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Burton Lane

BURTON LANE

  (1912 - 1997)
Nationality:    USA
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Burton Lane's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Burton Lane's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Finian's Rainbow         Hold On To Your Hats         Upstairs/Downstairs

Finian's Rainbow

Finian's Rainbow
Finian's Rainbow is the story of the Irishman Finian McLonergan and his daughter Sharon, who travel to a small Southern town in the mythical state of Missitucky with plans to bury a stolen pot of gold in the shadows of Fort Knox, in the mistaken belief it will grow and multiply. they have been followed from Ireland by the owner of the gold, a leprechaun, who shows up determined to recover his treasure. the musical is unusual in that it deals in a satirical way with issues of class and race, most specifically in the character of a bigoted southern senator who is accidentally turned black. Harburg and Lane created one of Broadway's greatest popular scores, including 'How Are Things in Glocca Morra?,' 'When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love (I Love the Girl I'm Near),' 'That Old Devil Moon,' and 'If This Isn't Love'
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Notes:
music Burton Lane; lyrics E.Y. Harburg; book E.Y. Harburg And Fred Saidy

1st Produced:
46th Street Theatre, New York    10 Jan 1947

Organisations:
Harlem Repertory Theatre

1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: Sony (SK 89208) 1947

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  7            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Hold On To Your Hats

Hold On To Your Hats
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Notes:
Music by Burton Lane; lyrics by e Y Harburg; book by Guy Bolton; Matt Brooks; Eddie Davis

1st Produced:
Shubert Theatre, New York    14865

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
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Music:
Studio cast recording: Painted Smiles (120) 1980

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Upstairs/Downstairs

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Music by Burton Lane; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; book by Hugh Wheeler Based on the television series "Upstairs, Downstairs" created by Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins

1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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