249. HURRY, HARRY. From my (unpublished) ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE NEW YORK STAGE, 1970-1975

Donna Liggitt Forbes.

HURRY, HARRY [Musical/Youth] B: Jeremiah Morris, Lee Kalcheim, and Susan Perkis; M: Bill Wedeen; LY: David Finkle; D: Jeremiah Morris; CH: Gerald Teijelo; S: Fred Voelpel; C: Sara Brook; L: Martin Aronstein; P: Peter Grad; T: Ritz Theatre; 10/12/72-10/13/72 (2)

Mary Bracken Phillips.

A poorly conceived, intimate musical with a fable-like story about one Harrison Fairchild IV (Samuel D. Ratcliffe), a wealthy young man with an identity problem who roams all over the world in search of happiness. He tries various psychiatric and vocational solutions (which become the show’s satirical targets), only to find what he was looking for—guess where?—right in his own backyard.

Phil Leeds (left), Samuel D. Ratcliffe (center)

Despite some clever and imaginative touches, the show lacked sufficient humor, effective music, creative choreography, and a viable book, all of which made it “an idiotic bore,” as Douglas Watt concluded.

Unless I'm mistaken, lyricist David Finkle is now the widely-read theatre critic of that name.