Musical (1959)


Musique: Harold Rome
Paroles: Harold Rome
Livret: Leonard Gershe
Production à la création:

A sheriff who would prefer not to shoot a gun is compelled to use one by a criminal on the loose in the vice-ridden Western town he’s sent to run, in Harold Rome and Leonard Gershe’s musical adaptation of the much-filmed story.


The plot was loosely based on a story by Max Brand. The song made famous by Marlene Dietrich in the film, "See What The Boys in the Back Room Will Have", was not used in the stage production.

The show opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on February 23, 1959 and closed on June 18, 1960 after 472 performances. Michael Kidd was the director and choreograper. The cast starred Andy Griffith as Destry and Dolores Gray as Frenchy.


Act 1
Bottleneck - Patrons of the Last Chance Saloon
Ladies - Frenchy and Girls
Hoop-de-Dingle - Wash and Patrons of the Saloon
Tomorrow Morning - Destry
Ballad of the Gun - Destry and Wash
The Social - Townspeople, Gyp Watson, Bugs Watson and Rockwell
I Know Your Kind - Frenchy
I Hate Him - Frenchy
Paradise Alley - Cowboys and The Rose Lovely Girls
Anyone Would Love You - Destry and Frenchy
Once Knew a Fella - Destry, Wash and Friends
Every Once in a While - Gyp Watson, Bugs Watson, Rockwell, Cowboys and Saloon Girls
Fair Warning - Frenchy

Act 2
Are You Ready, Gyp Watson?- Friends of Gyp Watson
Not Guilty - The Jury
Only Time Will Tell - Destry
Respectability - Rose Lovejoy and Girls
That Ring on the Finger - Frenchy and Girls
Once Knew a Fella (Reprise) - Destry and Frenchy
I Say Hello - Frenchy

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Version 1

Destry Rides Again (1959-03-Shubert Theatre-Philadelphia)

Type de série: Pre-Broadway Try Out
Théâtre: Shubert Theatre (Philadelphia - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : 09 March 1959
Première: 09 March 1959
Dernière: 30 March 1959
Mise en scène : Michael Kidd
Chorégraphie : Michael Kidd
Producteur :
Star(s) :
Avec: Bartender … Ray Mason
Frenchy … Dolores Gray
Wash … Jack Prince
Sheriff Keogh … Oran Osburn
Gyp Watson (Kent's Gang) … Marc Breaux
Bugs Watson (Kent's Gang) … Swen Swenson
Rockwell (Kent's Gang) … George Reeder
Mayor Slade … Don McHenry
Claggett … Don Crabtree
Kent … Scott Brady
Chloe … Libi Staiger
Rose Lovejoy … Elizabeth Watts
Jack Tyndall … Nolan Van Way
Destry … Andy Griffith
Stage Driver … Chad Block
Ming Li … Reiko Sato
Mrs. Claggett … May Muth
Bailey … Ray Mason
Clara … Rosetta LeNoire
Dimples … Sharon Shore

Version 2

Destry Rides Again (1959-04-Imperial Theatre-Broadway)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Imperial Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 1 an 1 mois 3 semaines
Nombre : 472 représentations
Première Preview : 23 April 1959
Première: 23 April 1959
Dernière: 18 June 1960
Mise en scène : Michael Kidd
Chorégraphie : Michael Kidd
Producteur :
Star(s) :
Avec: Bartender … Ray Mason
Frenchy … Dolores Gray
Wash … Jack Prince
Sheriff Keogh … Oran Osburn
Gyp Watson (Kent's Gang) … Marc Breaux
Bugs Watson (Kent's Gang) … Swen Swenson
Rockwell (Kent's Gang) … George Reeder
Mayor Slade … Don McHenry
Claggett … Don Crabtree
Kent … Scott Brady
Chloe … Libi Staiger
Rose Lovejoy … Elizabeth Watts
Jack Tyndall … Nolan Van Way
Destry … Andy Griffith
Stage Driver … Chad Block
Ming Li … Reiko Sato
Mrs. Claggett … May Muth
Bailey … Ray Mason
Clara … Rosetta LeNoire
Dimples … Sharon Shore
Commentaires longs: On May 28, 1959, a curtain caught fire and Dolores Gray entertained the audience while firemen put it out.

Version 3

Destry Rides Again (1959-04-Shubert Theatre-Boston)

Type de série: Pre-Broadway Try Out
Théâtre: Shubert Theatre (Boston - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 4 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : 01 April 1959
Première: 01 April 1959
Dernière: 30 April 1959
Mise en scène : Michael Kidd
Chorégraphie : Michael Kidd
Producteur :
Star(s) :
Avec: Bartender … Ray Mason
Frenchy … Dolores Gray
Wash … Jack Prince
Sheriff Keogh … Oran Osburn
Gyp Watson (Kent's Gang) … Marc Breaux
Bugs Watson (Kent's Gang) … Swen Swenson
Rockwell (Kent's Gang) … George Reeder
Mayor Slade … Don McHenry
Claggett … Don Crabtree
Kent … Scott Brady
Chloe … Libi Staiger
Rose Lovejoy … Elizabeth Watts
Jack Tyndall … Nolan Van Way
Destry … Andy Griffith
Stage Driver … Chad Block
Ming Li … Reiko Sato
Mrs. Claggett … May Muth
Bailey … Ray Mason
Clara … Rosetta LeNoire
Dimples … Sharon Shore

Version 4

Destry Rides Again (1982-09-Donmar Warehouse-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Donmar Warehouse (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée :
Nombre : 40 représentations
Première Preview : 30 September 1982
Première: 30 September 1982
Dernière: Inconnu
Mise en scène : Robert Walker
Chorégraphie : Stuart Hopps
Producteur :
Star(s) :
Avec: Alfred Molina (Destry), Jill Gascoigne (Frenchy), Nicola Blackman (Clara), Julian Littman
Commentaires : Based on the story by Max Brand, this began life as a Hollywood film (in fact filmed three times) most notably with Marlene Dietrich as Frenchy.

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