Bloomer Girl. On May 28, 1956, NBC-TV broadcast a color presentation of the hit 1944 Broadway musical (lyrics by Yip Harburg, music by Harold Arlen, book by Sig Herzig and Fred Saidy, based on a play by Dan and Lilith James). The broadcast, with a cast including Barbara Cook, Keith Andes and Paul Ford, was part of the Producers’ Showcase series.
