Panama Hattie

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Panama Hattie is a theater musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Herbert Fields and B. G. DeSylva. It is also the title of a 1942 MGM musical based upon the play.

Contents

[edit] Songs

  • "All I've Got to Get Now Is My Man"
  • "Americans All Drink Coffee"
  • "Fresh as a Daisy"
  • "God Bless the Women"
  • "Good Neighbors" (w.m. Roger Edens for the 1942 film version)
  • "Here's to Panama Hattie"
  • "I'm Throwing a Ball Tonight"
  • "I've Still Got My Health"
  • "Join It Right Away"
  • "Let's Be Buddies"
  • "Make It Another Old-Fashioned, Please"
  • "My Mother Would Love You"
  • "The Son-of-a-Gun Who Picks on Uncle Sam" (w. E. Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane for the 1942 film version)
  • "The Spring" (w. Jeni Le Gon & Alfred Legou m. Phil Moore for the 1942 film version)
  • "A Stroll on the Plaza Sant' Ana"
  • "They Ain't Done Right by Our Nell"
  • "Visit Panama"
  • "We Detest a Fiesta"
  • "Welcome to Jerry"
  • "Who Would Have Dreamed?"
  • "You Said It"

[edit] Broadway production

The show opened on October 30, 1940 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 501 performances. It was directed by Edgar McGregor.

Cast:

and the dancers included June Allyson and Vera-Ellen.

[edit] London production

The show opened at the Piccadilly Theatre on November 4, 1943 and ran for 308 performances. It was directed by William Mollison.

Cast:

[edit] 1942 film

The 1942 film version was directed by Norman Z. McLeod.

Cast:

Lena Horne appears as a nightclub singer in her first MGM film appearance, singing "Just One of Those Things".

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