Victory Canteen is a musical comedy play with script by Milt Larsen

Milt Larsen

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 and Bobby Lauher

Bobby Lauher

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 and song score by Richard M. Sherman

Richard M. Sherman

Richard Morton Sherman is an American songwriter who specializes in musical film with his brother Robert Bernard Sherman....

 and Robert B. Sherman

Robert B. Sherman

Robert Bernard Sherman is an American songwriter who specializes in musical films with his brother Richard Morton Sherman...

. The play opened on January 27, 1971 at the Ivar Theatre and ran for seven months. The show featured Sherry Alberoni

Sherry Alberoni

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, Patty Andrews, Lorene Yarnell

Shields and Yarnell

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, Beverly Sanders, and Marcia Kramer

Marcia Kramer

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, Patty Shayne, and Brian Avery. Also in the cast was Anson Williams

Anson Williams

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 as KNX Radio Entertainment Reporter Tom Hatten

Tom Hatten

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. The follow-spot operator was KFWB Traffic Reporter Doug Dunlap

Doug Dunlap

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.

About the show

The show is a happy-go-lucky review of 1940s style music written by the Sherman Brothers

Sherman Brothers

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. It was the set up for 1974's Broadway show Over Here!

Over Here!

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which also featured Patty Andrews as well as a song score by the Shermans.

Songs

1. Victory Canteen
2. Happy Tomorrows
3. Loose Lips (Sink Ships)
4. Va-Va-Va-Veee (For Victory)
5. Axe The Axis Polka
6. My Window Full Of Stars
7. Doughnuts
8. L-O-V-E (They Just Can't Ration)
9. Hawks!
10. Let's Go Native
11. South Sea Island Rhapsody
12. Lafayette, We're Here
13. We Two (Someday)
14. Smoke 'Em Up, Smoke 'Em Up, Smoke 'Em Up!