MARQUEE VALUE: Finian's Rainbow at the St. James Theatre

By Matthew Blank
31 Jul 2009

MARQUEE VALUE: Finian's Rainbow at the St. James Theatre

Production: Finian's Rainbow, music by Burton Lane, lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, book by Fred Saidy and E.Y. Harburg, directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, starring Cheyenne Jackson, Kate Baldwin, Jim Norton, Christopher Fitzgerald and Chuck Cooper.

Previews: October 8, 2009

Opens: October 29, 2009

Venue: St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036

This revival of the 1947 musical comedy satire is an expanded version of the March City Center Encores! concert staging.

A blend of romantic fantasy and social commentary, the classic musical Finian's Rainbow follows the adventures of an Irishman and his daughter who hope to strike it rich in America, using a pot of gold stolen from a leprechaun. The score by E.Y. Harburg and Burton Lane includes "How Are Things in Glocca Morra," "Old Devil Moon," "Look to the Rainbow" and "If This Isn't Love," among others.












Photos by Matthew Blank