Was the show a commercial success? Yes it ran for almost 300 performances
and it was a big economical success (it was quite unexpesive to produce)
Is there a video available? In
1939 MGM bought the rights and made a film usilng only 2 songs from
the original score (Babes
in arms and Where or When).
The movie, starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland
, was a huge hit.
The film is aviable on VHS
Was there a TV broadcast? In 1951 there was a tv production
of the show starring Mary
Martin
Is the show available for Stock/Amateur productions?
Yes from the Rodgers And
Hammerstein Organization. They have 2 different
version of the show: the
original book and a version with a revisited
book