One Touch of Venus
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One Touch of Venus was a Broadway musical written by Kurt Weill (music), Ogden Nash (lyrics), and S. J. Perelman and Nash (book); it was directed by Elia Kazan and featured choreography by Agnes De Mille. The show opened at the Imperial Theatre on October 7, 1943 and closed on February 10, 1945 after 567 performances. The original production starred Mary Martin, Kenny Baker, and Paula Laurence. This musical has been made into a film which was released in 1948 starring Ava Gardner and Robert Walker.