Bør Børson Jr. (musical)

Bør Børson Jr. is a Norwegian musical based on the novel Bør Børson Jr. written by Johan Falkberget in 1920. The musical was written by Egil Monn-Iversen (music) and Harald Tusberg (book/lyrics). The performance is considered the first Norwegian musical, and has since its premiere in 1972 achieved great popularity. It is still being performed in theaters across Norway.

The plot follows Bør, a young businessman from the countryside, with big ambitions and great naivety. He runs the village's general store and often travels on business trips to Trondheim. Before he achieves his fame and wealth, he must fight against seductive maidens, «village beasts», and stock speculators. The action is set in the fictional village of Olderdalen in Sør-Trøndelag.

Bør Børson Jr. confirmed that not only Broadway and West End could be suppliers of premises for musicals, but that stories from Norway were also suitable for musical theater. The performance was even at one point considered to be produced for performance on Broadway.

The music reflected Norwegian folk tradition, and Monn-Iversen used gammaldans as a consistent musical approach. The musical and Egil Monn-Iversen were awarded the jury's honorary prize during Spellemannprisen the same year as the premiere of the musical.

Songs from the musical, such as «Wienerbrød-tango», «Æ kjinne ein kar», «Omforlatels O. C. Bentzen» and «Børs song», have become classics in Norwegian popular music.