Du Barry Was a Lady is a Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and the book by Herbert Fields and B.G. DeSylva. The musical starred Bert Lahr, Ethel Merman and Betty Grable, and the song "Friendship" was one of the highlights. The musical was made into a 1943 Technicolor film, Du Barry Was a Lady, starring Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, and Gene Kelly.
| Music | Cole Porter |
| Lyrics | Cole Porter |
| Book | Herbert Fields and B.G. DeSylva |
| Productions | 1939 Broadway, 1942 West End, 1993 and 2001 London staged concert, 1996 Encores! |
About Du Barry Was a Lady
Musical comedy about a singer who wants to marry a rich man. She works with a poor coatroom attendant who accidentally swallows a drugged drink and dreams that he is King Louis XV at Versailles.
Achievement of Du Barry Was a Lady
The film is based on the 1939 Cole Porter stage musical of the same name.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Du Barry Was a Lady
Musicals by Cole Porter.. West End musicals.
Latest information about Du Barry Was a Lady updated on July 28 2021.
