By the Beautiful Sea 1954

Opened: April 8, 1954

By the Beautiful Sea - 1954 - Broadway History , Info & More

Majestic Theatre (Broadway)
245 West 44th St. New York, NY

By the Beautiful Sea is a musical with a book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and music by Arthur Schwartz. Like Schwartz’s previous musical, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, also starring Shirley Booth, the musical is set in Brooklyn just after the start of the 20th century (1907). By the Beautiful Sea played on Broadway in 1954.

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By the Beautiful Sea FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the songs are in By the Beautiful Sea and what's the order?
Mona from Arizona
The Sea Song
Old Enough to Love
Coney Island Boat
Alone Too Long
Happy Habit
Good Time Charlie
I'd Rather Wake Up by Myself
Hooray for George the Third
Hang Up!
More Love Than Your Love
Lottie Gibson Specialty
Throw the Anchor Away
Finale
It's All Mine
Moments From Shakespeare
Me and Pollyanna
Thirty Weeks of Heaven
Overture
By The Beautiful Sea
Old Enough To Love
Coney Island Boat
Alone Too Long
Happy Habit
Good Time Charley
Wake Up By Myself
Hooray For George
Hang Up
Lottie's Alone
Baby Brother
Throw The Anchor Away
What productions of By the Beautiful Sea have there been?
By the Beautiful Sea has had 3 productions including Broadway which opened in 1954, Broadway which opened in 1954 and Off-Off-Broadway which opened in 1999.

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