Golden Rainbow (musical): History and Key Facts

Golden Rainbow is a musical in two acts with music and lyrics by Walter Marks and a book by Ernest Kinoy. The musical was based on the film adaptation (by screenwriter Arnold Schulman) of the play A Hole in the Head. It opened on Broadway in 1968. It starred Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé until it closed in early 1969.

The stars of Golden Rainbow, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé, were well-known from their extensive work in music, film, and television during the 1950s and 1960s. The musical featured the song "I've Gotta Be Me", released as a single in the late 1960s by both Lawrence and Sammy Davis Jr. The Osmond Brothers sang the title song "Golden Rainbow" on an episode of The Magical World of Disney.

Author William Goldman had a chapter about Golden Rainbow in his book The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway, which was written while the show was preparing for Broadway. The chapter, titled "Washing Garbage," stated that the material suffered from attempts to bring it to expected levels.

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