I Do! I Do!

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I Do! I Do! is a David Merrick-produced Broadway 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, beginning just before the turn of the 20th century, as it focuses on the trials and tribulations, laughters and sorrows, and hopes and disappointments experienced by Agnes and George throughout their marriage. The set consists solely of their bedroom, dominated by the large fourposter bed in the center of the room.

After four previews, the show opened on December 5, 1966 at the 46th Street Theatre, where it ran for 560 performances. Mary Martin and Robert Preston were directed by Gower Champion.

Carol Burnett and Rock Hudson starred in a long-running national tour.

A film adaptation, written by Champion and starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, was announced by United Artists in 1969 but, following the commercial failure of several movie musicals, the project was aborted in the spring of 1970. A television version with Lee Remick and Hal Linden was broadcast in 1982.

A successful 1996 off-Broadway revival starred Karen Ziemba and David Garrison.