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Panama Hattie
Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 4w, 4m
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter / Book by Herbert Fields and B. G. DeSylva
This jaunty romantic comedy features "Panama" Hattie Maloney, who owns and performs in her own night club in the Panama Canal Zone.
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Cast Size
4w, 4m -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Romantic Comedy -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
Details
Summary
Panama Hattie is the nickname for the colorful Hattie Maloney, who owns and performs in her own night club in the Panama Canal Zone. She is engaged to a navy officer who has a child from a previous marriage, but Hattie and the child don’t really get along. After many twists and turns, Hattie is praised by the Navy after she thwarts a terrorist attack on the Panama Canal, and she can finally marry her fiancé.
History
Panama Hattie opened on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre on October 30, 1940, starring Ethel Merman as the title character. The production played for 501 performances. In 1943, the show ran for 308 performances at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, with Bebe Daniels as Hattie.
Cast Attributes
- Time Period 1940s/WWII
- Setting The Panama City Canal Zone. 1940.
- Features Period Costumes
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
Music
- Musical Style Classic Broadway
- Dance Requirements Moderate
- Vocal DemandsDifficult
- Orchestra Size Large
- Chorus Size Small
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