Brigadoon is a musical with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and score by Frederick Loewe. The plot features two American tourists who stumble upon Brigadoon, a mysterious Scottish village that appears for only one day every 100 years; one tourist soon falls in love with a young woman from Brigadoon. The show's song "Almost Like Being in Love" subsequently became a standard.

The original production opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway in 1947 and ran for 581 performances, starring David Brooks, Marion Bell, Pamela Britton, and Lee Sullivan. Brigadoon opened at Her Majesty's Theatre in the West End in 1949 and ran for 685 performances; many revivals have followed. The 1954 film adaptation starred Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse, while the 1966 television version starred Robert Goulet, Sally Ann Howes, and Peter Falk.

Background

Lyricist and book writer Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe had previously collaborated on three musicals; the first, Life of the Party, closed during pre-Broadway tryouts, and the second and third, What's Up? and The Day Before Spring, had met with moderate success. Inspired by Rodgers and Hammerstein's successful collaborations Oklahoma! and Carousel, they created Brigadoon, about a magical village in the Scottish highlands.

Like Oklahoma! and Carousel, Brigadoon included a serious love story as the main plot and a lighter romance as subplot. Thematically, the musical depicted the contrast between empty city life and the warmth and simplicity of the country, focusing on a theme of love transcending time. Agnes de Mille, who had previously choreographed Oklahoma! and Carousel, was hired as choreographer, and her work for Brigadoon incorporated elements of traditional Scottish folk dance: a traditional sword dance, a chase scene, and a funeral dance.

Though the Highland village of Brigadoon is fictional, it is named after the (Lowland) Brig o' Doon, a bridge located south of Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland, which is the setting for the final verse of Robert Burns's poem "Tam o' Shanter".

The New York Times theatre critic George Jean Nathan wrote that Lerner's book was based on a German story, published in 1860 by Friedrich Gerstäcker, later translated by Charles Brandon Schaeffer, about the mythical village of Germelshausen that fell under a magic curse. However, Lerner denied that he had based the book on an older story, and, in an explanation published in The New York Times, stated that he did not learn of the existence of the Germelshausen story until after he had completed the first draft of Brigadoon. Lerner said that in his subsequent research, he found many other legends of disappearing towns in various countries' folklore, and he pronounced their similarities "unconscious coincidence".

The group leaves to go to the wedding, which opens with the clans coming in from the hills. Mr. Lundie marries Charlie and Jean, and they perform a traditional celebratory wedding dance. Sword dancers appear, led by Harry, and they perform an elaborate dance over their weapons. All the town joins in the dance, but it abruptly halts when Jean screams as Harry tries to kiss her. In anguish over Jean's wedding, he announces that he's leaving the town (which would end the miracle, causing Brigadoon to disappear forever into the Highland mists) and sprints away.

Act II

The men of the town, including Tommy and a reluctant Jeff, frantically try to find Harry before he can depart the town ("The Chase"). Suddenly an agonized scream is heard. Harry, who appears to have fallen on a rock and crushed his skull, is found dead by the other men. Deciding not to tell the rest of the town until the next morning, the men carry Harry's body away. Fiona and her father arrive to see if everything is all right. As Mr. MacLaren leaves, Tommy sees Fiona, and they embrace. She reveals her love for him, and he tells her he believes he feels the same way ("There But For You Go I"). Fiona reminds him that the end of the day is near, and Tommy tells her he wants to stay in Brigadoon with her. They go to find Mr. Lundie.

Meanwhile, in the village, Meg tells about the day her parents were drunkenly married ("My Mother's Wedding Day"), and the townsfolk dance until the sound of Highland pipes pierces the air. The gaiety is interrupted as Archie Beaton enters carrying Harry's body, led by the pipers playing a lament. Maggie, who loved Harry, performs a funeral dance for her unrequited love. The men of Brigadoon help Archie carry his son to the burial place.

