Over Here!
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| Over Here! | |
| Music | Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman |
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| Lyrics | Robert B. Sherman Richard M. Sherman |
| Book | Will Holt |
| Productions | 1974 Broadway |
Over Here! is a musical with a score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman and book by Will Holt. The show was directed by Tom Moore and choreographed by Patricia Birch, with scenic design by Douglas W. Schmidt and costumes by Carrie F. Robbins.
Over Here! was a follow-up to the Sherman brothers' World War II musical Victory Canteen, an off-Broadway production that featured 1940s icon Patty Andrews. The setting is a cross-country train trip in the United States during World War II (hence the name of the play, in contrast to the popular patriotic war anthem entitled Over There). The show begins as a nostalgic look at 1940s America but quickly evolves into a social commentary about the fear of dying in battle, prejudice, and discrimination.
After thirteen previews, the show opened on March 6, 1974 at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for 341 performances. The opening night cast included the Andrews Sisters and newcomers John Travolta, Treat Williams, Marilu Henner, Samuel E. Wright, and Ann Reinking, all of whom went on to achieve successful careers. The show came to an untimely end on January 4, 1975 after Patty Andrews' husband sued producers Kenneth Waissman and Maxine Fox for royalties he claimed were due him for his work as a rehearsal pianist.
The show was scheduled to make its West End debut in 2007 at London's Apollo Theatre. The announced cast included Tony Award winners Donna McKechnie and Frances Ruffelle and Coronation Street actor Richard Fleeshman, however the production never occurred.
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[edit] Original production awards and nominations
- Tony Award for Best Musical (nominee)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Janie Sell, winner)
- Tony Award for Best Costume Design (nominee)
- Tony Award for Best Choreography (nominee)
- Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (nominee)
- Theatre World Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical (John Driver, Ann Reinking, and Janie Sell, winners)
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design (winner)
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design (winner)
