One of the most legendary musicals of the American musical theater, LADY IN THE DARK with a book by Moss Hart, music by Kurt Weill, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin - premiered on Broadway in 1941. This critically acclaimed TV p... more »roduction was praised by The New York Times as real theatre. It had vitality, it had mood and it had illusion all the way from start to finish. The excellent cast features Ann Sothern as Liza, with James Daly, Luella Gear, Sheppard Strudwick, and Carleton Carpenter. The show boasts one of Weill s greatest scores, including The Saga of Jenny and My Ship. The DVD insert includes notes by bruce d. mcclung, author of the prizing-winning book Lady in the Dark: Biography of a Musical« less