Ankles Aweigh | |
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Music | Sammy Fain |
Lyrics | Dan Shapiro |
Book | Guy Bolton Eddie Davis |
Productions | 1955 Broadway 1989 Goodspeed Opera House revival |
Ankles Aweigh is a musical with a book by Guy Bolton and Eddie Davis, lyrics by Dan Shapiro, and music by Sammy Fain. The plot involves Hollywood starlet Wynne, who secretly marries a Navy pilot while filming a movie in Sicily. She disguises herself as a sailor and stows away on his ship to grab a covert honeymoon. They get mixed up with an espionage ring.
The original Broadway production opened April 18, 1955, and ran for 176 performances, but lost money.