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Line 1: {{Short description\|1942 musical}} {{Infobox Musical \|name= By Jupiter Line 12 ⟶ 13: }} '''''By Jupiter''''' is a [[musical theatre\|musical]] with a book by [[Lorenz Hart]] and [[Richard Rodgers]], music by Rodgers, and lyrics by Hart. The musical is based on the play ''[[The Warrior's Husband]]'' by Julian F. Thompson, set in the land of the [[Amazons]]. ''By Jupiter'' premiered on [[Broadway theatre\|Broadway]] in 1942 and starred [[Ray Bolger]], and was the last musical written by [[Rodgers and Hart]]; when Hart’s erratic behavior was often the cause of friction between him and Rodgers and led to a breakup of their partnership the following year before his death. Rodgers then began collaborating with [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]. ==Synopsis== In the land of the [[Amazons]] the women rule and do battle while the men stay at home, mind the children, and buy new hats. An [[army]] of [[Greece\|Greek]] [[soldier]]s, led by [[Theseus]] and [[Hercules]], arrives in search of the Sacred Girdle of [[Diana (mythology)\|Diana]], currently in the hands of reigning Queen [[Hippolyta]]. Accompanying them is [[war correspondent]] [[Homer]], author of a recent bestseller called ''[[Iliad\|The Iliad]]''. The Greek warriors are captured by the Amazons, and romance blossoms between Theseus and [[Antiope (~~mythology~~Amazon)\|Antiope]], the warrior-leader of the Amazons. A subplot involves Hippolyta's [[~~epicene~~foppish]] ~~[[gender-bending]] son~~husband Sapiens, forced on her by his wealthy mother, in exchange for financing the war against the Greeks, who employs his "~~feminine~~non-traditionally-male wiles" to get his way with the opposite sex. ==Productions== The [[Broadway theatre\|Broadway]] production opened at the [[Shubert Theatre (Broadway)\|Shubert Theatre]] on June 3, 1942, and closed on June 12, 1943, after 427 performances. Directed by [[Joshua Logan]] and [[choreographed]] by [[Robert Alton]], the cast included [[Ray Bolger]], [[Benay Venuta]], [[Vera-Ellen]], and [[Constance Moore]], who was replaced by [[Nanette Fabray]] later in the run. Choreographer [[Flower Hujer]] danced in the production. At one point, [[20th Century Fox]] considered pairing [[Laurel and Hardy]] with [[Martha Raye]] in a movie version of the show, but the idea was eventually shelved. A revival opened [[~~off~~Off-Broadway]] at the Theatre Four on January 19, 1967, and closed on April 30, 1968, after 118 performances. This production had new material by [[Fred Ebb]]. Directed by [[Christopher Hewett]] with choreography and musical staging by Ellen Ray, [[Bob Dishy]] headed the cast. An original cast recording was released of this production, reissued in CD on September 11, 2007, by DRG.<ref>[http://www./Jupiter-1967-Off-Broadway-Revival-Cast/dp/B000U1ZIQU "''By Jupiter'' recording"], amazon.com, accessed February 2010</ref> Ian Marshall Fisher's Discovering Lost Musicals Charitable Trust presented a concert staging in London at the Barbican Center, Cinema 1 in May 1992, with [[Louise Gold]] as Hippolyta and [[Jon ~~Glove~~Glover]] as Sapiens. [[Issy Van Randwyck]] was also among the cast.<ref>Cassidy, Suzanne. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/26/theater/new-life-for-lost-musicals-in-london.html?pagewanted= "New Life For 'Lost' Musicals In London"] ''The New York Times'', May 26, 1992</ref><ref>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/By-Jupiter-11197.html ''By Jupiter''] broadwayworld.com, accessed August 17, 2016</ref> 42nd Street Moon, [[San Francisco]], California, presented a staged concert from April 17 -– May 12, 2002.<ref>[http://www.42ndstmoon.org/Schedule/byjupiter.html "''By Jupiter'' listing"] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011113247/http://www.42ndstmoon.org/Schedule/byjupiter.html \|date=2007-10-11 }}, 42ndstmoon.org, accessed February 14, 2010</ref><ref>Connema, Richard. [http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/sanfran/s199.html "Review of ''By Jupiter''"], talkinbroadway.com, April 26, 2002</ref> Musicals in Mufti at the York Theatre in New York City presented a staged concert from April ~~5 - April 7~~5–7, 2002.<ref>Jones, ~~Keneth~~Kenneth.