Ankles Aweigh

Ankles Aweigh
Original cast recording
MusicSammy Fain
LyricsDan Shapiro
BookGuy Bolton
Eddie Davis
Productions1955 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.