Brigadoon 1947

Ages: 6+
Opened: March 13, 1947

Brigadoon - 1947 - Broadway History , Info & More

Ziegfeld Theatre
6th Avenue at W. 54th St., Roof New York, NY

'Brigadoon' is a mythical and magical village located in the Scottish Highlands. Two unsuspecting travelers from the United States stumble upon the town while hunting and are immediately swept up in the activities of the townsfolk whose home only appears for one day every one hundred years.



Tommy, who is unhappy with his mundane life in the States, is immediately drawn into the lives of the villagers who are wonderfully untouched by the modern word He meets and becomes fascinated with a lovely Scottish girl, Fiona, and his life will never be the same.



Tommy's friend Jeff is less enchanted by the surroundings, but he too is eventually caught up in what is happening in Brigadoon, becoming reluctantly entangled with the fetching maid Meg. The villagers are eager with anticipation as the wedding of two young people, Charlie and Jeannie approaches, and the exciting day progresses from eager anticipation to wistful realization that the magical day must end and not come again for a hundred years.



Tommy must make the decision to return to his life in New York or remain in the highlands, and his reluctant return to his old life is soon regretted. Somehow he must return to Brigadoon and to Fiona.



'Brigadoon' is filled with beautiful music, including, in addition to the lovely title song, 'Almost Like Being in Love', 'The Heather on the Hill', 'Come to Me, Bend to Me', and 'There But For You Go I'.



Book and lyrics for 'Brigadoon are by Alan Jay Lerner, and music is by Frederick Loewe The musical opened on Broadway in 1947.



Gene Kelley and Van Johnson appeared as the Americans in the movie version of the musical released in 1954. Cyd Charisse was the lovely Fiona.


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Other Productions of Brigadoon

1947   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1949   West End London Production
West End
1950   Broadway Unknown
Broadway
1957   Broadway City Center Revival
Broadway
1962   Off-Broadway City Center Revival
Off-Broadway
1963   Broadway City Center Revival
Broadway
1964   Off-Broadway City Center Revival
Off-Broadway
1967   Off-Broadway City Center Revival
Off-Broadway
1980   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1981   Regional (US) Regional Revival
Regional (US)
1988   West End London Revival
West End
1991   Off-Broadway New York City Opera Revival
Off-Broadway
1995   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
Milburn, NJ (Regional)
2004   Regional (US) Reprise! Concert
Regional (US)
2017   Off-Broadway City Center Concert Production
Off-Broadway

Brigadoon - 1947 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1947 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Musical Frederick Loewe
1947 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Musical Alan Jay Lerner
1947 Theatre World Awards Performance Marion Bell
1947 Theatre World Awards Performance George Keane
1947 Theatre World Awards Performance James Mitchell
1947 Tony Awards Best Choreography Agnes de Mille

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