- Opening date
- April 1, 1991
- Comments
- Broadway musical with lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green and music by Cy Coleman. It focuses on the life and career of famed humorist and performer Will Rogers (1879-1935) using as a backdrop the Ziegfeld Follies. The original cast included Keith Carradine as Rogers, Dee Hoty as Betty Blake, Dick Latessa as Will's father Clem, and Cady Huffman as Ziegfeld's favorite chorus girl. After thirty-three previews, the Broadway production opened on May 1, 1991, at the Palace Theatre and closed on September 5, 1993 after 981 performances.