Mr. Wonderful (musical)

Mr. Wonderful is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, and music and lyrics by Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, and George David Weiss.

Mr. Wonderful
MusicJerry Bock
Larry Holofcener
George David Weiss
LyricsJerry Bock
Larry Holofcener
George David Weiss
BookJoseph Stein
Will Glickman
Productions1956 Broadway

Written specifically to showcase the talents of Sammy Davis, Jr., the thin plot, focusing on entertainer Charlie Welch's show business struggles, primarily served as a springboard for an extended version of Davis's Las Vegas nightclub act.

The Broadway production, staged by Jack Donohue, opened on March 22, 1956 at The Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 383 performances. In addition to Davis, the cast included his father Sammy Sr. and uncle Will (who together with Davis had performed as the Will Mastin Trio), Olga James, Jack Carter, Chita Rivera, Malcolm Lee Beggs, Marilyn Cooper and Patricia Marshall.[1][2] The play closed on February 23, 1957.

Song list
Act I
Act II
  • "I'm Available" – Rita's Audition
  • "There" – Charlie Welch
  • "Miami" – Lil Campbell and Ensemble
  • "I've Been Too Busy" – Ethel Pearson, Fred Campbell, Lil Campbell and Charlie Welch
  • "Mr. Wonderful" (Reprise) – Ethel Pearson
  • "Sing, You Sinners"
  • "Daddy, Uncle and Me"
  • "Because of You"
  • "That Old Black Magic"
  • "Birth of the Blues"
  • "It's All Right With Me"
  • "Dearest" (You're the Nearest to My Heart)
  • Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) (From Show Girl)

Finale: "Mr. Wonderful" – Entire Company

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References
  1. Naden, Corinne J. (2011). The Golden Age of American Musical Theatre: 1943-1965. Scarecrow Press. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-0-8108-7734-4.
  2. III, Harris M. Lentz (24 May 2019). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2018. McFarland. pp. 251–. ISBN 978-1-4766-7033-1.
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