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Over Here!
Original Cast Recording
Music Richard M. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman
Lyrics Robert B. Sherman
Richard M. Sherman
Book Will Holt
Productions 1974 Broadway

Over Here! is a musical with a score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman and book by Will Holt. The show was directed by Tom Moore and choreographed by Patricia Birch, with scenic design by Douglas W. Schmidt and costumes by Carrie F. Robbins. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Robert B. Sherman (born December 19, 1925) and Richard M. Sherman (born June 12, 1928) are Academy Award-winning American songwriters, who specialize in musical film. ... Robert B. Sherman (born December 19, 1925) (see also: Sherman Brothers) is an Academy Award-winning American songwriter who specializes in musical films with his brother Richard M. Sherman. ... Robert B. Sherman (born December 19, 1925) (see also: Sherman Brothers) is an Academy Award-winning American songwriter who specializes in musical films with his brother Richard M. Sherman. ... Robert B. Sherman (born December 19, 1925) and Richard M. Sherman (born June 12, 1928) are Academy Award-winning American songwriters, who specialize in musical film. ... Will Holt is a twentieth century book writer and lyricist most noted for his work on the Broadway stage during the 1970s. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... The Lion King at the New Amsterdam Theatre, 2003 Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Robert B. Sherman (born December 19, 1925) and Richard M. Sherman (born June 12, 1928) are Academy Award-winning American songwriters, who specialize in musical film. ... Robert B. Sherman (born December 19, 1925) (see also: Sherman Brothers) is an Academy Award-winning American songwriter who specializes in musical films with his brother Richard M. Sherman. ... Will Holt is a twentieth century book writer and lyricist most noted for his work on the Broadway stage during the 1970s. ... Thomas J. Moore (May 1, 1883 - February 12, 1955) was born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland. ... Patricia Birch is a American choreographer and director for musical and film. ...


Over Here! was a follow-up to the Sherman brothers' World War II musical Victory Canteen, an off-Broadway production that featured 1940s icon Patty Andrews. The setting is a cross-country train trip in the United States during World War II (hence the name of the play, in contrast to the popular patriotic war anthem entitled Over There). The show begins as a nostalgic look at 1940s America but quickly evolves into a social commentary about the fear of dying in battle, prejudice, and discrimination. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Victory Canteen is a musical comedy play with script by Milt Larsen and Bobby Lauher and song score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. ... Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... a member of the Andrews Sisters band ... Over There is a 1917 song popular with United States soldiers in both world wars. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


After thirteen previews, the show opened on March 6, 1974 at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for 341 performances. The opening night cast included the Andrews Sisters and newcomers John Travolta, Treat Williams, Marilu Henner, Samuel E. Wright, and Ann Reinking, all of whom went on to achieve successful careers. The show came to an untimely end on January 4, 1975 after Patty Andrews' husband sued producers Kenneth Waissman and Maxine Fox for royalties he claimed were due him for his work as a rehearsal pianist. is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... The Shubert Theatre, 2006. ... The Andrews Sisters on the cover of the reissue collection The Best of the Andrew Sisters: The Millennium Collection. ... John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and singer. ... Richard Treat Williams (born December 1, 1951 in Rowayton, Connecticut) is an American actor. ... Marilu Henner (born April 6, 1952) is an American actress and producer. ... Samuel E. Wright (born November 20, 1948 in Camden, South Carolina) is an American actor who voiced Sebastian the crab in Disneys The Little Mermaid. ... Ann Reinking (born November 10, 1949 in Seattle, Washington) is an American actress and dancer, most famous for her association with choreographer Bob Fosse. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The show was scheduled to make its West End debut in 2007 at London's Apollo Theatre. The announced cast included Tony Award winners Donna McKechnie and Frances Ruffelle and Coronation Street actor Richard Fleeshman, however the production never occured. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Entrance February 2005 This article is about the London theatre. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... // Donna McKechnie (born November 16, 1940) is a Tony Award-winning American musical theater dancer, singer. ... Frances Ruffelle (b. ... Coronation Street is an award winning British soap opera. ... Richard Jonathan Fleeshman (born 8 June 1989 in Manchester) is an English child actor, who is most famous for playing character Craig Harris in soap opera, Coronation Street. ...


Song list

Act I
Act II

The Beat Begins is the big band overture from the musical Over Here!, which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... Since Youre Not Around is the first song in the musical Over Here!, which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... Over Here!, written by Richard and Robert Sherman, is the title song from the musical of the same name. ... Buy A Victory Bond is a song from the musical Over Here!, which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... My Dream for Tomorrow is a song from the musical Over Here!, which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... Charlies Place is a song from the popular musical, Over Here! which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... Hey Yvette/The Grass Grows Green is a combination of two conjoined songs from the musical Over Here!, which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... The Good-Time Girl aka The V.D. Polka is a song from the musical Over Here!, which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... The Good-Time Girl aka The V.D. Polka is a song from the musical Over Here!, which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... Wait for Me Marlena is a song from the musical Over Here!, which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... We Got It is the final song from the first act of the musical Over Here!, which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... The Beat Continues is the big band Entreact overture from the musical Over Here!, which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... Wartime Wedding is a song from the musical Over Here!, which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... Dont Shoot the Hooey to Me, Louie is a song from the musical Over Here!, which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... Where Did the Good Times Go? is, what is popularly termed, the big ballad or 11 oclock number from the musical Over Here!, which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... Dream Drummin followed by Soft Music are songs by Richard & Robert Sherman. ... Dream Drummin followed by Soft Music are songs by Richard & Robert Sherman. ... The Big Beat is a song from the popular musical, Over Here! which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... No Goodbyes is the final song from the musical Over Here!, which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on March 6, 1974. ...

Original production awards and nominations

  • Tony Award for Best Musical (nominee)
  • Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Janie Sell, winner)
  • Tony Award for Best Costume Design (nominee)
  • Tony Award for Best Choreography (nominee)
  • Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (nominee)
  • Theatre World Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical (John Driver, Ann Reinking, and Janie Sell, winners)
  • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design (winner)
  • Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design (winner)

What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Janie Sell is a theater, movie and TV actress born in Detroit on October1, 1941, who won Broadways 1974 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) for Over Here!, which also starred the then-surviving Andrews Sisters, Maxene and Patty. ... The Theatre World Award is an American honor given annually to an actor or an actress in recognition of an outstanding breakout performance in their New York City stage debut. ... Created in 1955, the Drama Desk Award was created to recognize Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway shows in addition to Broadway shows. ...

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