Dancing in the Streets (1943 Tryout Flop) - repro

Howard Dietz, Vernon Duke, and John Cecil Holm’s legendary 1943 musical comedy 'Dancing in the Streets' infamously collapsed, encountered severe critical hostility, and closed during its out-of-town pre-Broadway tryout engagement at Boston's Shubert Theatre, never reaching its planned New York debut. Featuring an upbeat, rhythmically rich swing score by Duke with a book tracking farcical municipal deceptions, the plot centers on a community of defense workers who attempt to stage an outdoor dance revue in an ordinary small town despite a strict local political ban. Directed by Samson Raphaelson, the production starred Mary Martin, preserved as a premier rarity.