Victory Canteen
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| Victory Canteen | |
|---|---|
 Page from the Ivar Theatre program | |
| Music | Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman |
| Lyrics | Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman |
| Book | Milt Larsen Bobby Lauher |
| Productions | 1971 Los Angeles |
Victory Canteen is a musical with book by Milt Larsen and Bobby Lauher and music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.
Production
[edit]The musical opened on January 27, 1971 at the Ivar Theatre (Hollywood, California) and ran for six months, and then transferred to San Diego.[1] The show featured Sherry Alberoni, Patty Andrews,[1] Lorene Yarnell, Beverly Sanders, Stewart Rose, Marsha Kramer, Patty Shayne, and Brian Avery.[2]
Also in the cast was Anson Williams as KNX Radio Entertainment Reporter Tom Hatten. The follow-spot operator was KFWB Traffic Reporter Doug Dunlap.[3]
Overview
[edit]The show is a happy-go-lucky revue of 1940s style music written by the Sherman Brothers. It was the set up for 1974's Broadway show Over Here! which also featured Patty Andrews as well as a song score by the Shermans. None of the songs from Victory Canteen were used in Over Here!, but Victory did have a musical salute to WW I (the song "Lafayette, We're Here").[4]
Songs
[edit]- Victory Canteen
- Happy Tomorrows
- Loose Lips (Sink Ships)
- Va-Va-Va-Veee (For Victory)
- Axe The Axis Polka
- My Window Full Of Stars
- Doughnuts
- L-O-V-E (They Just Can't Ration)
- Hawks!
- Let's Go Native
- South Sea Island Rhapsody
- Lafayette, We're Here
- We Two (Someday)
- Smoke 'Em Up, Smoke 'Em Up, Smoke 'Em Up!
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nimmo, Harry. "Chapter 'Victory Canteen'", The Andrews Sisters: A Biography and Career Record, McFarland, 2004, ISBN 0786417315, p. 356
- ^ " Victory Canteen Production" broadwayworld.com, accessed August 22, 2015
- ^ "Robert Sherman. Victory Canteen Listing" doollee.com, accessed August 22, 2015
- ^ Dietz, Dan . "1973-1974 Season", The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals, Rowman & Littlefield, 2015, ISBN 1442251662, p. 195