Paramount Pictures, which owned the rights to the source material for Nothing Sacred, also acquired the rights to produce a film version of Hazel Flagg. The Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis film Living It Up (1954) is based on the musical,[2] with Hazel Flagg rewritten as a man, Homer Flagg (played by Lewis) and Wallace Cook rewritten as a woman, Wally Cook (played by Janet Leigh). The one hit song from Hazel Flagg, "Every Street's a Boulevard in Old New York", was performed in this movie by Martin and Lewis.[5]
Plot synopsisedit
Wallace Cook, a writer for Everywhere magazine, suggests that his editor should run an article about small-town girl Hazel Flagg, purportedly dying from exposure to radium. Cook invites her to New York City for an interview. After accepting, she discovers that she was misdiagnosed, but eager to visit the big city, decides not to reveal the truth, and becomes a media darling embraced by a public deeply moved by her sad story.
Song listedit
Sources: Dietz, Dan (2014) The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals;[2]Guide to Musical Theatre website[3]
Act I
A Little More Heart -- Laura Carew, Wallace Cook and Magazine Staff
The World Is Beautiful Today -- Hazel Flagg
I'm Glad I'm Leaving --Hazel Flagg
The Rutland Bounce -- Vermont Villager, Man on the Street, Dancer and Villagers
Hello Hazel -- Laura Carew and New Yorkers
Paris Gown (ballet) -- Hazel Flagg, Maximilian Lavian, Dancers, Models and Attendants
The World Is Beautiful Today -- Wallace Cook and Editors
Every Street's a Boulevard in Old New York -- Mayor of New York
How Do You Speak to an Angel -- Wallace Cook
Autograph Chant --Autograph Hunters
I Feel Like I'm Gonna Live Forever -- Hazel Flagg
You're Gonna Dance With Me, Willie -- Hazel Flagg, Willie and Company
Act II
Who Is the Bravest? -- University Glee Club
Dream Parade (ballet)-- Hazel Flagg and Company
Salome -- Dancing Girls, Salome, Cowboy Singer and Cowboy Dancers
Everybody Loves To Take a Bow -- Laura Carew, Mayor of New York and Men
Laura De Maupassant --Hazel Flagg
Autograph Chant (Reprise) -- Autograph Hunters
I Feel Like I'm Gonna Live Forever (Reprise) -- Company
How Do you Speak to an Angel (Reprise) -- Company
Awardsedit
1953 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (Thomas Mitchell)[6][7]
1953 Tony Award for Best Costume Design (Play or Musical) (Miles White)[6][7]
Mandelbaum, Ken (1992). Not since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops (softcover) (1st ed.). New York, NY: St. Martins Press. ISBN978-0-312-08273-4.
Mordden, Ethan (2001). Coming Up Roses: The Broadway Musical in the 1950s (softcover) (1st ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0-19-514058-3.
Referencesedit
^Robinson, Mark A. (2014). The World of Musicals: An Encyclopedia of Stage, Screen, and Song (hardcover) (1st ed.). Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. p. 308. ISBN978-1-4408-0097-9.
^ abcdeDietz, Dan (2014). The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals (hardcover) (1st ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN978-1-4422-3504-5.
