| Du Barry Was a Lady | |
|---|---|
 1939 original Broadway production playbill cover | |
| Music | Cole Porter |
| Lyrics | Cole Porter |
| Book | Herbert Fields and Buddy DeSylva |
| Productions | 1939 Broadway 1942 West End 1993 and 2001 London staged concert 1996 Encores! |
Du Barry Was a Lady is a Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and the book by Herbert Fields and Buddy DeSylva.[1] The musical starred Bert Lahr, Ethel Merman and Betty Grable, and the song "Friendship" was one of the highlights. The musical was made into a 1943 Technicolor film Du Barry Was a Lady, starring Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly and Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra.
- ^ "'Du Barry Was a Lady'" sondheimguide.com, accessed February 15, 2010