Higher and Higher (musical)

Higher and Higher
Windowcard for original Broadway production
Music	Richard Rodgers
Lyrics	Lorenz Hart
Book	Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan
Productions	1940 Broadway

Higher and Higher is a musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and book by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan and produced by Dwight Deere Wiman. It ran on Broadway for 84 performances in 1940.

Higher and Higher premiered on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on April 4, 1940 and closed on June 15, 1940, after 84 performances. It played a return engagement at the Shubert Theatre from August 5 to August 24, 1940.

It was directed by Joshua Logan, with choreography by Robert Alton, scenic design by Jo Mielziner and costume design by Lucinda Ballard. The cast starred Jack Haley, Marta Eggerth, and Shirley Ross, with Leif Erickson and Lee Dixon and included Vera Ellen and June Allyson.

A film based on the stage musical was released in 1943, starring Haley.