No Strings 1962

Opened: March 15, 1962

No Strings - 1962 - Broadway History , Info & More

No Strings is a musical drama with a book by Samuel A. Taylor and words and music by Richard Rodgers, his only Broadway score for which he wrote both lyrics and music, and the first musical he composed after the death of his long-time collaborator Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical opened on Broadway in 1962 and ran for 580 performances. It received the nomination for Tony Award, Best Musical.

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The newly formed  presents the 1962 hit musical, No Strings, with book by Samuel Taylor, and music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers. Performances begin on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 7:30pm and continue through March 8, 2020 at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street - between 9th and Dyer Avenues). 

No Strings FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The Sweetest Sounds
How Sad
Loads of Love
The Man Who Has Everything
Be My Host
La La La
You Don't Tell Me
Love Makes the World Go
Nobody Told Me
Look No Further
Maine
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Eager Beaver
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Yankee, Go Home
No Strings has had 5 productions including Broadway which opened in 1962, Broadway which opened in 1962, West End which opened in 1963, Off-Broadway which opened in 2003 and Los Angeles which opened in 2007.
Best Musical , , Best Choreography for Joe Layton , Best Conductor and Musical Director for Peter Matz, Best Costume Design for Donald Brooks, Best Direction of a Musical for Joe LaytonBest Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Richard Rodgers and Best Scenic Design for David Hays.
Best Choreography for Joe Layton , Best Conductor and Musical Director for Peter Matz, Best Costume Design for Donald Brooks, Best Direction of a Musical for Joe Layton, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Richard Rodgers, Best Scenic Design for David Hays, .

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