Released by MGM Studios on July 9, 1942, the film adaptation of I Married an Angel starred Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. Directed by W.S. Van Dyke II, the film only retained three Rodgers & Hart songs from the original Broadway production: “I’ll Tell the Man in the Street,” “Spring Is Here” and the title song. Bob Wright and Chet … Read More
1938 Broadway
After tryouts in New Haven and Boston, I Married an Angel opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on May 11, 1938. Directed by newcomer Joshua Logan – who would later team up with Rodgers & Hammerstein on South Pacific – the production featured Dennis King, Vivienne Segal, Walter Slezak, Charles Walters, Audrey Christie and Hungarian ballerina Vera Sorina as … Read More
I Married an Angel
I Married An Angel opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on May 11, 1938, featuring Dennis King, Vivienne Segal, Walter Slezak and Vera Zorina. Directed by Joshua Logan and choreographed by George Balanchine, the musical ran for almost a year, playing 338 performances. Joshua Logan, incidentally, went on to collaborate with Rodgers & Hammerstein on South Pacific 20 years … Read More