Overview
Synopsis
The plot brings a pair of New York sophisticates, Dan and Ruth, into the Amish country of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to settle a piece of property owned by Dan's family. While there, they become involved with the local villagers, including an Amish girl who wants to marry a young man her own age despite the fact that her father hopes to marry her off to a much older farmer, and an even younger Amish girl who falls into puppy love with Dan. Her attentions, however, only serve to clarify to Dan how much he really likes Ruth, and all eventually ends happily.
Show Information
- Book
- Joseph Stein
- Music
- Albert Hague
- Lyrics
- Arnold Horwitt
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- Genres
- Farce, Romance
- Cast Size
- large
- Licensor
- Samuel French
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Soprano |
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Soprano |
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Male |
Tenor |
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Male |
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Baritone |
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Alto |
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Songs
- You Can't Miss It
- It Wonders Me
- Plenty of Pennsylvania
- Young and Foolish
- Why Not Katie?
- Young and Foolish (Reprise)
- It's a Helluva Way to Run a Love Affair
- This Is All Very New to Me
- Plain We Live
- The Shunning
- How Do You Raise a Barn?
- Follow Your Heart
- City Mouse, Country Mouse
- I'll Show Him!
- Carnival Ballet
- On the Midway
- Take Your Time and Take Your Pick
- Plenty of Pennsylvania (Reprise)
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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