Somewhere Else (musical)

Somewhere Else is a musical in two acts with music by Gustav Luders and both book and lyrics by Avery Hopwood. It premiered at the Broadway Theatre on January 20, 1913.[1] It was harshly reviewed in the press and lasted only one week on Broadway.[2] It was Luders' final stage work, and he died of a heart attack on January 24, 1913, during this production's brief run; an event which may have been precipitated by the stress of the public negative reaction to the work.[3] The production closed on January 25, 1913, after just eight performances.[2]

Directed by Frank Smithson and produced by Henry W. Savage, Somewhere Else starred Cecil Cunningham as Mary VII, Queen of the fictional country "Somewhere Else".[4]

References

  1. ^ Ewen, David (1959). Complete Book of the American Musical Theater: A Guide to More Than 300 Productions of the American Musical Theater from The Black Crook (1866) to the Present. Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 9780030270307.
  2. ^ a b Dietz, Dan (2021). "Somewhere Else". The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 201–202. ISBN 9781538150283.
  3. ^ Ewen, David (1977). All the years of American popular music. Prentice Hall. p. 205. ISBN 9780130224422.
  4. ^ Salem, James M. (1991). "Somewhere Else". A Guide to Critical Reviews: The musical, 1909-1989., Third Edition. Scarecrow Press. p. 453.


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