Tommy finds Jeff and announces his intention to stay. Jeff thinks the idea is absurd and argues with Tommy until he has convinced him that Brigadoon is only a dream. Jeff also reveals that he tripped Harry and accidentally killed him. Fiona and Mr. Lundie arrive, and Tommy, shaken by Jeff's confession, tells Fiona that he loves her, but he can't stay; he still has doubts ("From This Day On"). Fiona tells Tommy, as she fades away into darkness, that she will love him forever.

Four months later, Jeff is drinking heavily at a hotel bar in New York. Tommy, who has been living on a farm in New Hampshire, enters and greets Jeff, but is still in love with Fiona and cannot stop thinking about her. His fiancée Jane Ashton, a beautiful socialite, talks to him about their impending wedding, but everything she says causes him to hear Fiona's voice and dream of Brigadoon ("Come to Me, Bend to Me" (reprise) and "Heather on the Hill" (reprise)). Tommy tells Jane that he cannot marry her, and she argues with him, but he continues to daydream about his true love ("Go Home With Bonnie Jean" (reprise) and "From This Day On" (reprise)). Jane leaves, and Tommy tells Jeff that he wants to return to Scotland, although he knows the village will not be there.

The pair return to the spot where they found Brigadoon and, as they expected, see nothing there. Just as they turn to leave, they hear the music again ("Brigadoon"), and Mr. Lundie appears and says, "My my! You must really love her. You woke me up!" Tommy waves goodbye to Jeff and disappears with Mr. Lundie into the Highland mist to be reunited with Fiona.

Musical numbers

;Act I

  • Introduction
  • Prologue (Once in the Highlands) – Ensemble
  • Brigadoon – Ensemble
  • Vendors' Calls – Ensemble
  • Down on MacConnachy Square – Ensemble
  • Waitin' for My Dearie – Fiona and Girls
  • I'll Go Home with Bonnie Jean – Charlie and Ensemble
  • Dance – Charlie and Ensemble
  • The Heather on the Hill – Tommy and Fiona
  • Rain Exorcism †
  • The Love of My Life – Meg Brockie
  • Jeannie's Packin' Up – Girls
  • Come to Me, Bend to Me – Charlie
  • Dance – Jean and Girls
  • Almost Like Being in Love – Tommy and Fiona
  • Bible Scene – Tommy and Jeff
  • Entrance of the Clans/Wedding Ceremony ‡ Ensemble
  • Wedding Dance/The Sword Dance and Reel ‡ Harry and Ensemble

;Act II

  • The Chase – Ensemble
  • There But for You Go I – Tommy
  • Steps Stately †
  • Drunken Reel †
  • Glen Scene Opening/My Mother's Wedding Day  – Meg and Ensemble
  • Dance – Ensemble
  • Funeral (Traditional Piobrochead) – Maggie
  • From This Day On – Tommy and Fiona
  • Farewell Music
  • Reprises: Come to Me, Bend to Me / The Heather on the Hill / I'll Go Home with Bonnie Jean / From This Day On / Down on MacConnachy Square
  • Finale (Brigadoon) – Ensemble

† Added in 1980 revival<br />

‡ Moved to Act II in 1980 revival

Productions

After initial shakedown runs in New Haven (starting February 6) and Boston (starting on February 10), the show opened in Philadelphia pre-Broadway (tryout) at the Forrest Theatre on February 24, 1947, for a final two weeks. The original Broadway production, directed by Robert Lewis and choreographed by Agnes de Mille, opened March 13, 1947, at the Ziegfeld Theatre, where it ran for 581 performances. The concertmistress of the orchestra was noted American violinist Joan Field. De Mille won the Tony Award for Best Choreography, and Bell and Mitchell won the Theatre World Award. The show returned to Philadelphia post-Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on Monday, September 6, 1948, for two weeks. The production then enjoyed an extended North American tour.

The musical's original West End production opened on April 14, 1949, at Her Majesty's Theatre, running for 685 performances. It starred Philip Hanna as Tommy, Patricia Hughes as Fiona, James Jamieson as Harry, and Noele Gordon as Meg. Bruce Trent took the leading role in 1949 at His Majesty's Theatre. Two telegrams, one from impresario Emile Littler and another where the signature is difficult to identify, to Bruce Trent are dated 24 February 1949.

