One Touch of Venus
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One Touch of Venus is a 1943 Broadway musical comedy with music by Kurt Weill that satirically brings a statue of the goddess Venus to life in modern-day New York.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| One Touch of Venus canonical | 4 |
| Venus in One Touch of Venus | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | One Touch of Venus (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Tinted Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | F. Anstey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Ogden Nash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
S. J. Perelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwaySeason | 1943–1944 Broadway season ⓘ |
| choreographer | Agnes de Mille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedOnBroadway | 1945-02-10 ⓘ |
| composer | Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Elia Kazan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | two-act musical ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Rodney Hatch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStudio | Universal Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| genre | musical comedy ⓘ |
| hasMusicalNumber |
Foolish Heart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
How Much I Love You NERFINISHED ⓘ Very, Very, Very ⓘ Westwind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ogden Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Speak Low NERFINISHED ⓘ That's Him NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedOnBroadway | 1943-10-07 ⓘ |
| orchestrationStyle | jazz-influenced ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | Imperial Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCastMember |
Kenny Baker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paula Laurence NERFINISHED ⓘ William Gaxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCostumeDesigner | Irene Sharaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLeadPerformer | Mary Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLeadRole | Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1943-10-07 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Imperial Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | John C. Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| satirizes |
modern American life
ⓘ
romantic conventions ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| settingTime | contemporary 1940s ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | goddess Venus brought to life as statue ⓘ |
| totalBroadwayPerformances | 567 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Venus in One Touch of Venus