Let It Ride (musical)
| Let It Ride | |
|---|---|
 Playbill cover | |
| Music |
Jay Livingston Ray Evans |
| Lyrics |
Jay Livingston Ray Evans |
| Book | Abram S. Ginnes |
| Basis |
Play by George Abbott Three Men on a Horse |
| Productions | 1961 Broadway |
Let It Ride is a Broadway musical based on the 1935 Broadway farce Three Men on a Horse by George Abbott. The musical, with book by Abram S. Ginnes and music and lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, choreographer Onna White, assistant choreographer Eugene Louis Faccuito (Luigi), opened in New York City at the Eugene O'Neill Theater on October 12, 1961, and played 68 performances. The original production starred George Gobel, Sam Levene, Barbara Nichols, and the cast included Paula Stewart.
Story
Erwin Trowbridge, a mild-mannered man working for a greeting card company, has an unusual talent: he can pick the winners of horse races with uncanny accuracy, as long as he does not place a bet himself. When a few professional gamblers discover his talent, they do their best to exploit it.
Songs
- Act 1
- Run, Run, Run - Singers and Dancers
- The Nicest Thing - Audrey
- Hey, Jimmy, Joe, John, Jim, Jack - Erwin
- Broads Ain't People - Erwin, Harry, Frankie and Charlie
- Let It Ride - Patsy, Singers and Dancers
- I'll Learn Ya - Erwin and Patsy
- Love Let Me Know - Audrey and Carver
- Happy Birthday - Birthday Girls
- Everything Beautiful - Erwin and Birthday Girls
- Who's Doing What to Erwin - Audrey, Chief Schermerhorn, Carver and Mother
- I Wouldn't Have Had To - Mabel
- Act II
- There's Something About a Horse - Singers and Dancers
- He Needs You - Erwin, Frankie and Charlie
- Just an Honest Mistake - Chief Schermerhorn, Repulski and Cops
- His Own Little Island - Erwin
- If Flutterby Wins - Erwin, Patsy, Frankie, Charlie, Harry and Hoods
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