David Brooks reprised his role of Tommy in the Summertime Light Opera's production in Houston, Texas in 1950, with Gregg Juarez as Jeff and Dorothy MacNeil of the New York City Opera as Fiona. Stage direction was by John Brownlee, principal baritone of the Metropolitan Opera, and the musical director and conductor was Frederick Fennell of the Rochester Eastman Kodak Symphony.

The musical was revived at New York City Center in May 1950. It was revived on Broadway seven years later, directed by George H. Englund and choreographed by De Mille, opening on April 15, 1957, at the Adelphi Theatre, where it ran for 24 performances. The cast included David Atkinson, Helen Gallagher, Patricia Birch, and Marilyn Cooper. Another Broadway revival, directed by John Fearnley and choreographed by De Mille, opened on January 30, 1963, at New York City Center, where it ran for 16 performances. The cast included Peter Palmer, Russell Nype, Sally Ann Howes, and Edward Villella. It was Tony-nominated for Best Actress in a Musical (Howes), Best Direction of a Musical, and Best Conductor and Musical Director.

The musical was revived in the West End at the Victoria Palace Theatre, opening on October 25, 1988, and closing August 5, 1989, starring Robert Meadmore (Tommy), Jacinta Mulcahy, and Lesley Mackie. The director was Roger Redfarn and de Mille's dances were rechoreographed by Tommy Shaw. The Times reviewer noted that those dances were "the main source of the magic".

In 2014, a major revival was staged at the Goodman Theater in Chicago. Directed and choreographed by Rachel Rockwell, with a revised book by Brian Hill, Charles Isherwood of The New York Times called the production "a first-class revival that boasts an infectious buoyancy of spirit and a welcome absence of postmodern flourishes". This version with the revised book by Hill was staged at the Shaw Festival in 2019.

The 2017 Melbourne production by The Production Company at the State Theatre, with Rohan Browne, Genevive Kingsford and Nancye Hayes and directed by Jason Langley, updated the setting of the world outside Brigadoon to contemporary times.

A staged concert was presented at New York City Center from November 15 to 19, 2017, with Stephanie J. Block as Meg Brockie, Aasif Mandvi as Jeff Douglas, Kelli O'Hara as Fiona and Patrick Wilson as Tommy Albright. It was directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon. Reviews for this production were uniformly positive.

A major new London revival, directed by Drew McOnie was staged at Regents Park Open Air Theatre, from 2nd August 2025 - 20th September 2025. A new adaptation by leading Scottish playwright Rona Munro, it had a change of period, being moved to World War II. The cast included, Danielle Fiamanya as Fiona, Louis Gaunt as Tommy, and Gilli Jonesas as Charlie Dalrymple & Jasmine Jules Andrews as Jean MacLaren.

