Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter

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Love, Linda: The Life Of Mrs. Cole Porter
MusicCole Porter
LyricsCole Porter
BookStevie Holland
Gary William Friedman
BasisThe life and marriage of Linda Lee Thomas and Cole Porter
ProductionsNew York City (2009–2013)

Love, Linda: The Life Of Mrs. Cole Porter is a theatrical and musical adventure about the life of Linda Lee Thomas, the socialite wife of composer Cole Porter, with a Book by Stevie Holland with Gary William Friedman, Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter, and Arrangements and Additional Music by Gary William Friedman. It originally starred Stevie Holland. It opened at the Triad Theater on October 28, 2009 for an initial limited run through November 21, 2009,[1] and returned for a brief run in 2010, closing on June 9, 2010, before touring regionally.[2][3][4] The show had its Off-Broadway premiere, with direction by Richard Maltby, Jr., in a limited engagement at the York Theatre, beginning December 3, 2013, and closing January 5th, 2014.[5] [6] [7] [8] A film of the stage version starring Stevie Holland was released in 2021.[9]

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  1. ^ Gold, Daniel M. (November 4, 2009). "Hitching a Star to the Stardom of Cole Porter". The New York Times. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  2. ^ BWW News Desk (January 22, 2010). "LOVE, LINDA: THE LIFE OF MRS. COLE PORTER Returns For An Open Ended Run At The Triad". Broadway World.com. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Bergman, J. Peter (March 6, 2010). "Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter". Berkshire Bright Focus... Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  4. ^ Cox, Gordon (August 26, 2009). "'Linda' to play Off Broadway". Variety. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  5. ^ December 23, 2013. Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine NBC news. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  6. ^ Seff, Richard (December 16, 2013). love-linda-life-mrs-cole-porter DCTheatreScene. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  7. ^ Haun, Harry (December 12, 2013). What is This Thing Called Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter? Playbill. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  8. ^ Phinney, Kevin (September 26, 2018). gay-composer-cole-porter-and-wife-in-love-linda. MetroSource Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  9. ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe (May 19, 2021). On Demand Presentation of LOVE, LINDA: THE LIFE OF MRS. COLE PORTER to Debut in June. Broadway World Retrieved June 19, 2021.

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