Everybody's Welcome: History and Key Facts

Everybody's Welcome is a musical comedy with a book by Lambert Carroll, lyrics by Irving Kahal, and music by Sammy Fain. The musical has two acts and a prologue. Based on Up Pops the Devil by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, the musical's plot centers on an un-married couple, Ann Cathway and Steve Merrick, living in Greenwich Village. The musical is best known for originating the song "As Time Goes By", with music and lyrics by Herman Hupfeld. The song was part of the "additional material" provided for the musical by songwriters other than Kahal and Fain. It is the only music from this work that has not been lost.

The musical ran at the Shubert Theater in New York City from October 31, 1931, to February 13, 1932, for a total of 139 performances. The musical starred Harriette Lake as Ann Cathway, Oscar Shaw as Steve Merrick, Ann Pennington as Louella Carroll, Jack Sheehan as Biny Hatfield and Frances Williams as Polly Bascom. It was directed by William Mollison and choreographed by William Holbrook.

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