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Bells Are Ringing (musical)

Bells Are Ringing
Original Cast Recording
MusicJule Styne
LyricsBetty Comden
Adolph Green
BookBetty Comden
Adolph Green
Productions1956 Broadway
1957 West End
1958 Australia
2001 Broadway revival

Bells Are Ringing is a musical with a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Jule Styne. The story revolves around Ella, who works at an answering service, and the characters that she meets there. The main character was based on Mary Printz, who worked for Green's answering service.[1] Three of the show's tunes, "Long Before I Knew You", "Just in Time", and "The Party's Over", became standards.

Judy Holliday reprised her Broadway starring role in the 1960 film of the same name, also starring Dean Martin.

  1. ^ Fox, Margalit (1 March 2009). "Mary Printz, an Ear for the Famous, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 March 2009.

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