Wildcat
A virgin to the Broadway stage, Lucille Ball stars in Wildcat! This unrefined gem was the product of Broadway legends Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh, and N. Richard Nash. They struck oil with the hit number "Hey, Look Me Over" but reviews declared the show crude nonetheless. See what all the drilling is about, hear Lucy sing, and stop us from making anymore oil puns in this description!
Featured Recording: Wildcat Original Broadway Cast Recording – RCA Victor - 1961
Rights
https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/44702/wildcat
Book
Not Since Carrie: 40 Years of Broadway Musical Flops by Ken Mandelbaum
Wikis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcat_(musical)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Ball
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Coleman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Leigh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._Richard_Nash
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey,_Look_Me_Over_(song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Andes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Harper
Other Webpages
https://ronfassler.medium.com/witchcraft-5fd96fbfe45b
https://www.nrichardnash.com/n-richard-nash-bio.html#:~:text=Biography-,N.,of%20the%20time%2C%20Eleanor%20Duse.
Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/21/obituaries/carolyn-leigh-lyricist-for-peter-pan-dies.html (Carolyn Leigh Obit)
https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/13/theater/cy-coleman-composer-with-a-knack-for-juggling.html (Cy Coleman article in 1986)
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/19/theater/cy-coleman-broadway-composer-dies-at-75.html (Cy Coleman Obit)
https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/19/arts/n-richard-nash-dies-at-87-author-of-the-rainmaker.html (N Richard Nash Obit)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/theater/lucille-ball-wildcat.html (Recent article on Lucille Ball's experience with Wildcat)
https://www.nytimes.com/1961/02/07/archives/lucille-ball-ill-wildcat-halted-performances-of-musical-at-alvin.html (Article about Lucille Ball's first hiatus)
https://www.nytimes.com/1961/04/23/archives/lucille-ball-faints-actress-ill-from-virus-falls-during-dance-in.html (her second fall)
https://www.nytimes.com/1961/06/08/archives/musical-cancels-aug-7-reopening-wildcat-producers-blame-pay-demand.html (closing notice where the producers blame the musician's union for asking an "exorbitant amount")
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