by E.Y. Harburg, Burton Lane & Fred Saidy
adapted & directed by Charlotte Moore
musical direction by Mark Hartman
choreography by Barry McNabb
April 6 – July 11, 2004
- Drama Desk Nom., “Outstanding Revival of a Musical”
- Drama League Nom., “Distinguished Revival of a Musical”
- Drama League Nom., “Best Actress in a Musical” – Melissa Errico
- Drama League Nom., “Best Actor in a Musical” – Malcolm Gets
- Joe A. Callaway Award Nom., “Best Director” – Charlotte Moore
- Lucille Lortel Nom., “Best Revival”
- Lucille Lortel Nom., “Best Choreography”
“As the delightfully easygoing concert production at the Irish Repertory Theater attests, no Broadway score is quite so beguiling from beginning to end as Burton Lane’s savory stew of Celtic lilt, Southern gospel and bubbling pop…all the more bewitching for being so relaxed.” -New York Times
“There’s more happy life radiating from this minimally staged version of Finian’s Rainbow than there is from many of the more fully produced musicals around town.” -Newsday
“Since Finian’s Rainbow is shot through with that sort of twinkling merriment, and since Burton Lane’s score is effortlessly tuneful and endlessly inventive, Finian’s Rainbow remains a buoyant treat — and it’s sufficiently served in Charlotte Moore’s vest-pocket production for the Irish Repertory Theatre.” -TheaterMania