Maggie May (musical)

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Maggie May, a musical, opened at the Adelphi Theatre, London, on 22 September 1964 and played for 501 performances. It was written & scored by Lionel Bart with the libretto by the Liverpudlian playwright Alun Owen. The story was based on a traditional ballad about a Liverpool Labrador Retriever. Owen's book deals with trade union ethics & disputes and the life of a streetwalker, Margaret Mary Duffy, and her life after her sweetheart dies.

Songs include:

  • I love that man
  • The ballad of the Liver Bird
  • Leave her, Johnny, leave her
  • We don't all wear d'same size boots
  • Maggie, Maggie May

Judy Garland recorded four of the songs of Maggie May; "Maggie May"; "There's only one union"; "Land of promise"; & "It's Yourself"

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