The Boy Friend is a three-act musical and was originally presented as a new musical comedy of the 1920's at the Players' Theatre on 14th April 1953. The first public presentation was at Wyndhams Theatre on 14th January 1954. It's a perennial saga of boy meets girl boy loses girl through a misunderstanding before the truth is eventually revealed prompting a collected sigh of relief and everyone lives happily ever after. Despite its all to familiar storyline this song-and-dance show about a finishing school on the French Riviera in the Roaring Twenties remains popular tours regularly and succeeds despite its old-fashioned façade its outmoded innocence and itscontrived storyline.
Sandy Wilson: The Boyfriend: Voice & Piano: Vocal Score