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.

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One Touch of Venus canonical 4
Venus in One Touch of Venus 1

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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

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Kurt Weill notableWork One Touch of Venus
Dick Haymes notableWork One Touch of Venus
Mary Martin notableWork One Touch of Venus
Mary Martin role One Touch of Venus
this entity surface form: Venus in One Touch of Venus