Golden Rainbow (musical)
Golden Rainbow is a Broadway musical that opened in 1968. It starred Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé until it closed in early 1969.
| Golden Rainbow | |
|---|---|
| Music | Walter Marks |
| Lyrics | Walter Marks |
| Book | Ernest Kinoy |
| Basis | A Hole in the Head by Arnold Schulman |
| Productions | 1968-1969 (Broadway) |
The music and lyrics for Golden Rainbow were by Walter Marks; the book was by Ernest Kinoy; and the musical was based on the film adaptation (by screenwriter Arnold Schulman) of the play A Hole in the Head.
The stars of Golden Rainbow, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé, were already well known from their extensive work in music, film and television during the 1950s and 1960s. The musical featured the song "I've Gotta Be Me", released as a single in the late 1960s by both Lawrence and Sammy Davis Jr. The Osmond Brothers sang the title song "Golden Rainbow" on the March 22, 1970, episode of The Magical World of Disney.
Author William Goldman wrote a chapter about Golden Rainbow in his book The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway, which was written while the show was preparing for Broadway. The chapter, titled "Washing Garbage," stated that the material suffered from attempts to bring it up to expected levels.