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What Makes Sammy Run? |
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Music | Ervin Drake |
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Lyrics | Ervin Drake |
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Book | Budd and Stuart Schulberg |
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Basis | Novel by Budd Schulberg |
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Premiere | February 25, 1964: 54th Street Theatre |
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Productions | 1964 Broadway |
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What Makes Sammy Run? is a musical with music and lyrics by Ervin Drake and a book by Budd and Stuart Schulberg. It is based on the novel by Budd Schulberg. It is a backstage drama in Hollywood as a man makes his way to the top of the studio food chain.
- Act 1
- A New Pair of Shoes - Sammy, Al, Ensemble
- You Help Me - Sammy, Al
- A Tender Spot - Kit
- Lites-Camera-Platitude - Sammy, Kit, Al
- My Hometown - Sammy
- Monsoon - Rita, Tracy, Ensemble
- I See Something - Laurette, Sammy
- Maybe Some Other Time - Kit, Al
- You Can Trust Me - Sammy
- A Room Without Windows - Kit, Sammy
- Kiss Me No KIsses - Kit, Sammy
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- Act 2
- I Feel Humble - Sammy, Shiek, Ensemble
- Something to Live For - Kit
- Paint a Rainbow - Rita, Tracy, Ensemble
- You're No Good - Laurette, Sammy
- Something to Live For (Reprise) - Al
- My Hometown (Reprise - Sammy
- The Friendliest Thing - Laurette
- Wedding of the Year - Ensemble
- Some Days Everything Goes Wrong - Sammy
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What Makes Sammy Run? was nominated for 2 Tony Awards: Best Actor in a Musical (Steve Lawrence) and Best Conductor and Musical Director (Lehman Engel)
There is a cast recording from Columbia Records
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