13 Facts About Brigadoon

Brigadoon is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, and music by Frederick Loewe.

In 1949, Brigadoon opened at Her Majesty's Theatre in the West End and ran for 685 performances; many revivals have followed.

Brigadoon tells him she's "highly attracted" to him, but he spurns her advances, wanting only to sleep.

Brigadoon wants to see Jean; told that it's bad luck to see her on the wedding day, he begs for her to come out anyway.

Fiona, Tommy, and Jeff arrive at Mr Lundie's home, where he relates a story that the two New Yorkers can hardly believe: to protect Brigadoon from being changed by the outside world, 200 years ago the local minister prayed to God to have Brigadoon disappear, only to reappear for one day every 100 years.

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All citizens of Brigadoon are forbidden to leave the town, or it will disappear forever.

Brigadoon reveals her love for him, and he tells her he believes he feels the same way.

Cinemascope film version of Brigadoon, directed by Vincente Minnelli, was released by MGM in 1954 with Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, and Cyd Charisse in leading roles.

Brigadoon opened to very positive reviews with praise for its originality, and for integration of song and story, though some critics had minor points of criticism.

Brigadoon opined that famed Russian choreographer George Balanchine should watch Brigadoon to learn how a musical should be choreographed.

Brigadoon particularly praised William Hansen's performance as Mr Lundie, declaring that he "is so irresistibly able to persuade you that if there isn't a village named Brigadoon, there ought to be".

Brigadoon opined that Lerner and Loewe's score for The Day Before Spring the previous year was better than theirs for Brigadoon, explaining that: "If my first emotion last night was admiration rather than sheer enjoyment, it was because the proceedings seemed to me more marked by taste and style than by emotional warmth in book and music, but there is no denying that the authors have matured as theatrical craftsmen".

Brigadoon is mentioned in the 1985 song The Whole of the Moon by Scottish band The Waterboys.