‘Finian’s Rainbow’ to Begin on Broadway Tonight!

The 1947 show tune-friendly musical Finian’s Rainbow will find a new home on Broadway starting this weekend, as the Broadway revival of this American classic will officially open tonight, Oct. 29, at the St. James Theatre. The production will feature Jim Norton (Finian McLonergan), Chuck Cooper (Bill Rawkins), Kate Baldwin (Sharon McLonergan), Christopher Fitzgerald (Og), Cheyenne Jackson (Woody Mahoney), Terri White (Dottie) and more, and this will mark the first time since 1960 that Finian’s Rainbow has been revived on Broadway.

Featuring music by Burton Lane and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and book by Harburg and Fred Saidy, Finian’s Rainbow is a musical packed full of show tunes that tackles the topic of Irish immigrants following the American dream. The musical first debuted on Broadway in 1947 and has been a sporadic hit on the scene ever since, though the last inception of Finian’s Rainbow was in 1960, when a revival of the production played 12 performances at the 46th Street Theatre. Previews for the current run of Finian’s Rainbow began at St. James on Oct. 8, and the production will officially open tonight.

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Posted in General on October 29, 2009

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