Stage production

Lady in the Dark

Opening date: January 23, 1941
Comments: Music by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The original cast included Gertrude Lawrence, Danny Kaye, Bert Lytell, Victor Mature, Margaret Dale, Davis Cunningham and Macdonald Carey. This muscial comedy about a woman's psychoanalysis ran for 162 performances at the Alvin Theatre. In 1944 it was made into a film with substantial changes to the music. See Lady in the Dark [Film].

Title	Performer	Written by	Info
Girl of the Moment PRF	Ensemble [Lady of the Dark 1941]	Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill	Covered by (5 artists) Originally by Robert Hannon with Orchestra and Mixed Chorus directed by Harry Sosnik REL
My Ship PRF	Gertrude Lawrence	Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill	Covered by (302 artists) Originally by Hildegarde with Orchestra directed by Harry Sosnik REC, Bob Chester and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Betty Bradley REL
One Life to Live PRF	Gertrude Lawrence and Danny Kaye	Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill	Covered by (20 artists) Originally by Hildegarde with Orchestra directed by Harry Sosnik REL
The Greatest Show on Earth	Danny Kaye	Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill	Covered by Adolph Green, John Reardon & Kenneth Bridges - Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lehman Engel
The Princess of Pure Delight	Gertrude Lawrence	Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill	Covered by (4 artists)
The Saga of Jenny	Gertrude Lawrence	Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill	Covered by (28 artists)
This Is New PRF	Gertrude Lawrence and Victor Mature	Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill	Covered by (101 artists) Originally by Hildegarde with Orchestra and Mixed Chorus directed by Harry Sosnik REL
Tschaikowsky (and Other Russians)	Danny Kaye	Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill	Covered by (10 artists)