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Girl Crazy is a theater musical with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. It has been adapted twice for film, most notably in 1943 starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. It was revived in 1992 under the name Crazy For You.

Songs

"Are You Dancing?"
"Barbary Coast"
"Bidin' My Time" introduced by The Foursome male vocal quartet
"Boy! What Love Has Done To Me!"
"Bronco Busters"
"But Not For Me"
"Could You Use Me?"
"Embraceable You"
"The Gambler of the West"
"Goldfarb, That's I'm!"
"I Got Rhythm"
"Land of the Gay Caballero"
"The Lonesome Cowboy"
"Sam and Delilah"
"Treat Me Rough"
"You Can't Unscramble Scrambled Eggs"
"You've Got What Gets Me" written by the Gershwins for the 1932 film version

Broadway production

The show opened at the Alvin Theatre on October 14, 1930 and ran for 272 performances. It was directed by Alexander Leftwich.

Cast

Willie Howard as Gieber Goldfarb
Allen Kearns as Danny Churchill
Ginger Rogers
as Molly Gray
William Kent as Slick Fothergill
Ethel Merman
as Kate Fothergill

1932 film

The RKO Radio Pictures production was directed by William A. Seiter.

Cast

Bert Wheeler
as Jimmy Deagan
Robert Woolsey
as Slick Foster
Eddie Quillan as Danny Churchill
Dorothy Lee as Patsy
Mitzi Green
as Tessie
Kitty Kelly
as Kate Foster
Arline Judge as Molly Gray

1943 film

In 1943, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced a lavish version of the stage play, centering around its stars Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. It was directed by Norman Taurog, however production began with Busby Berkeley as director, but Berkeley was fired after continued run-ins with Garland. An elaborate production number to "I Got Rhythm" was still directed by Berkeley and was his only major contribution to the film.

Cast

Mickey Rooney
as Danny Churchill, Jr.
Judy Garland
as Ginger Gray
Gil Stratton as Bud Livermore
Robert E. Strickland as Henry Lathrop
Rags Ragland as Rags
Nancy Walker
as Polly Williams
Guy Kibbee
as Dean Phineas Armour
Frances Rafferty
as Marjorie Trait
June Allyson
as Specialty Singer
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

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