
House of Flowers (vintage)
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Harold Arlen and Truman Capote’s 'House of Flowers' arrived at the Alvin Theatre in 1954, running for an accomplished 165 performances and permanently securing a legendary high-water mark for mid-century lyric stage curation. Conceived as an opulent, melody-infused West Indian musical comedy romance spectacularly driven note-for-note by a thundering, folk-infused score from "A Sleepin' Bee" to the title track, the fast-paced narrative book tracks rival bordello houses navigating street romance metrics, starring Pearl Bailey and Diahann Carroll.

