Search results
Saratoga is a 1959 musical with a book by Morton DaCosta, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, and music by Harold Arlen. Based on Edna Ferber's sprawling 1941 novel Saratoga Trunk, it focuses on Clio Dulaine, an "illegitimate" Creole woman who seeks revenge on the New Orleans family who exiled
Directed in grand style by Morton DaCosta, who also produced it and wrote the libretto, the musical starred Howard Keel, MGM’s answer to Alfred Drake, as the handsome cowboy, Clint Maroon; and Carol Lawrence, fresh from her success as Maria in West Side Story, as the fiery Creole beauty Clio Dulaine who seeks revenge on the family that has ...
Saratoga is a 1959 musical with a book by Morton DaCosta, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, and music by Harold Arlen.
DaCosta had a string of hit Broadway productions in the 1950s: Plain and Fancy, No Time for Sergeants, Auntie Mame and The Music Man. Additional Broadway directing credits include Sherry!, The Women, Saratoga, and Maggie Flynn. He also wrote the book for the latter two productions.
Dec 7, 2014 · Produced by Robert Fryer. Dramatized by Morton Da Costa; Based on "Saratoga Trunk" by Edna Ferber; Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer; Musical Director: Jerry Arlen; Vocal arrangements by Herbert Greene; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang; Dance arrangements by Genevieve Pitot.
Saratoga follows the story of Clio Dulaine, who is born to a Creole mother who faced exile from a New Orleans family after becoming pregnant. In a guise of aristocracy, Clio assumes the identity of a countess raised in France and embarks on a journey of intrigue and retribution.
People also ask
Who is Morton DaCosta?
What movies did DaCosta direct?
Who was Morton Tecosky?
Saratoga is a musical with a book by Morton DaCosta, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, and music by Harold Arlen.
