On a Clear Day You Can See Forever is a musical with music by Burton Lane and a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner based loosely on Berkeley Square, written in 1929 by John L. Balderston. It concerns a woman who has ESP and has been reincarnated.
The Broadway production opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on October 17, 1965 and ran for 280 performances. It received three Tony Award nominations. The production was directed by Robert Lewis, chore...
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever is a musical with music by Burton Lane and a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner based loosely on Berkeley Square, written in 1929 by John L. Balderston. It concerns a woman who has ESP and has been reincarnated.
The Broadway production opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on October 17, 1965 and ran for 280 performances. It received three Tony Award nominations. The production was directed by Robert Lewis, choreographed by Herbert Ross, and starred Barbara Harris as Daisy Gamble/Melinda, John Cullum as Dr. Mark Bruckner, Clifford David as Edward Moncrief, Titos Vandis as Themistocles Kriakos, and William Daniels as Warren Smith. Scenic design was by Oliver Smith and costume design was by Freddy Wittop. Notable cast replacements later in the run were Linda Lavin as Daisy and Van Johnson as Dr. Bruckner. The show was not well received. Ben Brantley of the New York Times recalled: "Its book was strained and muddled, most critics agreed; its big...
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