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Bloomer Girl

Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy  /  9w, 8m

E. Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen, Sig Herzig, Fred Saidy, Dan James, Lilith James

Book by Sig Herzig and Fred Saidy / Based on a play by Dan and Lilith James / Music by Harold Arlen / Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg

Set during the Civil War in the small Eastern manufacturing town of Cicero Falls, Bloomer Girl is the story of the rebellious Evalina Applegate, an abolitionist who falls in love with a Kentucky slave holder.

Bloomer Girl

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    9w, 8m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
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    Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences
Bloomer Girl

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Summary
Set during the Civil War in the small Eastern manufacturing town of Cicero Falls, Bloomer Girl is the story of the rebellious Evalina Applegate, an abolitionist who falls in love with a Kentucky slave holder. The original production included a Civil War Ballet choreographed by Agnes De Mille. Musical numbers include: "When the Boys Come Home," "Evalina," "Right as the Rain," "The Eagle and Me," and "Sunday in Cicero Falls."
History
Bloomer Girl opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on Oct 05, 1944, starring Celeste Holm, David Brooks, Richard Huey, Joan McCracken and Dooley Wilson. The show played for 654 performances.
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  • Time Period American Civil War Era
  • Setting
    Cicero Falls, a small Eastern Manufacturing Town. Spring 1861.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)

Music

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Dance Requirements Moderate
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Piano Only
  • Chorus Size Large

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Authors

E. Y. Harburg

E. Y. Harburg

One of America’s greatest lyricists for stage and screen, Yip Harburg (1896-1981) was the son of poor Russian-Jewish immigrants and attended CCNY. Also a book writer (usually with Fred Saidy), director, and poet, Harburg wrote lyrics for more than 550 songs, including “It’s O ...

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Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen

Harold Arlen (1905-1986) wrote some of the greatest hits from the 30's and 40's, including the entire score to the classic movie The Wizard of Oz. Songs such as “Over the Rainbow,” “Get Happy,” “Stormy Weather,” “It's Only a Paper Moon,” “I've Got the World on a String” and “ ...

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Author

Sig Herzig

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Fred Saidy

Dan James

Dan James

DAN JAMES and his wife LILITH JAMES wrote the book for Bloomer Girl in 1944 before spending the next two decades as volunteers in the barrios of East L.A.  Before that, Dan James was a co-director of Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator. Both he and his wife Lilith were calle ...

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Lilith James

Lilith James

DAN JAMES and his wife LILITH JAMES wrote the book for Bloomer Girl in 1944 before spending the next two decades as volunteers in the barrios of East L.A.  Before that, Dan James was a co-director of Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator. Both he and his wife Lilith were calle ...

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