^ ab"Hazel Flagg (1953)". guidetomusicaltheatre.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
^"Hazel Flagg (1953)". playbill.com. Playbill. (Inside the Playbill). Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^"Living It Up (1954)". allmovie.com. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
ON THE RECORD, CD review, playbill.com, June 27, 2004
October 27, 2023
hazel, flagg, 1953, musical, book, hecht, based, story, james, street, lyrics, hilliard, music, jule, styne, musical, based, 1937, screwball, comedy, film, nothing, sacred, primary, screenwriter, which, hecht, original, cast, recordingmusicjule, stynelyricsbob. Hazel Flagg is a 1953 musical book by Ben Hecht based on a story by James H Street The lyrics are by Bob Hilliard and music by Jule Styne The musical is based on the 1937 screwball comedy film Nothing Sacred the primary screenwriter of which was Ben Hecht 1 Hazel FlaggOriginal Cast RecordingMusicJule StyneLyricsBob HilliardBookJames H StreetBasisFilm Nothing SacredProductions1953 Broadway Contents 1 Production 2 Plot synopsis 3 Song list 4 Awards 5 Further reading 6 References 7 External linksProduction editThe musical opened on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on February 11 and closed on September 19 1953 after 190 performances 2 Direction was by David Alexander with musical staging by Robert Alton and costumes by Miles White 2 3 The cast included Helen Gallagher Hazel John Howard Wallace Cook Thomas Mitchell Dr Downer Benay Venuta Laura Carew Jack Whiting mayor of New York Ross Martin Dr Egelhofer Jonathan Harris Oleander Sheree North in her Broadway debut Whitey and John Brascia Willie 2 4 Paramount Pictures which owned the rights to the source material for Nothing Sacred also acquired the rights to produce a film version of Hazel Flagg The Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis film Living It Up 1954 is based on the musical 2 with Hazel Flagg rewritten as a man Homer Flagg played by Lewis and Wallace Cook rewritten as a woman Wally Cook played by Janet Leigh The one hit song from Hazel Flagg Every Street s a Boulevard in Old New York was performed in this movie by Martin and Lewis 5 Plot synopsis editWallace Cook a writer for Everywhere magazine suggests that his editor should run an article about small town girl Hazel Flagg purportedly dying from exposure to radium Cook invites her to New York City for an interview After accepting she discovers that she was misdiagnosed but eager to visit the big city decides not to reveal the truth and becomes a media darling embraced by a public deeply moved by her sad story Song list editSources Dietz Dan 2014 The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals 2 Guide to Musical Theatre website 3 Act IA Little More Heart Laura Carew Wallace Cook and Magazine Staff The World Is Beautiful Today Hazel Flagg I m Glad I m Leaving Hazel Flagg The Rutland Bounce Vermont Villager Man on the Street Dancer and Villagers Hello Hazel Laura Carew and New Yorkers Paris Gown ballet Hazel Flagg Maximilian Lavian Dancers Models and Attendants The World Is Beautiful Today Wallace Cook and Editors Every Street s a Boulevard in Old New York Mayor of New York How Do You Speak to an Angel Wallace Cook Autograph Chant Autograph Hunters I Feel Like I m Gonna Live Forever Hazel Flagg You re Gonna Dance With Me Willie Hazel Flagg Willie and Company Act IIWho Is the Bravest University Glee Club Dream Parade ballet Hazel Flagg and Company Salome Dancing Girls Salome Cowboy Singer and Cowboy Dancers Everybody Loves To Take a Bow Laura Carew Mayor of New York and Men Laura De Maupassant Hazel Flagg Autograph Chant Reprise Autograph Hunters I Feel Like I m Gonna Live Forever Reprise Company How Do you Speak to an Angel Reprise CompanyAwards edit1953 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical Thomas Mitchell 6 7 1953 Tony Award for Best Costume Design Play or Musical Miles White 6 7 1953 Theatre World Award Sheree North 6 7 Further reading editMandelbaum Ken 1992 Not since Carrie Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops softcover 1st ed New York NY St Martins Press ISBN 978 0 312 08273 4 Mordden Ethan 2001 Coming Up Roses The Broadway Musical in the 1950s softcover 1st ed Oxford England Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 514058 3 References edit Robinson Mark A 2014 The World of Musicals An Encyclopedia of Stage Screen and Song hardcover 1st ed Westport CT Greenwood Publishing Group Inc p 308 ISBN 978 1 4408 0097 9 a b c d e Dietz Dan 2014 The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals hardcover 1st ed Lanham MD Rowman amp Littlefield Publishers ISBN 978 1 4422 3504 5 a b Hazel Flagg 1953 guidetomusicaltheatre com Retrieved July 3 2014 Hazel Flagg 1953 playbill com Playbill Inside the Playbill Retrieved October 6 2021 Living It Up 1954 allmovie com Retrieved July 4 2014 a b c Hazel Flagg 1953 playbill com Playbill Awards Retrieved October 6 2021 a b c Hazel Flagg 1953 concordtheatricals co uk Concord Theatricals Accolades Retrieved October 6 2021 External links edit Hazel Flagg at the Internet Broadway Database ON THE RECORD CD review playbill com June 27 2004 Time Magazine review February 23 1953 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hazel Flagg amp oldid 1175032357, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
