I Married an Angel

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I Married an Angel

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

Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Book by Rodgers & Hart

Adapted from the play by Janos Vaszary

A marriage made in heaven! Rodgers & Hart's romantic comedy sparkles as a wealthy banker adapts to life with his guileless angelic bride.

Image: 2019 New York City Center Production (Joan Marcus)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences

Details

Summary
When a wealthy banker becomes disillusioned with women and vows that the only woman for him would have to be an angel, it's only a song or two before she comes flying in through the window! He marries her only to discover that angels can sometimes be troublesome, having none of the human failings that allow us mere mortals to tolerate one another. Her inability to be in any way dishonest results in her alienating everyone, from the banker's biggest depositor to society's grand dame. Through some side-splitting shenanigans, Angel is brought down to earth for what is – naturally – a marriage made in heaven.
History
I Married An Angel opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on May 11, 1938, featuring Dennis King, Vivienne Segal, Walter Slezak and Vera Zorina. The production ran for 338 performances.
  • Time Period 1930s
  • Setting Various locations in Geneva and Paris. 1930s.
  • Features Fantasy Costumes, Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

“A lovely idea for a stage musical! Rodgers' music is fresh and alive... surprisingly urbane and sophisticated.” – New York Post, January 01, 1938

“Glorious Rodgers melodies... We can revisit the topical humor and the wicked double entendre and recall why Lorenz Hart was so good at what he did. And we can relive the joyous thrill of discovering a genuine show-stopping hit in the aforementioned ‘At the Roxy Music Hall,’ which is so well-conceived that it scores big even without a corps of Balanchine dancers to help put it over; so funny that you laugh out loud.” – Martin Denton, NYTheatre.com, January 1, 2000

“A lovely idea for a stage musical! Hart's lyrics have verve, wit and a springtime poetry. Rodgers' music is fresh and alive, and the book (by the two of them) is surprisingly urbane and sophisticated.” – New York Post, January 1, 1938

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  • I Married an Angel

    Image: 2019 New York City Center Production (Joan Marcus)

Music

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway, Jazz, Operetta
  • Dance Requirements Difficult
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Medium
  • Chorus Size Medium

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Authors

Richard Rodgers

Richard Rodgers

Richard Rodgers' contribution to the musical theatre of his day was extraordinary, and his influence on the musical theatre of today and tomorrow is legendary. His career spanned more than six decades, his hits ranging from the silver screens of Hollywood to the bright light ...

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Lorenz Hart

Lorenz Hart

Lorenz Hart was born in New York City on May 2, 1895, the oldest of two sons of Frieda and Max Hart. Hart graduated from Columbia Grammar School and attended the Columbia School of Journalism. In the late teens a mutual friend introduced Hart to composer Richard Rodgers. Rodg ...

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Author

Janos Vaszary

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