Editing Lerner and Loewe (section)

===''Paint Your Wagon''===
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Regarded by the duo as a "success, but not a hit", [[Paint Your Wagon (musical)|''Paint Your Wagon'']] opened in 1951 at the [[Shubert Theatre (Boston)|Shubert Theatre]] to mixed reviews.<ref name =LernerLahr /> The story takes place in California during the Gold Rush and focuses on the relationship between a father who works as a miner and his daughter.<ref name="McLamore" />
Two years after its New York opening, the musical made its West End debut in 1953 and ran for nearly 500 performances.<ref name="McLamore" />
Years later, in 1969, Lerner asked Loewe to return to the project to specifically write new songs for the film version. Loewe, who had since retired, declined, but gave Lerner permission to collaborate with [[Andre Previn]] for the additional songs.<ref name =LernerLahr /> The one rule Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe abided by for the entirety of their partnership was that if one wished to work with another lyricist or composer, he must tell the other; this also applied for any time someone requested to work with either one of them.<ref name =LernerLahr /> While Lerner received permission and created new songs with Previn specifically for the film, the reception of the movie musical was predominantly negative.<ref name="McLamore" /> The most popular songs from this musical were written in its earliest stages with both Lerner and Loewe at the helm, including "[[Wand'rin' Star|I Was Born Under a Wand'rin' Star]]", "[[They Call the Wind Maria]]" and "[[I Talk To The Trees]]."