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Hooray for What!

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Hooray for What!
MusicHarold Arlen
LyricsE. Y. Harburg
BookHoward Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Productions1937 Broadway

Hooray for What! is a musical with music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It introduced the song "Down With Love".

Productions

The original Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on December 1 1937, and ran for 200 performances. Directors were Vincente Minnelli and Howard Lindsay, and coreographers were Robert Alton and Agnes de Mille (her first Broadway choreography). It featured in the cast Ed Wynn, Jack Whiting, Paul Haakon, June Clyde, Vivian Vance, Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane and Meg Mundy.

Musical Numbers

  • God's Country
  • I've Gone Romantic on You
  • Moanin' in the Mornin'
  • Down With Love
  • In the Shade of the New Apple Tree