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Sweet Thursday! It's Pipe Dream! Pipe Dream Musical1955-PipeDream-OriginalPoster.jpg Original Broadway poster (1955) Music Richard Rodgers Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II Book Oscar Hammerstein II Basis Sweet Thursday, a novel by John Steinbeck Productions 1955 Broadway Pipe Dream is the seventh musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II; it premiered on Broadway on November 30, 1955. The work is based on John Steinbeck's short novel Sweet Thursday, a sorta sequel to his other book Cannery Row. Pipe Dream ran for 245 performances and was considered a huge financial disaster for Rodgers and Hammerstein. I'm joined by one of my favorite people, Matt Storrs! (@MTStorrs)