Never Gonna Dance

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Never Gonna Dance is a Broadway musical featuring the music of Jerome Kern. The musical was adapted from the 1936 Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers film Swing Time. Lyricists include Oscar Hammerstein, Ira Gershwin, P. G. Wodehouse, Bernard Dougall, Johnny Mercer, Jimmy McHugh, Otto Harbach, and Dorothy Fields. During its Broadway run, it was directed by Michael Greif.

Previews began on October 27, 2003. The musical opened on December 4, 2003 at the Broadhurst Theatre and closed on February 15, 2004 with a run of 84 performances. Reviews were mixed.The New York Times deemed it a "pleasant" but "spiceless" production.[1] A review by The Village Voice was more positive, citing a convoluted plot and some miscast actors, but praising the musical numbers as "reassuringly good".[2]

Never Gonna Dance was nominated for two Tony Awards: Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Karen Ziemba) and Best Choreography (Jerry Mitchell. The musical also received nominations for two Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Choreography (Mitchell) and Outstanding Orchestrations (Harold Wheeler).

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  1. ^ Brantley, Ben. Theatre Review: Tapping Towards Love in Celebrated Slippers. The New York Times, December 5, 2003. Retrieved November 4, 2006.]
  2. ^ Feingold, Michael. Goods and disservices. The Village Voice, December 10, 2003. Retrieved November 4, 2006.]

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