreography of Broadway theatre and Hollywood musicals from the 1930s through to the early 1950s....
 and Agnes de Mille
Agnes de Mille

Agnes George de Mille was an American dancer and choreographer....
 (her first Broadway choreography). It featured in the cast Ed Wynn
Ed Wynn

Ed Wynn was a popular United States comedian and actor noted for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor....
, Jack Whiting, Paul Haakon, June Clyde, Vivian Vance
Vivian Vance

Vivian Vance was an United States Emmy Award-winning television actress, theater actress and singer. Often referred to as ?TV?s most beloved second banana,? she is best known for her role as sidekick "Ethel Mertz" on the landmark American television sitcom I Love Lucy....
, Hugh Martin
Hugh Martin

'Hugh Martin' is an American musical theatre and film composer, arranger, vocal coach, and playwright. He is best known for his score for the classic 1944 MGM musical Meet Me In St....
, Ralph Blane
Ralph Blane

Ralph Blane was an American composer, lyricist, and performer....
 and Meg Mundy
Meg Mundy

Margaret L. "Meg" Mundy is an American actress. She was born in London, but came to the United States at a young age.A Theatre and screen actress for over 60 years, she has successfully maintained her privacy, and little is known about her personal details....
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Musical Numbers

  • God's Country
  • I've Gone Romantic on You
  • Moanin' in the Mornin'
  • Down With Love
  • In the Shade of the New Apple Tree