Crazy for You (1999)
The New Gershwin Musical Comedy
Crazy for You is a romantic comedy musical with a book by Ken Ludwig, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin. Billed as "The New Gershwin Musical Comedy", it is largely based on the songwriting team's 1930 musical Girl Crazy, but incorporates songs from several other productions as well. Crazy For You won the 1992 Tony Award (Broadway), 1993 Olivier Award (London), and 1994 Dora Award (Toronto) for Best Musical. Originally aired on the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 28, episode 2).
- Date of release
- 1999-10-20
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
- Genres
- Music
- Director
- Matthew Diamond
Casting
- Jim Walton — Bobby Child
- Stacey Logan — Polly Baker
- Bruce Adler — Bela Zangler
- Jeb Brown — Lank Hawkins
- Sandy Edgerton — Irene Roth
- Larry Linville — Everett Baker
- Jane Connell — Mother
- Mylinda Hull — Tess
- Geoffrey Wade — Eugene
- Amelia White — Patricia
- Lori Alexander — Sheila / Ensemble
- Jennifer Clippinger — Vera / Ensemble
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