Meet Me In St. Louis

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Cast Size

7w, 5m
Duration

More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
Subgenre

Adaptation (Stage & Screen), Christmas/Holiday, Period
Target Audience

Appropriate for All Audiences

Accolades

Nominee: Four 1944 Academy Awards, including Best Song for "The Trolley Song"
Nominee: Four 1990 Tony Awards, including Best Musical
Winner! 1990 Theatre World Award (Jason Workman)

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Summary

It is the summer of 1903, and everyone in the Smith family eagerly anticipates the opening of the 1904 World’s Fair. Over the course of a year, the family's mutual respect, tempered with good-natured humor, helps them through romance, opportunity, and heartbreaks. The musical includes seven of the best-loved songs from the film, plus ten additional Martin and Blane songs written specially for the stage. Memorable musical numbers include "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "The Boy Next Door," "The Trolley Song," and "Whenever I’m with You."

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History

The MGM film Meet Me in St. Louis premiered on November 28, 1944, starring Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake and Marjorie Main. The stage version opened on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre on November 2, 1989, starring Betty Garrett, George Hearn, Charlotte Moore and Milo O'Shea.

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Performing Groups

Time Period 1900-1910
Features Period Costumes
Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
Cautions
- No Special Cautions

Media

“A delightful take on a nostalgic classic!” – Misha Berson, The Seattle Times

“A charming portrait of upper-middle-class American family life at the turn of the last century, when the World’s Fair was coming to St. Louis, complete with outdoor electric lights.” – Anita Gates, The New York Times

“A bit of theatrical cotton candy, if you will... it is a tasty confection.” – Bob Ashby, DC Metro Theater Arts

“Sweetly engaging... a snow globe of a show.” – Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post Dispatch

“A delightful take on a nostalgic classic... Hugh Wheeler’s book for the musical, based on Sally Benson’s nostalgic stories, is family-friendly in its handling of first love, sibling rivalry, harmless pranks and hometown pride.” – Misha Berson, The Seattle Times

Videos

Meet Me in St. Louis at the Muny
"The Trolley Song"
Meet Me In. St. Louis - 1990 Tony Awards
Meet Me in St. Louis - Osceola

Photos

Image: 1944 Film Version (© & TM Turner Entertainment Co.)

Image: 1944 Film Version (© & TM Turner Entertainment Co.)

Music

Music Samples

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

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Authors

Hugh Martin

Hugh Martin (1914-2011) was an American musical theater and film composer, arranger, vocal coach and playwright. He was best known for his score for the 1944 MGM musical Meet Me in St. Louis, in which Judy Garland sang three Martin songs: "The Boy Next Door," "The Trolley Son ...

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Ralph Blane

Ralph Blane (1914-1995) met Hugh Martin in 1938, appearing in Hooray for What? They formed a quartet, “The Martins,” featured in Irving Berlin’s Louisiana Purchase, on Fred Allen’s radio series and with Judy Garland when she made a personal appearance with the premiere of The ...

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Hugh Wheeler

Hugh Wheeler (1912-1987) won three Tony Awards, for Candide, A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd. He also wrote the libretto for the revival of Irene and is the author of the plays Big Fish, Little Fish; Look, We’ve Come Through; We Have Always Lived in the Castle; and addi ...

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Sally Benson

Sally Benson (1897-1972) was an American screenwriter, who was also a prolific short story author, best known for her semi-autobiographical stories collected in Junior Miss and Meet Me in St. Louis. She began her career writing weekly interview articles and film reviews for t ...

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Meet Me In St. Louis