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Words and Music

"The BIGGEST musical!"

Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979): from their first meeting, through lean years and their breakthrough, to their successes on Broadway, London, and Hollywood. We see the fruits of Hart and Rodgers' collaboration - elaborately staged numbers from their plays, characters' visits to night clubs, and impromptu performances at parties. We also see Larry's scattered approach to life, his failed love with Peggy McNeil, his unhappiness, and Richard's successful wooing of Dorothy Feiner.

Top Cast

  • Tom Drake

    Tom Drake

    Richard Rodgers

  • Mickey Rooney

    Mickey Rooney

    Lorenz Hart

  • Janet Leigh

    Janet Leigh

    Dorothy Feiner

  • Marshall Thompson

    Marshall Thompson

    Herbert Fields

  • Betty Garrett

    Betty Garrett

    Peggy Lorgan McNeil

  • Jeanette Nolan

    Jeanette Nolan

    Mrs. Hart

  • Ann Sothern

    Ann Sothern

    Joyce Harmon

  • Perry Como

    Perry Como

    Eddie Lorrison Anders

  • Cyd Charisse

    Cyd Charisse

    Margo Grant

Overview

Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979): from their first meeting, through lean years and their breakthrough, to their successes on Broadway, London, and Hollywood. We see the fruits of Hart and Rodgers' collaboration - elaborately staged numbers from their plays, characters' visits to night clubs, and impromptu performances at parties. We also see Larry's scattered approach to life, his failed love with Peggy McNeil, his unhappiness, and Richard's successful wooing of Dorothy Feiner.

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