Characters and original cast

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! rowspan="2" | Character

! Broadway

! West End

! Broadway Revival

! Broadway Revival

! Broadway Revival

! Broadway Revival

! West End Revival

! U.S. National Tour

! Off-Broadway Revival

! Chicago

!Melbourne

! Off-Broadway Revival

!London Revival

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!<small>1947</small>

!<small>1949</small>

!<small>1950</small>

!<small>1957</small>

!<small>1963</small>

!<small>1980</small>

!<small>1988</small>

!<small>1992</small>

!<small>2010</small>

!<small>2014</small>

! colspan="2" |<small>2017</small>

!<small>2025</small>

|-

! Tommy Albright

| colspan="1" align="center" | David Brooks

| colspan="2" align="center" | Philip Hanna

| colspan="1" align="center" | David Atkinson

| colspan="1" align="center" | Peter Palmer

| colspan="1" align="center" | Martin Vidnovic

| colspan="1" align="center" | Robert Meadmore

| colspan="1" align="center" | John Schneider

| colspan="1" align="center" | Jason Danieley

| colspan="1" align="center" | Kevin Earley

| colspan="1" align="center" |Rohan Browne

| colspan="1" align="center" | Patrick Wilson

| colspan="1" align="center" | Louis Gaunt

|-

! Fiona MacLaren

| colspan="1" align="center" | Marion Bell

| colspan="1" align="center" | Patricia Hughes

| colspan="2" align="center" | Virginia Oswald

| colspan="1" align="center" | Sally Ann Howes

| colspan="1" align="center" | Meg Bussert

| colspan="1" align="center" | (as Fiona MacKeith) Jacinta Mulachy

| colspan="1" align="center" | Elizabeth Walsh

| colspan="1" align="center" | Melissa Errico

| colspan="1" align="center" | Jennie Sophia

| colspan="1" align="center" |Genevive Kingsford

| colspan="1" align="center" | Kelli O'Hara

| colspan="1" align="center" | Danielle Fiamanya

|-

! Jeff Douglas

| colspan="1" align="center" | George Keane

| colspan="1" align="center" | Hiram Sherman

| colspan="1" align="center" | Peter Turgeon

| colspan="1" align="center" | Scott McKay

| colspan="1" align="center" | Russell Nype

| colspan="1" align="center" | Mark Zimmerman

| colspan="1" align="center" | Robin Nedwell

| colspan="1" align="center" | Mark Zimmerman

| colspan="1" align="center" | Don Stephenson

| colspan="1" align="center" | Rod Thomas

| colspan="1" align="center" |Luke Joslin

| colspan="1" align="center" | Aasif Mandvi

| colspan="1" align="center" | Cavan Clarke

|-

! Harry Beaton

| colspan="1" align="center" | James Mitchell

| colspan="1" align="center" | James Jamieson

| colspan="1" align="center" | Elliot Sullivan

| colspan="1" align="center" | Matt Mattox

| colspan="1" align="center" | Edward Villella

| colspan="1" align="center" | John Curry

| colspan="1" align="center" | (as Harry Ritchie) Ian MacKenzie Stewart

| colspan="1" align="center" | Angelo Fraboni

| colspan="1" align="center" | Ciarán Sheehan

| colspan="1" align="center" | Rhett Guter

| colspan="1" align="center" |Joel Granger

| colspan="1" align="center" | Robert Fairchild

| colspan="1" align="center" | Danny Nattress

|-

! Meg Brockie

| colspan="1" align="center" | Pamela Britton

| colspan="1" align="center" | Noele Gordon

| colspan="1" align="center" | Susan Johnson

| colspan="1" align="center" | Helen Gallagher

| colspan="1" align="center" | Anne Fraser

| colspan="1" align="center" | Elaine Hausman

| colspan="1" align="center" | Lesley Mackie

| colspan="1" align="center" | Jennifer Allen

| colspan="1" align="center" | Christine Ebersole

| colspan="1" align="center" | Maggie Portman

| colspan="1" align="center" | Elise McCann

| colspan="1" align="center" | Stephanie J. Block

| colspan="1" align="center" | Nic Myers

|-

! Charlie Dalrymple

| colspan="1" align="center" | Lee Sullivan

| colspan="1" align="center" | Bill O'Connor

| colspan="1" align="center" | Jeffrey Warren

| colspan="1" align="center" | Robert Rounseville

| colspan="1" align="center" | Harry Snow

| colspan="1" align="center" | Stephen Lehew

