Ethel Merman101
Merman's Broadway Shows
compiled by John Kenrick
Ethel
Merman and Virginia Gibson sparked the otherwise
forgettable Happy Hunting singing "Mutual Admiration
Society."
For 41 years, Merman was one of the brightest stars the Broadway musical would ever know. Here is the full span of her New York stage career -- fifteen roles that made her one of the genre's most legendary stars.
| SHOW | NY Perfs | MERM'S ROLE | MERM'S SONGS |
| Girl Crazy (1930) | 272 | Kate Fothergill | I Got Rhythm, Sam & Delilah |
| George White's Scandals (1931) | 202 | Herself | Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries |
| Humpty Dumpty (1932) | Closed in Pittsburgh | Wanda Brill | Eadie Was a Lady |
| Take A Chance (1932) | 243 | Wanda Brill | Eadie Was a Lady |
| Anything Goes (1934) | 420 | Reno Sweeney | Anything Goes, I Get A Kick Out Of You, You're the Top, Blow Gabriel Blow |
| Red, Hot and Blue! (1936) | 183 | Nails Duquesne | De-Lovely, Ridin' High, Down in the Depths on the 90th Floor, Red Hot and Blue |
| Stars In Your Eyes (1939) | 127 | Jeanette Adair | A Lady Needs a Change |
| DuBarry Was A Lady (1939) | 408 | May Daly and Madame DuBarry | Friendship, But In The Morning No, Come On In and See the Show |
| Panama Hattie (1940) | 501 | Hattie Maloney | Let's Be Buddies |
| Something For The Boys (1943) | 422 | Blossom Hart | Something For The Boys, Hey Good Lookin', By the Mississimewa |
| Annie Get Your Gun (1946) | 1,147 | Annie Oakley | There's No Business Like Show Business, They Say It's Wonderful, Doin' What Comes Natur'ally, Anything You Can Do, You Can't Get a Man With a Gun |
| Call Me Madam (1950) | 644 | Sally Adams | The Hostess With the Mostess, The Best Thing for You, You're Just In Love |
| Happy Hunting (1956) | 412 | Liz Livingstone | Mutual Admiration Society, Gee But Its Good To Be Here, Mr. Livingstone, New-Fangled Tango |
| Gypsy (1959) | 702 | Rose Hovick | Everything's Coming Up Roses, Together, Some People, Small World, Mr. Goldstone, Rose's Turn |
| Annie Get Your Gun (1966 - revival) | 78 | Annie Oakley | Old Fashioned Wedding |
| Hello Dolly (1970 - replacement cast) | 210 | Dolly Levi | Love Look In My Window, World Take Me Back, Before the Parade Passes By, Hello Dolly |