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/67058-York-Mufti-Series-With-Rodgers-as-Focus-Will-Bounce-From-January-to-April "York Mufti Series With Rodgers as Focus Will Bounce From January to April",]., playbill.com, January 8, 2002</ref> Village Light Opera Group at [[Vineyard Theatre\|Vineyard's Dimson Theatre]] in New York City presented a staging of the musical from May 17-19, 2019 directed by Michael Blatt, with music direction by James Higgins and special guest appearances from [[Lorenz Hart]]'s nephew, Larry Hart, and librettist/lyricist [[Michael Colby]].<ref>[https://masterworksbroadway.com/blog/by-jupiter-gets-another-orbit-by-peter-filichia "By Jupiter Gets Another Orbit By Peter Filicia"], masterworksbroadway.com, May 14, 2019</ref> The musical proved to be not only Rodgers and Hart's longest-running Broadway hit, but their last full-length work. (They collaborated on a revision of their 1927 show ''[[A Connecticut Yankee (musical)\|A Connecticut Yankee]]'' in 1943, writing six new numbers.) ==Song list== ▼ ==Roles and original cast== ~~{{col-begin}}~~ Sapiens ([[Latin]] word meaning “wise”) – [[Ray Bolger]] ~~{{col-2}}~~ [[Hippolyta]] – [[Benay Venuta]] ;Act I ▼ [[Antiope (Amazon)\|Antiope]] – [[Constance Moore]] For Jupiter and Greece [[Theseus]] – [[Ronald Graham (actor)\|Ronald Graham]] Jupiter Forbid [[Achilles]] – Bob Douglas Life With Father [[Herald]] – Mark Dawson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me▼ [[Agamemnon]]/First Slave – Robert Hightower The Gateway of the Temple of Minerva Second Amazon Dancer – [[Flower Hujer]] Life With Father (Reprise) [[Minerva]]/First Camp Follower – [[Vera-Ellen]] Here's A Hand Second Slave – William Hightower No, Mother, No Pomposia – [[Bertha Belmore]] ~~{{col-break}}~~ Buria – Jayne Manners First Sentry – Martha Burnett Second Sentry – Rose Inghram Third Sentry – [[Kay Kimber]] Sergeant – Monica Moore [[Homer]] – Berni Gould [[Penelope]] – Irene Corlett Heroica – [[Margaret Bannerman]] Caustica – [[Maidel Turner]] [[Hercules]] – [[Ralph Dumke]] First Amazon Dancer/Ensemble – Marjorie Moore First Boy/Ensemble – Don Liberto Second Boy/Ensemble – Tony Matthews Third Boy/Ensemble – William Yaux Huntress/Second Camp Follower/Ensemble – Helen Bennett Amazon Runner/Ensemble – Wana Wenerholm Third Camp Follower/Ensemble – Ruth Brady Fourth Camp Follower/Ensemble – Joyce Ring Fifth Camp Follower/Ensemble – Rosemary Sanky ▲==Song ~~list~~List== ▲;Act I “For Jupiter and Greece” – Achilles and the Herald “The Amazons” – Danced by the First Amazon Dancer and Amazon Warriors “Jupiter Forbid” – Sung by Hippolyta, Antiope, and Three Sentries, Danced by the Second Amazon Dancer, Two Slaves, and Ensemble “Life with Father” – Sapiens ▲~~Nobody~~“Nobody's Heart Belongs to MeMe” – Antiope “The Gateway of the Temple of Minerva” – Theseus and Ensemble “Life with Father (Reprise)” – Pomposia and Sapiens “Here's a Hand” – Theseus and Antiope “No, Mother, No” – Sapiens and Ensemble ;Act II ~~The~~“The Boy I Left Behind MeMe” – Buria and Ensemble ~~Nobody~~“Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me (Reprise)” – Sapiens “[[Ev'rything I've Got]]” – Sapiens and Hippolyta “Bottoms Up” – Herald, Hippolyta, Antiope, Homer, Achilles, Minerva, the Second Amazon Dancer, Two Slaves, and Ensemble Bottoms Up “Careless Rhapsody” – Antiope and Theseus Careless Rhapsody “Finaletto” – Sapiens, Hippolyta, Pomposia, and Ensemble Ev“Ev'rything I've Got (Reprise)” – Hippolyta “[[Wait Till You See Her]]” – Theseus and Ensemble Now That I've Got My Strength “Now That I've Got My Strength” – Sapiens, Penelope, Minerva, and Ensemble ~~{{Col-end}}~~ “Finale” – Company ==References== * ''Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre'' by Stanley Green, published by Dodd, Mead, 1976 ==Notes== {{~~reflist~~Reflist}} ==External links== {{ibdb title\|1202}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235806/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&title=By%20Jupiter Internet Off-Broadway listing] *[http://www.lorenzhart.org/jupiter.htm ''By Jupiter'' at lorenzhart.org] {{Rodgers and Hart}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:1942 musicals]] [[Category:Broadway musicals]] [[Category:Musicals based on plays]] [[Category:Musicals by Rodgers and Hart]] [[Category:Cultural depictions of Theseus]] [[Category:Plays based on classical mythology]] [[Category:Heracles in fiction]] [[Category:Hippolyta]] [[Category:Musicals set in fictional countries]]