- Opening date
- December 8, 1949
- Comments
- Broadway musical featuring songs by Jule Styne and Leo Robin. The musical opened on Broadway at the Ziegfeld Theatre and closed September 15, 1951 after 740 performances. The original cast featured Carol Channing as Lorelei Lee, Yvonne Adair as Dorothy Shaw, Eric Brotherson as Henry Spofford and Jack McCauley as Gus Esmond. The original cast recording was released as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Original Broadway Cast.
Stage production
Performances
Title | Performer | Written by | Info |
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A Little Girl from Little Rock PRF | Carol Channing | Jule Styne, Leo Robin | Covered by (10 artists) Originally by Dorothy Shay and Her Kinfolk - Orchestra under the Direction of George Wyle REL |
Bye, Bye Baby PRF | Jack McCauley and Carol Channing | Jule Styne, Leo Robin | Covered by (49 artists) Originally by Frank Sinatra with The Pastels - Orchestra under the direction of Hugo Winterhalter REC |
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend PRF | Carol Channing | Jule Styne, Leo Robin | Covered by (91 artists) Originally by Dorothy Shay and Her Kinfolk - Orchestra under the Direction of George Wyle REL |
You Say You Care PRF | Eric Brotherson | Jule Styne, Leo Robin | Covered by (39 artists) Originally by Sarah Vaughan - Orch. & Choir under the direction of Hugo Winterhalter REC,REL |