"BABES IN ARMS is almost too enjoyable for a theatergoer's good!"

Ben Brantley The New York Times

"Pace, humor and presence that belies its age...there hasn't been a musical written in this decade with anywhere near as many first class numbers."

The Day

"A score that is altogether superb...fresh, youthful, and utterly captivating."

The New York Times

"It is cheering to rediscover the authentic joys of this 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical. An exhilarating hymn to youth... Hart's acerbic wit perfectly counterpoints Rodgers' innate romanticism, and his lyrics are a triumph of ingenious wordplay."

Michael Billington The Guardian

"A pleasant outing featuring one of Broadway's most memorable scores."

— Jonas Schwartz

Jonas Schwartz Theatermania

"The show is charming, the numbers sizzle, what more can you ask?"

The Cincinnati Enquirer

Babes in Arms opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on April 14, 1937, starring Ray Heatherton, Wynn Murray, Alfred Drake, Mitzi Green and the Nicholas Brothers. The show later transferred to the Majestic Theatre, playing a total of 289 performances.

In 1959, under the supervision of Richard Rodgers, George Oppenheimer revised the script for a production mounted at the Royal Poinciana Playhouse in Palm Beach, starring Julie Wilson. That revision became the officially licensed script, presented across the country and through the decades with success at such prestigious venues as the Goodspeed Opera House (featuring Andrea McArdle) in 1979, as well as countless high schools, colleges and community/summer stock theatres.