Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  3w, 4m

Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Leo Robin
Book by Anita Loos and Joseph Fields
Adapted from the novel by Anita Loos

Based on Anita Loos’s 1925 bestseller of the same title, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes follows Lorelei Lee, a blonde from Little Rock, Arkansas, who sails to Europe with her friend Dorothy to perform in a nightclub in Paris.

Image: 2012 New York City Center Production (Joan Marcus)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Literature), Period, Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

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Summary
Based on Anita Loos’s 1925 bestseller of the same title, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes follows Lorelei Lee, a blonde from Little Rock, Arkansas, who sails to Europe with her friend Dorothy to perform in a nightclub in Paris. Hit songs include "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend," "Bye Bye, Baby" and "I'm Just A Little Girl From Little Rock."
History
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes opened on Broadway at the Ziegfeld Theatre on December 8, 1949, starring Carol Channing, Yvonne Adair, Jack McCauley, Eric Brotherson and George S. Irving. The production played for 740 performances. In 1995, a production at the Goodspeed Opera House transferred to the Lyceum Theatre in New York and starred KT Sullivan. In 2012, a staged concert production was presented by New York City Center's Encores!, starring Megan Hilty and Rachel York.
  • Time Period 1920s
  • Setting New York; Aboard the Ile de France; Paris. 1924.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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    Image: 2012 New York City Center Production (Joan Marcus)

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  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Dance Requirements Moderate
  • Vocal DemandsDifficult
  • Orchestra Size Large
  • Chorus Size Large

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Authors

Jule Styne

Jule Styne

Jule Styne (1905-1994) made Broadway sing for 50 years with shows including High Button Shoes; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Hazel Flagg; Gypsy; Peter Pan; Bells Are Ringing; Do Re Mi; Subways Are For Sleeping; Funny Girl; Fade Out-Fade In; Hallelujah, Baby!; The Red Shoes; and D ...

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Leo  Robin

Leo Robin

Leo Robin, an American lyricist and a major contributor to ‘The Great American Songbook’ of popular songs, was respected by his Hollywood colleagues for his modesty and lack of egocentricity even at the height of his fame. Robin was born in Pittsburgh, PA and attended the Uni ...

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Anita Loos

Joseph Fields

Joseph Fields

Joseph Fields (1895-1966) was the son of actor, producer and theatre owner Lew Fields (who launched Rodgers & Hart's professional career in 1919) and the brother of Herbert and Dorothy Fields (co-librettists of Annie Get Your Gun, among many other credits). Joseph Fields serv ...

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