Jackpot is an American

United States

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 musical

Musical theatre

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 with music

Music

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 by Vernon Duke

Vernon Duke

Vernon Duke was a Russian-American composer/songwriter, who also wrote under his original name Vladimir Dukelsky. He is best known for "Taking a Chance on Love" with lyrics by Ted Fetter and John Latouche, "I Can't Get Started" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, "April in Paris" with lyrics by E. Y...

, lyrics

Lyrics

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 by Howard Dietz, and a musical book by Guy Bolton

Guy Bolton

Guy Reginald Bolton was a British-American playwright and writer of musical comedies. Born in England and educated in France and the U.S., he trained as an architect but turned to writing. Bolton preferred working in collaboration with others, principally the English writers P. G...

, Sidney Sheldon

Sidney Sheldon

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, and Ben Roberts

Ben Roberts (writer)

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. The musical premiered on Broadway

Broadway theatre

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 at the Alvin Theatre on January 13, 1944. It closed on March 11, 1944 after a total of 69 performances. Directed by Roy Hargrave, the production starred Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray is an American actress, comedienne, singer, dancer, and activist. She began her career performing in vaudeville as a child and then became a musical theatre actress during the 1940s and 1950s, winning a Tony Award in 1949 for her performance in Love Life...

 as Sally Madison, Betty Garrett

Betty Garrett

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 as Sgt. Maguire, Allan Jones as Hank Trimble, and Benny Baker as Winkie Cotter. A wartime musical designed to boost morale in the U.S. during World War II, Jackpot failed to garner a following among critics and audiences. A few songs from the show were published: I've Got A One Track Mind, Sugarfoot, There Are Yanks (From the Banks of the Wabash), and What Happened?.

Sources

• The Theatre: New Musical in Manhattan, Time
  Time (magazine)
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  , January 24, 1944
• Show tunes: the songs, shows, and careers of Broadway's major composers by Steven Suskin, page 165