I Married an Angel

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I Married An Angel is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart and book by Rodgers and Hart. It was based on a Hungarian play by Janos Vaszary. Rodgers and Hart wrote a number of songs for an unproduced film musical based on the same play in 1933.

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[edit] 1938 Broadway production

The show opened at the Shubert Theatre on May 11, 1938 and ran for 338 performances. It was directed by Joshua Logan. The cast was as follows:

[edit] Songs

  • "Angel Without Wings" (1938)
  • "Animated Objects" (1933)
  • "At the Roxy Music Hall" (1938)
  • "Did You Ever Get Stung?" (1938)
  • "Face the Facts" (1938)
  • "How to Win Friends and Influence People" (1938)
  • "I Married an Angel" (1938)
  • "I'll Tell the Man in the Street" (1938)
  • "I'm Ruined" (1938)
  • "Love Is Queen, Love Is King" (1933)
  • "Men from Milwaukee" (1938)
  • "The Modiste" (1938)
  • "Othello" (1938)
  • "Snow Ballet" (1938) (music by Richard Rodgers)
  • "Tell Me I Know How to Love" (1933)
  • "A Twinkle in Your Eye" (1938)
  • "Wedding Scene" (1938)
  • "Why Have You Eyes?" (1933)
  • "Women Are Women" (1938)

[edit] 1942 MGM film

The film version was directed by W. S. Van Dyke. It starred Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. It featured several additional songs not written by Rodgers and Hart.

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Musicals of Rodgers and Hart
The Garrick Gaieties • Dearest Enemy • The Girl Friend • Peggy-Ann • A Connecticut Yankee • Present Arms • America's Sweetheart • Jumbo • On Your Toes • Babes in Arms • I'd Rather Be Right • The Boys from Syracuse • I Married an Angel • Too Many Girls • Higher and Higher • Pal Joey • By Jupiter
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