Finian's Rainbow (Broadway)
- Previews
- October 4th, 2009
- Opening
- October 29th, 2009
- Closing
- January 17th, 2010
- Status
- Closed
- Overall Rating
- 4.60 / 5, based on 5 reviews
- Categories
- Musical
- Running Time
- 2 hours, 20 minutes with one intermission
Synopsis
Finian’s Rainbow is the story of Irishman Finian McLonergan, and his daughter Sharon who arrive in the small Southern town of Rainbow Valley in the mythical state of Missitucky, with plans to bury a stolen pot of gold in the shadows of Fort Knox, in the mistaken belief it will grow and multiply. They have been followed from Ireland by the owner of the gold, a leprechaun, who shows up determined to recover his treasure. Songs include “How Are Things in Glocca Morra?,” “When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love,” and “If This Isn’t Love.”
Cast
Jim Norton, Kate Baldwin, Cheyenne Jackson, Christopher Fitzgerald, Chuck Cooper, Guy Davis, Alina Faye, Brian Reddy, David Schramm, Terri White, William Youmans, Aaron Bantum, Tanya Birl, Christopher Borger, Meggie Cansler, Bernard Dotson, Leslie Donna Lesner, Sara jean Ford, Taylor Frey, Lisa Gajda, Kearran Giovanni, Tim Hartman, Lauren Lim Jackson, Tyrick Wiltez Jones, Grasan Kingsberry, Kevin Ligon, Monica L. Patton, Joe Aaron Reid, Devin Richards, Steve Schepis, Rashidra Scott, Brian Sears, Paige Simunovitch, James Stovall, Elisa Van Duyne
Creative
- Music by: Burton Lane
- Book and Lyrics by: Yip Harburg
- Book by: Fred Saidy
- Direction and Choreography: Warren Carlyle
- Music Supervisor and Vocal Arrangements: Rob Berman
- Set Design: John Lee Beatty
- Costume Design: Toni-Leslie James
- Lighting Design: Ken Billington
- Sound Design: Scott Lehrer
- Hair, Wig and Makeup Design: Wendy Parson
- Book Adaptation: Arthur Perlman
