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''Alive and Kicking'' is a musical revue with sketches by Ray Golden, I.A.L. Diamond, Henry Morgan, Jerome Chodorov, Joseph Stein, Will Glickman, John Murray, and Michael Stewart; music by Hal Borne, Irma Jurist, Sammy Fain, Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Rome, Sonny Burke, Leo Schumer, and Ray Golden; and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, Ray Golden, Harold J. Rome, Leonard Gershe, Sid Kuller, and Michael Stewart. ==Production== The revue had a pre-Broadway tryout at the Shubert Theatre in Boston in December 1949 and in Hershey, Pennsylvania in January 1950. The production opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on January 17, 1950 and closed on February 25, 1950, after 46 performances. The production was directed by Robert H. Gordon and choreographed by Jack Cole (who also performed), with scenic design and costumes by Raoul Pène Du Bois. The cast included David Burns, Jack Cassidy, Jack Gilford, Carl Reiner, Bobby Van, and Gwen Verdon, who made her New York stage debut as a dancer. Verdon also served as Jack Cole's assistant choreographer.〔(Information about the show from ''All his Jazz''. )〕〔Banham, Martin. ''The Cambridge guide to theatre'', (1995), Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-43437-8, p. 1166〕 The revue contains a few comic sketches involving the way a newspaper is run, the military higher-ups, psychiatrists, and the popularity of the Edith Piaf-style of singing.〔Calta, Lewis. "Revue Due Tonight Starts Busy Week", ''The New York Times'', January 17, 1950, p. 24〕 The dances of Cole and Verdon were a smorgasbord of ethnic styles, his trademark.〔 One dance from the revue was called "The Reason for Divorce is Marriage." ''Ziegfeld Follies''-style musical reviews were still popular in 1950, but soon afterwards, the introduction of variety shows on television made the theatrical revue almost obsolete.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alive and Kicking (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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