| The Cat and the Fiddle | |
|---|---|
| Music | Jerome Kern |
| Lyrics | Otto Harbach |
| Book | Otto Harbach |
| Premiere | October 15, 1931: Globe Theatre New York City |
| Productions | 1931 Broadway 1932 West End |
The Cat and the Fiddle is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Otto Harbach. The story is about love and conflict between an American popular music composer and a European classical composer. Hit numbers from the show included "Try to Forget", "She Didn't Say Yes", "The Breeze Kissed Your Hair" and "The Night Was Made for Love."[1]
The original Broadway production opened on October 15, 1931, and ran for 395 performances, a long run for the time period. A 1932 London production followed at the Palace Theatre. A 1934 film adaptation with a substantially altered storyline starred Jeanette MacDonald and Ramon Novarro.[2]
- ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (1991). Word Crazy: Broadway Lyricists from Cohan to Sondheim. Praeger. pp. 19–24.
- ^ Dietz, Dan (2018). "The Cat and the Fiddle". The Complete Book of 1930s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 160–162. ISBN 9781538102770.