A Connecticut Yankee (musical)

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A Connecticut Yankee is a 1927 Broadway musical with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, adapted from Mark Twain’s novel about a modern man transported back to King Arthur’s court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
adaptationOf Mark Twain’s novel about a modern man transported to King Arthur’s court
basedOn A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
surface form: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
basedOnWorkBy Mark Twain
composer Richard Rodgers
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPerformanceDate 1927
genre musical comedy
hasLyricsBy Lorenz Hart
hasMusicBy Richard Rodgers
language English
lyricist Lorenz Hart
narrativeFeature comic treatment of Arthurian myth
modern character interacting with legendary figures
originalMedium live theatre
originalProductionLocation Broadway
partOf Rodgers and Hart songwriting partnership
surface form: Rodgers and Hart musicals
protagonist a modern American man transported to King Arthur’s court
setting King Arthur's court
surface form: King Arthur’s court

medieval England
subject Arthurian legend
King Arthur
romantic comedy
time travel

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Theme from "A Connecticut Yankee" (musical) partOfWork A Connecticut Yankee (musical)
Rodgers and Hart notableWork A Connecticut Yankee (musical)
this entity surface form: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (musical adaptation)