Silk Stockings |
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INTRODUCTION |
Silk Stockings is a musical with a book by George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath, and Abe Burrows and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Loosely based on the Melchior Lengyel story Ninotchka and the 1939 film adaptation it inspired.
The story focuses on special envoy Nina Yaschenko, who is dispatched from the Soviet Union to rescue three foolish commissars from the pleasures of Paris. Romanced by theatrical agent Steven Canfield, she eventually comes to recognize the virtues of capitalist indulgence.
Other characters include Peter Boroff, Russia's greatest composer, who is being wooed by Janice Dayton, America's swimming sweetheart, to write the score for her first non-aquatic picture, a musical adaptation of War and Peace. Following tryouts in Philadelphia, Boston, and Detroit, the Broadway production, directed by Cy Feuer and choreographed by Eugene Loring, opened on February 24, 1955 at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 478 performances.
The cast included Hildegarde Neff, Don Ameche, Gretchen Wyler, George Tobias, David Opatoshu, Julie Newmar, and Onna White. An original cast recording was released by RCA Victor.
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PICTURES |
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PREMIERED |
1955 on Broadway |
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COUNTRY |
USA |
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INFOS |
Following tryouts in Philadelphia, Boston, and Detroit, the Broadway production, directed by Cy Feuer and choreographed by Eugene Loring, opened on February 24, 1955 at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 478 performances. An original cast recording was released by RCA Victor.
Silk Stockings was also turned into a film. It was released in 1957 by MGM and was said to be a musical film remake of Garbo's Ninotchka. It was directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starred Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. The supporting cast included Janis Paige, Peter Lorre, Jules Munshin, and George Tobias repeating his Broadway role. It received Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Film and Best Actress (Charisse) in the Comedy/Musical category.
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CREDITS |
(in Treatment) |
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CAST |
The cast included Hildegarde Neff, Don Ameche, Gretchen Wyler, George Tobias, David Opatoshu, Julie Newmar, and Onna White.
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POSTER |
Ad for the original Broadway production with Neff in the arms of Ameche. |
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SONGS |
Too Bad
Paris Loves Lovers
Stereophonic Sound
It's a Chemical Reaction, That's All
All of You
Satin and Silk
Without Love
All of You (Reprise)
Hail, Bibinski
As On Through the Seasons We Sail
Josephine
Siberia
Silk Stockings
The Red Blues
Too Bad (Reprise) |
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LINKS |
None |
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