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Love from Judy is a musical with music by Hugh Martin, lyrics by Martin and Jack Gray, and a book by Eric Maschwitz and Jean Webster. It is based on Webster's novel and play Daddy-Long-Legs. The original production opened in Coventry in 1951 and then moved to the Saville Theatre on the West End and opened on September 25, 1952. The production was also televised in 1953.
| Love from Judy | |
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Original West End cast recording cover | |
| Music | Hugh Martin |
| Lyrics | Jack Gray Hugh Martin |
| Book | Eric Maschwitz Jean Webster |
| Basis | Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster |
| Productions | 1952 West End |
The original production opened in Coventry, England in 1951 and was directed by Charles Hickman with choreography by Pauline Grant. The production starred Jean Carson as Jerusha Abbott. The rest of the cast included Barbara Deeks, Pixie Murphy, Moiya Kelly, Linda Gray, Vincent Lawson, Bill O'Connor, Audrey Freeman, June Whitfield, Johnny Brandon, William Greene, Adelaide Hall, Jeanette Landis, Francis Pidgeon, and Thane Bettany.[1] The production transferred to the West End Saville Theatre the following year and opened on September 25.
The original production was filmed with the original cast and aired on BBC on March 16, 1953.[2]
Jerusha "Judy" Abbott, an orphan living in New England. One day, a visiting trustee becomes interested in Judy and decides to give her a chance and send her to a college. He only requests that she send him a letter once a month keeping him updated on her studies and life. As she does not know his identity, she decides to name him "Daddy long-legs." Over the course of her years in college, she begins to fall in love with her mysterious benefactor and he returns her feelings.
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| Character | Original West End
1952 |
|---|---|
| Jerusha "Judy" Abbott | Jeannie Carson |
| Gladiola Murphy | Pixie Murphy |
| Mamie | Moiya Kelly |
| Mrs. Grace Pritchard | Linda Gray |
| Cyrus Wykoff | Vincent Lawson |
| Jervis Pendleton | Bill O'Connor |
| Julia Pendleton | Audrey Freeman |
| Sally McBride | June Whitfield |
| Jimmy McBride | Johnny Brandon |
| Gordon McLintock | William Greene |
| Butterfly | Adelaide Hall |
| Mary Lou Wagner | Jeanette Landis |
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