Broadway Musical Home - Finian's Rainbow

The charming, witty and heartfelt Irish classic.

Story:

Finian McLonergan and his daughter Sharon travel to Missitucky to bury a pot of gold, hoping it will grow and multiply there. However, they have been followed from Ireland by a leprechaun, who is determined to recover his treasure.

: Composer
Burton Lane

: Lyricist and Librettist
E.Y. Harburg

: Librettist
Fred Saidy

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: 46th Street Theatre

Opening Night: Jan 10, 1947

Total Performances: 725

Original Cast: Anita Alvarez, Eddie Bruce, Royal Dano, Jane Earle, William Greaves, Ella Logan, Tom McElhany, Robert Pitkin, Donald Richards, Elayne Richards, Albert Sharpe, Roland Skinner, Augustus Smith Jr., Arthur Tell, David Wayne, Diane Woods

Director: Bretaigne Windust

Choreographer: Michael Kidd

Orchestrations: Robert Russell Bennett and Don Walker

Scenic Design: Jo Mielziner

Costume Design: Eleanore Goldsmith

Lighting Design: Jo Mielziner

1955 Broadway Revival

Theatre: City Center

Opening Night: May 18, 1955

Total Performances: 15

Original Cast: Jonelle Allen, Anita Alvarez, Frank Borgman, Eddie Bruce, John Bryan, Terry Carter, Donn Driver, James Elward, Helen Gallagher, Michael Gilford, Merv Griffin, Lynn-Rose Kohan, Will Mahoney, Oggie Small

Director: William Hammerstein

Choreographer: Onna White

Orchestrations: Robert Russell Bennett and Don Walker

Scenic Design: Howard Bay

Costume Design: Alvin Colt

1960 Broadway Revival

Theatre: 46th Street Theatre

Opening Night: May 23, 1960

Original Cast: Anita Alvarez, Carol Brice, Jeannie Carson, Biff McGuire, Howard Morris, Bobby Howes, Patty Austin, Sorrell Booke, Eddie Bruce, Edgar Daniels, Michael Darden, Arthur Garrison, Tom McElhany, Jim McMillan, Joe Ross

Director: Herbert Ross

Choreographer: Herbert Ross

Orchestrations: Robert Russell Bennett and Don Walker

Scenic Design: Howard Bay

Costume Design: Stanley Simmons

Lighting Design: Howard Bay

2009 Broadway Revival

Theatre: St. James Theatre

Opening Night: Oct 29, 2009

Total Performances: 92

Original Cast: Kate Baldwin, Guy Davis, Alina Faye, Cheyenne Jackson, Jim Norton, Brian Reddy, David Schramm, Terri White, William Youmans, Chuck Cooper, Christopher Fitzgerald

Director: Warren Carlyle

Choreographer: Warren Carlyle

Orchestrations: Robert Russell Bennett and Don Walker

Scenic Design: John Lee Beatty

Costume Design: Toni-Leslie James

Lighting Design: Ken Billington

1968 Film Version

Movie Name: Finian's Rainbow

Type: Hollywood Musical

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Screenplay: E.Y. Harburg, Fred Saidy

Starring: Fred Astaire, Petula Clark, Tommy Steele, Don Francks, Keenan Wynn, Barbara Hancock, Al Freeman Jr., Ronald Colby, Dolph Sweet, Wright King, Louil Silas

Musical Numbers

This Time of the Year

How Are Things in Glocca Morra?

Look to the Rainbow

Old Devil Moon

Something Sort of Grandish

If This Isn't Love

Necessity

Great Come-and-Get-It-Day

When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich

Fiddle Faddle

The Begat

Look to the Rainbow

When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love

Click on a song name to listen/purchase it on

CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

: 1960 Broadway Revival Cast Album

: 2004 Off-Broadway Revival Cast Album

: 2009 Broadway Revival Cast Album

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

Videos

: Original Hollywood Version DVD

Other

1948 Tony Award Nominations

Conductor and Musical Director
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - David Wayne
Best Choreography

1947 Theatre World Award Nominations

David Wayne

1956 Tony Award Nominations

Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Will Mahoney

2010 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival of a Musical
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical - Kate Baldwin
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical - Christopher Fitzgerald

2010 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Cheyenne Jackson
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Kate Baldwin
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Christopher Fitzgerald
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Terri White
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

2010 Drama League Award Nominations

Distinguished Revival of a Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Jim Norton

2010 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Kate Baldwin
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Christopher Fitzgerald
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Terri White