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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying was a humorous book by Shepherd Mead. It inspired a successful 1961 musical of the same name, which was made into a movie in 1967.

The book

Mead's book satirized 1950s United States corporate business, in the guise of a "self-help" book.

The musical

The musical had a long run on Broadway (1,417 performances). The music and lyrics were written by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert. The show garnered Burrows and Loesser the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The songs

"How to Succeed"
"Happy to keep his Dinner Warm"
"Coffee Break"
"The Company Way"
"The Company Way (Reprise)"
"A Secretary is Not a Toy"
"Been a Long Day"
"Been a Long Day (Reprise)"
"Grand Old Ivy"
"Paris Original"
"Rosemary"
"Finale to Act I"
"Cinderella, Darling"
"Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm (Reprise)"
"Love From a Heart of Gold"
"I Believe in You"
"I Believe in You (Reprise)"
"Brotherhood of Man"
"Finale: The Company Way"

Broadway production

The show opened October 14, 1961, at the 46th Street Theatre in New York City and ran for 1417 performances. It was directed by Abe Burrows and Bob Fosse.

Original cast

Robert Morse
as Finch
Ray Mason as Gatch
Robert Kaliban as Jenkins
David Collyer as Tackaberry
Casper Roos as Peterson
Rudy Vallee as J.B. Biggley
Bonnie Scott as Rosemary
Paul Reed as Bratt
Claudette Sutherland as Smitty
Charles Nelson Reilly
as Frump
Ruth Kobart as Miss Jones
Sammy Smith as Mr. Twimble
Virginia Martin as Hedy
Mara Landi as Miss Krumholz
Ray Mason as Toynbee
Lanier Davis as Ovington
Bob Murdock as Policeman
Sammy Smith as Womper

London production

The show opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on March 28, 1963 and ran for 520 performances. It was also directed by Abe Burrows and Bob Fosse.

Cast

Warren Berlinger
as J. Pierpont Finch
Billy De Wolfe as J.B. Biggley
Patricia Michael as Rosemary
Josephine Blake as Smitty
David Knight as Bud Frump
Olice Lucius as Miss Jones
Bernard Spear as Mr. Twimble
Eileen Gourlay as Hedy La Rue

1967 United Artists film

The film version was directed by David Swift.

CAST:

Robert Morse
as J. Pierpont Finch
Michele Lee
as Rosemary Pilkington
Rudy Vallee as Jasper B. 'J.B.' Biggley
Anthony 'Scooter' Teague as Bud Frump
Maureen Arthur
as Hedy LaRue
John Myhers as Bert O. Bratt
Carol Worthington as Lucille Krumholtz
Kay Reynolds as Smitty
Ruth Kobart as Miss Jones
Sammy Smith as Mr. Twimble/Wally Womper
Jeff DeBenning as Gatch

Broadway revival

The revival opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on March 23, 1995 and ran for 548 performances. It was directed by Des McAnuff.

Cast

Matthew Broderick
as J. Pierrepont Finch
Megan Mullally
as Rosemary Pilkington
Ron Carroll as J.B. Biggley
Jeff Blumenkrantz as Bud Frump
Victoria Clark
as Smitty
Jonathan Freeman
as Bert Bratt
Luba Mason as Hedy La Rue
Gerry Vichi as Mr. Twimble/Wally Womper
Lillias White as Miss Jones
Walter Cronkite as the voice of the narrator (pre-recorded)

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