The Streets of Paris

The Streets of Paris
The Streets of Paris poster.
Written by	Tom McKnight Charles Sherman S. Jay Kaufman
Date premiered	May 29, 1939 (Boston) June 19, 1939 (Broadway)
Place premiered	Broadhurst Theatre New York City
Original language	English
Genre	musical revue

The Streets of Paris is a musical revue featuring Bobby Clark, Luella Gear, Abbott & Costello and Carmen Miranda, debuted at June 19, 1939, at Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway, Manhattan. Had two hours and-a-half, with the interval. The musical was staged from June 1939 to 10 February 1940, totaling 274 presentations.

Olsen & Johnson in partnership with Lee Shubert were working on their newest musical revue, The Streets of Paris. The first rehearsals for the show began in May 2, 1939 in New York. Before going to Broadway, Streets of Paris debuted in Boston, obtaining a great success of criticism and public. Some of the city newspapers speculated that the show had been extended in more a week.

Premiered on June 19, 1939, in the Broadhurst Theatre in New York. The show featured Carmen Miranda to the American public, and marked the premiere of Abbott & Costello, Gower Champion and Jeanne Tyler in Broadway musicals.

The musical was divided into two acts with songs written by Jimmy McHugh and Al Dubin, working for the first time together. The sketches were written by Tom McKnight, Charles Sherman and Jay S. Kaufman, with costumes designed by Irene Sharaff, scenery for the show was designed by Larry Goldwasser, with direction of choreography by Robert Alton, and directed by Edward Dowling Duryea.

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