<Tr> <Th> Book </Th> <Td> E.Y. Harburg Fred Saidy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Productions </Th> <Td> 1947 Broadway 1947 West End mid-1950s animated film (unfinished) 1955 Broadway revival 1960 Broadway revival 1967 Broadway revival 1968 Film 2004 Off - Broadway 2009 Encores! concert 2009 Broadway revival 2014 Off - West End revival </Td> </Tr> <P> Finian's Rainbow is a musical with a book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane, produced by Lee Sabinson . The original 1947 Broadway production ran for 725 performances, while a film version was released in 1968 and several revivals have followed . </P> <P> Finian moves to the southern United States (the fictional state of Missitucky is a combination of Mississippi and Kentucky) from Ireland with his daughter Sharon, to bury a stolen pot of gold near Fort Knox, in the mistaken belief that it will grow . A leprechaun follows them, desperate to recover his treasure before the loss of it turns him permanently human . Complications arise when a bigoted and corrupt U.S. Senator gets involved, and when wishes are made inadvertently over the hidden crock . The Irish - tinged music score includes gospel and R&B influences . </P>

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