Oh, Captain! was a Broadway musical comedy based on the film The Captain's Paradise. The film starred Alec Guinness as a philandering ship's captain, with a wife in one port and a mistress in another. The musical starred Tony Randall, and updated the film's Algiers setting to Paris. The score was by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, with direction by José Ferrer. The production was dismissed by the critics as a "tired businessman's show", but the cast and choreography were much praised. The highlight of the show was an extended dance sequence between Randall and prima ballerina Alexandra Danilova that has been referred to by musical theatre historians as perhaps the best number ever staged in a post-war musical. Broadway may refer to: Broadway theatre, theatrical productions produced in one of thirty-nine professional New York theatres The Broadway Theatre, a theatre located on Broadway in Manhattan A street: Broadway (Manhattan) Broadway (Los Angeles) Broadway Street (Chicago) Broadway (Seattle) Broadway, New South Wales, Australia Broadway Market, London Broadway (Vancouver... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... The Captains Paradise is a 1953 British film comedy starring Alec Guinness and directed by Anthony Kimmins. ... Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an Oscar-winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation. ... Tony Randall (February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004) was an American comic actor. ... José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1909 – January 26, 1992), was an actor and film director, born in the Santurce district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. ... Danilova as Fanny Cerrito in Pas de Quatre. ...

The original cast included Abbe Lane, Susan Johnson, Jacquelyn McKeever, Edward Platt, Paul Valentine, and Stanley Carlson. Abbe Lane was under contract to a rival studio, which refused to allow her to record the original cast album. Her songs were recorded by Eileen Rodgers. Lane did record two of her numbers on one of her subsequent solo albums. The cover of Lanes 1958 album Be Mine Tonight. ... Susan Johnson, born 1939, is an American author of numerous bestselling romance novels. ... Edward Platt (February 14, 1916 – March 19, 1974) was a character actor best known for his portrayal of The Chief in the television series Get Smart. ...

Musical numbers

1. Overture/A Very Proper Town
2. Life Does A Man A Favor (When It Gives Him Simple Joys)
3. Life Does A Man A Favor (When It Leads Him Down To The Sea)
4. Captain Henry St. James
5. Three Paradises
6. Surprise
7. Life Does A Man A Favor (When It Puts Him In Paree) / Hey Madame!
8. Femininity
9. It's Never Quite The Same
10. We're Not Children
11. Give It All You Got / Love Is Hell
12. Keep It Simple
13. The Morning Music Of Montmartre
14. You Don't Know Him
15. I've Been There And I'm Back
16. Double Standard
17. You're So Right For Me
18. All The Time
19. Finale