"Several months into the run, she insisted that two of her least-favorite numbers be replaced by songs written by her friend Roger Edens, who, because of his exclusive contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, credited them to Kay Thompson.She lost the Tony Award to Judy Holliday in "Bells Are Ringing", and the show closed after 412 performances, with Merman happy to see what she considered "a dreary obligation" finally come to an end.

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