It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman

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"It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman" is a 1966 Broadway musical comedy based on the DC Comics superhero Superman, featuring music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
adaptation 1975 television musical adaptation
awardsRecognition Tony Award nominations
basedOn Superman
surface form: DC Comics superhero Superman

Superman
bookBy David Newman
Robert Benton
choreographer Ernest Flatt
composer Charles Strouse
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Harold Prince
genre musical comedy
language English
lyricist Lee Adams
notableSong It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman self-linksurface differs
surface form: It's Superman

Pow! Bam! Zonk!
We Don't Matter at All
You've Got Possibilities
orchestrator Sid Ramin
originalBroadwayPerformances 129
originalBroadwayPreviews 0
originalBroadwayRunEnd 1966-07-17
originalBroadwayRunStart 1966-03-29
originalBroadwaySeason 1965–1966 Broadway season
originalBroadwayTheatre Alvin Theatre
originalCastMember Bob Holiday
Jack Cassidy
Linda Lavin
premiereCity New York City
premiereDate 1966-03-29
premiereLocation Alvin Theatre
producer Harold Prince
publisherOfVocalScore Music Theatre International
rightsLicensor Music Theatre International
roleFeatured Superman
surface form: Clark Kent

Daily Planet staff
Lois Lane (fictional character)
surface form: Lois Lane

Perry White
Superman
setting Metropolis
subject Superman
superheroes
televisionAdaptationNetwork ABC
televisionAdaptationTitle It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman self-link
televisionAdaptationYear 1975
timePeriodOfSetting 1960s

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Harold Prince notableWork It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman
Charles Strouse composedMusicFor It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman
this entity surface form: It’s a Bird... It’s a Plane... It’s Superman
Harold Smith Prince notableWork It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman
subject surface form: Harold Prince
It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman notableSong It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: It's Superman
It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman televisionAdaptationTitle It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman self-link