Lorelei
Lorelei
Based on Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
New Music by Jule Styne
New Lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green
New Book by Kenny Solms & Gail Parent
Book by Anita Loos & Joseph Fields
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Leo Robin
Presented on Broadway by Lee Guber and Shelly Gross
ISBN: DIGGP00000457
Choose your ideal format
In Stock
Digital Score - Group Perusal
Delivered digitally. This digital rental fee covers the cost of accessing your perusal via Concord's proprietary platform.
Overview
Featuring the hits “I’m Just A Little Girl From Little Rock” and “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend,” along with a slew of all-new Jule Styne/Leo Robin songs, Lorelei is a sequel to Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the smash musical about social climber Lorelei Lee. Now a wealthy widow, Lorelei prepares to set sail on the SS Ile de France, recalling a past voyage she took with her best friend and fellow showgirl, Dorothy Shaw. In a flashback, she relives her madcap adventures, including her shattered plan to marry Gus Esmond, her trans-Atlantic voyage with Dorothy, and their glamorous lives in Paris.
Keywords
Want to perform this show?
Details
- Genre: Romantic Comedy
- Time Period: 1950s, 1940s/WWII, 1930s, 1920s
- Cast Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
- Target Audience: Appropriate for All Audiences
Authors
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 ...
Betty Comden
Betty Comden (1917-2006) was an award-winning screenwriter, librettist and lyricist, co-writing with her longtime creative partner, Adolph Green. Comden and Green had a groundbreaking partnership of over 60 years, winning Tony Awards for their lyrics and/or librettos for Appl ...
Adolph Green
Adolph Green (1914-2002) was an award-winning screenwriter, librettist and lyricist, co-writing with his longtime creative partner, Betty Comden. Comden and Green had a groundbreaking partnership of over 60 years, winning Tony Awards for their lyrics and/or librettos for Appl ...
Kenny Solms
KENNY SOLMS and GAIL PARENT met while attending New York University and together enjoyed one of the most successful collaborations in American comedy with their work on The Carol Burnett Show, Steve Allen’s Comedy Hour, Our Wedding Album and The Smothers Brothers Show. Lorele ...
Gail Parent
KENNY SOLMS and GAIL PARENT met while attending New York University and together enjoyed one of the most successful collaborations in American comedy with their work on The Carol Burnett Show, Steve Allen’s Comedy Hour, Our Wedding Album and The Smothers Brothers Show. Lorele ...
Anita Loos
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 ...
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 ...