Victory Canteen is a musical with book by Milt Larsen and Bobby Lauher and music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.
Production The musical opened on January 27, 1971 at the Ivar Theatre (Hollywood, California) and ran for six months, and then transferred to San Diego.Nimmo, Harry. "Chapter 'Victory Canteen'", The Andrews Sisters: A Biography and Career Record, McFarland, 2004, , p. 356 The show featured Sherry Alberoni, Patty Andrews, Lorene Yarnell, Beverly Sanders, Stewart Rose, Marsha Kramer, Patty Shayne, and Brian Avery." Victory Canteen Production" broadwayworld.com, accessed August 22, 2015
Also in the cast was Anson Williams as KNX Radio Entertainment Reporter Tom Hatten. The follow-spot operator was KFWB Traffic Reporter Doug Dunlap."Robert Sherman. Victory Canteen Listing" doollee.com, accessed August 22, 2015
Overview The show is a happy-go-lucky revue of 1940s style music written by the Sherman Brothers. It was the set up for 1974's Broadway show Over Here! which also featured Patty Andrews as well as a song score by the Shermans. None of the songs from Victory Canteen were used in Over Here!, but Victory did have a musical salute to WW I (the song "Lafayette, We're Here").Dietz, Dan . "1973-1974 Season", The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals, Rowman & Littlefield, 2015, , p. 195
Songs Victory Canteen Happy Tomorrows Loose Lips (Sink Ships) Va-Va-Va-Veee (For Victory) Axe The Axis Polka My Window Full Of Stars Doughnuts L-O-V-E (They Just Can't Ration) Hawks! Let's Go Native South Sea Island Rhapsody Lafayette, We're Here We Two (Someday) Smoke 'Em Up, Smoke 'Em Up, Smoke 'Em Up!
References
External links The Sherman Brothers