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===''Brigadoon''=== {{Main|Brigadoon}} ''Brigadoon'' was the pair's first significant hit.<ref name="Oates">{{Cite journal |last=Oates |first=Jennifer |date=2009-08-01 |title=Brigadoon: Lerner and Loewe's Scotland |url=https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/smt.3.1.91_1 |journal=Studies in Musical Theatre |language=en |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=91β99 |doi=10.1386/smt.3.1.91_1 |issn=1750-3159|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Loewe and Lerner reportedly auditioned their music fifty times before successfully finding investors to help mount their production.<ref name="KennySalem" /> ''Brigadoon''<nowiki/>'s plot centers on two New York natives who are visiting the highlands of Scotland. While there, they happen upon a village that is enchanted by magic to appear only once every century.<ref name="Oates" /> The material was said to be inspired by the stories of [[James M. Barrie]] and also a direct quote from Frederick Loewe: "faith can move mountains."<ref name="Oates" /> The original Broadway production opened in 1947 at the [[Ziegfeld Theatre (1927)|Ziegfeld Theatre]] and won the [[Drama Critics Award]] for Best Musical of the Year.<ref name =LernerLahr /> In 1949 ''Brigadoon'' opened at the [[West End Theatre]] in London. It has been revived successfully several times. A [[Brigadoon (film)|film]] starring [[Gene Kelly]] and [[Cyd Charisse]] was also made.<ref name="Oates" />
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