One Touch of Venus (stage musical)
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One Touch of Venus is a 1943 Broadway musical comedy with music by Kurt Weill and lyrics by Ogden Nash, centered on a statue of Venus that comes to life and causes romantic chaos.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| One Touch of Venus (stage musical) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ |
| adaptation | One Touch of Venus (1948 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film adaptation ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Tinted Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | F. Anstey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Ogden Nash
NERFINISHED
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S. J. Perelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayRunEndDate | 1945-02-10 ⓘ |
| broadwayRunStartDate | 1943-10-07 ⓘ |
| broadwaySeason | 1943–1944 Broadway season ⓘ |
| character |
Rodney Hatch
NERFINISHED
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Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitelaw Savory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographer | Agnes de Mille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally favorable ⓘ |
| director | Elia Kazan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | musical comedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fantasy
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love ⓘ satire of modern life ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ogden Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
I’m a Stranger Here Myself
NERFINISHED
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Speak Low NERFINISHED ⓘ That’s Him NERFINISHED ⓘ Westwind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPerformances | 567 ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCastMember |
Kenny Baker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kurt Kasznar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Paula Laurence NERFINISHED ⓘ William Gaxton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionCompany | John C. Wilson Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTheatre | Imperial Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A statue of Venus comes to life and causes romantic complications for a mild-mannered barber and those around him. ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1943-10-07 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Imperial Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| producer | John C. Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| style | blend of popular song and classical influences ⓘ |
| subject | romantic chaos caused by a living statue ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | mythological figure Venus ⓘ |
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