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Sammy Cahn

SAMMY CAHN

  (1913 - 1993)
Nationality:    USA
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Sammy Cahn's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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

         Ain't That A Kick In the Head         Bojangles         High Button Shoes         Look To the Lillies         Robin and the Seven Hoods         Skyscraper         Three Coins In The Fountain         Walking Happy

Ain't That A Kick In the Head

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Music And lyrics Sammy Cahn; book Kenny Solms

1st Produced:
New 42nd Street Studios, New York    21 Oct 2002

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Genre:
Revue

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Bojangles

Synopsis:
the story of Bill Robinson - dancing legend Bojangles from an abandoned orphan to dancing with Shirley Temple

Notes:
Music by Charles Strouse; lyrics by Sammy Cahn; book by Douglas Jones

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Genre:
Musical

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High Button Shoes

High Button Shoes
Conmen Harrison Floy and Mr Pontdue cheat the Longstreet family out of all their money. Pursued by the police the make a getaway to Atlantic City taking Fran - Mrs Longstreet's younger sister with them. Fran has fallen for Harrison. In Atlantic City Pontdue tells Harrison to put all the money they have stolen on a bet. Harrison makes a mistake - he was supposed to bet on Princeton in a football match - they loose - instead he put the money on a horse called Princeton - it wins. the conmen now have more then enough money to pay back everyone they conned

Notes:
Music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Sammy Cahn; book by George Abbott; Stephen Longstreet. Based on the novel "the Sisters Liked them Handsome" by Stephen Longstreet

1st Produced:
New Century Theatre, New York    09 Oct 1947

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1st Published:
Tams-Witmark Music Library   -

Music:
Original cast recording: RCa (4572) 1947

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Genre:
Musical

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Look To the Lillies

Look To the Lillies
an Africa-American soldier has gone aWOL and is in hiding in New Mexico. the Mother Superior of a convent "persuades" him to build a chapel for her nuns

Notes:
by Leonard Spigelgrass; Music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Sammy Cahn

1st Produced:
Lunt-Fontanne Theater, New York    29 Mar 1970

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Music:
Original cast recording: Blue Pear (1010) 1970

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Genre:
Musical

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Robin and the Seven Hoods

Synopsis:
Gang war breaks out in Chicago when Guy Gisborne has crime boss Big Jim Stevens shot

Notes:
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; lyrics by Sammy Cahn; book by Rupert Holmes. Based on the movie "Robin and the Seven Hoods" screenplay by David R Schwartz

1st Produced:
Old Globe Theatre, San Diego    14 Jul 2010

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Genre:
Musical

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Skyscraper

Skyscraper
an expressionist comedy that follows a woman's fantasies from youth to old age.

Notes:
book by Peter Stone, music by James Van Heusen, lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Based on the play by elmer Rice

1st Produced:
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York    13 Nov 1965

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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, New York,    -

Music:
Original cast recording: angel (65132) 1965

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  11            Female:  5            Other:  extras

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Three Coins In The Fountain

Synopsis:
Three women in Rome make a wish at the Trevi Fountain

Notes:
Music by Julie Stein; lyrics by Sammy Cahn; book by Doris Baizley; Paul Blake. Based on the movie "Three Coins In The Fountain" screenplay by John Patrick

1st Produced:
Muny Theatre, St Louis    07 Jul 1997

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Genre:
Musical

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Walking Happy

Walking Happy
Henry Hobson has three daughters. George Beenstock two sons. the two youngest daughters flirt with the two sons. Hobson tells his oldest daughter Maggie her time is past she is too old to get married. Maggie marries Will her father's chief boot maker and they set up in business. Hobson's two remaining daughters cannot cope running the business. eventually Hobson and Maggie resolve their differences and become partners in the shop

Notes:
Written by Ketti Frings And Roger O Hirson; music by Jimmy van Heusen; lyrics by Sammy Cahn

1st Produced:
Lunt-Fontanne theater    26 Nov 1966

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
Original cast recording: angel (65133) 1966

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Genre:
Musical

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