Brigadoon

Summary of the musical Brigadoon:

When New Yorkers Tommy Albright and Jeff Douglas get lost on vacation in the Scottish Highlands, they stumble upon Brigadoon. Brigadoon is a mythical village that only appears once every hundred years. At first, Tommy and Jeff are puzzled by the habits and clothes of the villagers. But they are soon charmed: Tommy, who is engaged in New York, falls terribly in love with Fiona, while Jeff flirts with Meg.
It's only when Harry Beaton, Fiona's sister's suitor, tries to leave Brigadoon that the two men realize the complex truth: at the end of the day, this town will disappear in haze for the next hundred years. And if anyone manages to leave Brigadoon, the city and its people will be lost forever.
Tommy has to choose. Will he return to the world he knows and his New York fiancee - or will he try his luck in this mysterious new place?

Watch the trailer for the 1954 film with Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse:

General information
  • Style : Romance, Golden Age, Dance
  • Theme : Myth, Love
  • year of creation : 1947
Music
  • Composer : Frederick Loewe
  • Lyricist :Alan Jay Lerner
  • Librettist :Alan Jay Lerner
  • famous songs : "Overture", "Waitin' for My Dearie", "I'll Go Home with Bonnie Jean", "The Heather on the Hill", "The Love of My Life", "Jeannie's Packin' Up", "Come to Me, Bend to Me", "Almost Like Being in Love", "The Chase", "There But for You Go I", "My Mother's Wedding Day".
  • Famous performers : Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Van Johnson, Elaine Stewart, David Brooks, George Keane, Marion Bell, Lee Sullivan, Virginia Bosler, James Mitchell, Pamela Britton, James Jamieson, Sally Ann Howes, David Atkinson, Helen Gallagher, Patricia Birch, Marilyn Cooper., Kelly O'Hara, Patrick Wilson, Robert Fairchild, Stephanie J. Block.
kinships
  • Exists in film : In 1954, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios adapted the show into a film. Directed by Vincente Minnelli, it features Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Van Johnson and Elaine Stewart.
    A television version premiered in 1966 and won 5 Primetime Emmy Awards.
    The Schmigadoon series, released on Apple TV + in 2021, is just a parody of the musical Brigadoon.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The production opened on Broadway the year of the first Tony Awards (1947). The show won the Tony for Best Choreography for Agnes de Mille as well as 2 Theater World Awards.
  • Number of years on display : 2
  • Number of performances : 685
  • anecdotes : The show has seen many productions and there are 8 albums of different productions.
Currently on stage