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

Details
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.
Cast Attributes
- 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
Media
Photos
Image: 2012 New York City Center Production (Joan Marcus)
Music
Music Samples
- Musical Style Classic Broadway
- Dance Requirements Moderate
- Vocal DemandsDifficult
- Orchestra Size Large
- Chorus Size Large
Licensing & Materials
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