The Unsinkable Molly Brown (Musical)

The Unsinkable Molly Brown is the title of a musical that has the fate of the Titanic survivors and women's rights activist Molly Brown on the subject.

The musical premiered on Broadway on November 3, 1960. Music and lyrics by Meredith Willson come, the book by Richard Morris. Overall, the piece saw 533 performances; in the leading roles were Tammy Grimes and Harve Presnell to see.

Action

Time and Place: America and France in the early 20th century. Molly Tobin, a poor girl of Irish descent, leaves her home in Missouri in search of the American dream. In Colorado, she meets a mountain man and future husband Johnny Brown. The dreamed-of riches sets in, when Johnny discovered one of the largest silver mines in the country. The connection to the upper class of Denver fails the uneducated couple though. To raise the social and cultural level, move the two over to Europe; Molly performs in Paris salon, the audience has of noble home, but the rejection of Denverer bourgeoisie can not forget. The she successfully presented then in a home leave their new social intercourse until Johnny's sub-layers friends show up. Then Johnny and Molly separate - he stays in America, she returned to France. There, Molly noted that they can not live without her Johnny, is embarking on the Titanic, survived its demise and is reunited with her at the end of a miner.

Musical numbers

Filming

The theme was taken up in 1964 by an eponymous MGM movie ( German title: Gold Digger- Molly ). The directing in this film, Charles Walters, the main role was played Debbie Reynolds. The film received a number of Academy Award nominations, including for Best Actress, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Original Score and Best Sound.

Awards

Tammy Grimes received for the presentation of the Molly Brown 1961 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured or Supporting Actress in a Musical.