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Over Here!
Original Broadway production
Original Cast Recording (remastered) CD
Music	Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman
Lyrics	Robert B. Sherman Richard M. Sherman
Book	Will Holt
Theatre	Shubert Theatre (1974–1975)
Opened	March 6, 1974
Closed	January 4, 1975
Producer(s)	Kenneth Waissman Maxine Fox
Director	Tom Moore
Choreographer	Patricia Birch
Originally starring	The Andrews Sisters John Travolta Marilu Henner Treat Williams Marilu Henner Samuel E. Wright Ann Reinking Janie Sell
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Over Here! is a musical with a score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman and book by Will Holt. The show was directed by Tom Moore and choreographed by Patricia Birch, with scenic design by Douglas W. Schmidt and costumes by Carrie F. Robbins.

Over Here! was a follow-up to the Sherman brothers' World War II musical Victory Canteen, an off-Broadway production that featured 1940s icon Patty Andrews. The setting is a cross-country train trip in the United States during World War II (hence the name of the play, in contrast to the popular patriotic war anthem entitled Over There). The show begins as a nostalgic look at 1940s America but quickly evolves into a social commentary about the fear of dying in battle, prejudice, and discrimination.

After thirteen previews, the show opened on March 6, 1974 at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for 341 performances. The opening night cast included the Andrews Sisters and newcomers John Travolta, Treat Williams, Marilu Henner, Samuel E. Wright, and Ann Reinking, all of whom went on to achieve successful careers. The show came to an untimely end on January 4, 1975 after Patty Andrews' husband sued producers Kenneth Waissman and Maxine Fox for royalties he claimed were due him for his work as a rehearsal pianist.

The show is scheduled to make its West End debut in 2007 at London's Apollo Theatre. The announced cast includes Tony Award winners Donna McKechnie and Frances Ruffelle and Coronation Street actor Richard Fleeshman.

Act 1

• "The Beat Begins" (Overture) (The Big Band and Company)
• "Since You're Not Around" (Makeout and Company)
• "Over Here!" (Paulette and Pauline de Paul)
• "Buy a Victory Bond" (Company)
• "My Dream for Tomorrow" (June and Bill)
• "Charlie's Place" (Pauline de Paul, Maggie, Lucky, The Big Band and Company)
• "Hey Yvette/The Grass Grows Green" (Spokesman, Rankin and Father)
• "The Good-Time Girl" (Later called "The V.D. Polka") (Paulette de Paul and Company)
• "Wait for Me Marlena" (Mitzi and Company)
• "We Got It" (Paulette de Paul, Pauline de Paul, Mitzi and Company)

Act 2

• "The Beat Continues" (Entre'act) (The Big Band and Company)
• "Wartime Wedding" (Paulette de Paul, Pauline de Paul and Company)
• "Don't Shoot the Hooey to Me, Louie" (Sam)
• "Where Did the Good Times Go?" (Paulette de Paul)
• "Dream Drummin'/Soft Music" (Misfit, The Big Band and Company)
• "The Big Beat" (Paulette de Paul, Pauline de Paul and Mitzi)
• "No Goodbyes" (Paulette de Paul, Pauline de Paul and Company)

• Tony Award for Best Musical (nominee)
• Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Janie Sell, winner)
• Tony Award for Best Costume Design (nominee)
• Tony Award for Best Choreography (nominee)
• Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (nominee)
• Theatre World Award for Outstanding Performance in a Musical (John Driver, Ann Reinking, and Janie Sell, winners)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design (winner)
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design (winner)

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• The Sherman Brothers