Here's Love

Infobox Musical
name= Here's Love
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music= Meredith Willson
lyrics= Meredith Willson
book= Meredith Willson
basis= Film "Miracle on 34th Street"
productions= 1963 Broadway
2007 Toronto
awards=

"Here's Love" is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson.

Based on the classic film "Miracle on 34th Street", it tells the tale of a skeptical little girl who doubts the existence of Santa Claus. When the real Kris Kringle inadvertently is hired to represent jolly St. Nick in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, he must convince the child and her cynical divorced mother (the department store's special events director) that he's the genuine article.

After two previews, the Broadway production, directed by Stuart Ostrow and choreographed by Michael Kidd, opened on October 3, 1963 at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for 334 performances. The cast included Laurence Naismith, Janis Paige, Craig Stevens, Lisa Kirk, Fred Gwynne, Michael Bennett, and Baayork Lee.

Synopsis

Susan Walker and her mother, Doris, live alone in New York in the 1960s. Doris works in an executive position at Macy's, and at the start of the musical is busy organizing the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Susan meets an ex-marine named Fred Gaily, who takes it upon himself to rid her of her "realistic" outlook on life by taking her to see Santa Claus at Macy's. Kris (Santa) manages to win Susan over while love blooms between Fred and Doris. The second act sees Kris appearing in the New York Supreme Court, with Fred helping him defend his sanity. In the conclusion, Fred uses the Post Office to prove to the court (and the world) that Santa Claus does exist: Kris Kringle is he.

Original Broadway cast and characters

*Valerie Lee - Susan Walker
*Janis Paige - Doris Walker
*Laurence Naismith - Kris Kringle (Santa)
*Craig Stevens - Fred Gaily
*Fred Gwynne - Mr. Shellhammer
*Paul Reed - Mr. Macy

ong list

"Broadway";Act I
* The Big Clown Balloons - Paradesters
* Arm in Arm - Doris Walker and Susan Walker
* You Don't Know - Doris Walker
* The Plastic Alligator - Marvin Shellhammer and Clerks
* The Bugle - Mr. Kris Kringle and Hendrika
* Here's Love - Mr. Kris Kringle, Fred Gaily, Customers, Clerks, Employees and Children
* My Wish - Fred Gaily and Susan Walker
* Pinecones and Holly Berries - Mr. Kris Kringle, Doris Walker and Marvin Shellhammer
* Look, Little Girl - Fred Gaily
* Look, Little Girl (Reprise) - Doris Walker
* Expect Things to Happen - Mr. Kris Kringle;Act II
* Pinecones and Holly Berries (Reprise) - Mr. Kris Kringle and Susan Walker
* She Hadda Go Back - Fred Gaily and Marines
* That Man Over There - R. H. Macy
* My State - Doris Walker, R. H. Macy, Marvin Shellhammer, Tammany O'Halloran and Judge Martin Group
* Nothing in Common - Doris Walker
* That Man Over There (Reprise) - Court Personnel and Spectators"Toronto";Act I
* Pinecones & Holly Berries/ It's Beginning to Look A Lot like Christmas
* The Big Clown Balloons
* Arm in Arm
* You Don't Know
* Be A Santa
* The Bugle
* Here's Love
* My Wish
* Pinecones & Holly Berries (reprise)
* Seeing Things
* Pinecones & Holly Berries (reprise)
* Expect Things to Happen / Dream Ballet;Act II
* It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas (reprise)
* Be A Santa (reprise)
* The Bachelor
* Dear Mr. Santa Claus
* That Man Over There
* My State
* Must It Be Love?
* It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas (reprise)
* That Man Over There (reprise)

External links

* [http://www.nodanw.com/shows_h/here's_love.htm Guide to Musical Theatre Here's Love Synopsis,musical numbers, choreography, instrumentation]
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