Irma La Douce (musical)

Irma La Douce
1959 production in Stockholm
MusicMarguerite Monnot
LyricsAlexandre Breffort
BookAlexandre Breffort
Productions1956 Paris
1958 West End
1960 Broadway
1962 Mexico City
2014 City Center Encores!

Irma la douce ([iʁ.ma la dus], "Irma the Sweet") is a 1956 French musical with music by Marguerite Monnot and lyrics and book by Alexandre Breffort. The musical premiered in Paris in 1956, and was subsequently produced in the West End in 1958 and on Broadway, by David Merrick, in 1960. The English lyrics and book (1958) are by Julian More, David Heneker, and Monty Norman.