| colspan="1" align="center" | (as Charlie Cameron) Maurice Clarke

| colspan="1" align="center" | John Clonts

| colspan="1" align="center" | A. J. Shively

| colspan="1" align="center" | Jordan Brown

| colspan="1" align="center" | Matthew Manahan

| colspan="1" align="center" | Ross Lekites

| colspan="1" align="center" | Gilli Jones

|-

! Mr. Lundie

| colspan="1" align="center" | William Hansen

| colspan="1" align="center" | Ivor Barnard

| colspan="1" align="center" | Fred Stewart

| colspan="2" align="center" | John C. Becher

| colspan="1" align="center" | Frank Hamilton

| colspan="1" align="center" | (as Mr. Murdoch) Leonard Maguire

| colspan="1" align="center" | John Newton

| colspan="1" align="center" | Len Cariou

| colspan="1" align="center" | Roger Mueller

| colspan="1" align="center" | (as Mrs. Forsythe) Nancye Hayes

| colspan="1" align="center" | Dakin Matthews

| colspan="1" align="center" |(as Lundie) Anne Lacey

|-

! Andrew MacLaren

| colspan="1" align="center" | Edward Cullen

| colspan="1" align="center" | Roy Russell

| colspan="1" align="center" | Donald McKee

| colspan="1" align="center" | Russell Gaige

| colspan="1" align="center" | Frank Milan

| colspan="1" align="center" | Jack Dabdoub

| colspan="1" align="center" | (as Andrew MacKeith) Fraser Kerr

| colspan="1" align="center" | Michael Mulheren

| colspan="1" align="center" | Jim Brochu

| colspan="1" align="center" | Craig Spidle

|

| colspan="1" align="center" | Rich Hebert

| colspan="1" align="center" | Edward Baruwa

|-

! Jean MacLaren

| colspan="1" align="center" | Virginia Bosler

| colspan="1" align="center" | Bunty Kelley

| colspan="1" align="center" | Ann Deasy

| colspan="2" align="center" | Virginia Bosler

| colspan="1" align="center" | Mollie Smith

| colspan="1" align="center" | (as Jean MacKeith) Jo-Anne Sale

| colspan="1" align="center" | Antonia Franceschi

| colspan="1" align="center" | Bonnie Fraser

| colspan="1" align="center" | Olivia Renteria

| colspan="1" align="center" |Stefanie Jones

| colspan="1" align="center" | Sara Esty

| colspan="1" align="center" | Jasmine Jules Andrews

|-

! Angus McGuffie

| colspan="1" align="center" | Walter Scheff

| colspan="1" align="center" | Peter Dyneley

| colspan="1" align="center" | Angus Cairns

| colspan="1" align="center" | Guy Gurdon

| colspan="1" align="center" | Daniel P. Hannafin

| colspan="1" align="center" | Kenneth Kantor

| colspan="1" align="center" | (as Angus McMonies) David McEwan

| colspan="1" align="center" | David Bryant

| colspan="1" align="center" | Christopher Lynn

| colspan="1" align="center" | Michael Aaron Linder

| colspan="1" align="center" |Nelson Gardner

| colspan="1" align="center" | David Scott Purdy

| colspan="1" align="center" | David Colvin

|-

! Archie Beaton

| colspan="1" align="center" | Elliot Sullivan

| colspan="1" align="center" | John Rea

| colspan="1" align="center" | Thaddeus Clancy

| colspan="1" align="center" | Elliot Sullivan

| colspan="1" align="center" | John Carver

| colspan="1" align="center" | Casper Roos

| colspan="1" align="center" | (as Donald Ritchie) Jamie Miller-Coburn

| colspan="1" align="center" | John Wilkerson

| colspan="1" align="center" | Gordon Stanley

| colspan="1" align="center" | Joseph Foronda

| colspan="1" align="center" |Stephen Hall

| colspan="1" align="center" | Jamie Jackson

| colspan="1" align="center" | Norman Bowman

|-

! Jane Ashton

| colspan="1" align="center" | Frances Charles

| colspan="1" align="center" | Janet MacFarlane

| colspan="1" align="center" | Winifred Ainslee

| colspan="1" align="center" | Sloan Simpson

| colspan="1" align="center" | Kelly Stevens

| colspan="1" align="center" | Betsy Craig

| colspan="1" align="center" | Carrie Ellis

| colspan="1" align="center" | Beth Zumann

| colspan="1" align="center" | Kerry Conte

| colspan="1" align="center" | Emily Rohm

|

| colspan="1" align="center" | Madison Stratton

|

|-

! Maggie Anderson

|colspan='1' align=center| Lidija Franklin

|colspan='1' align=center| Noelle de Mosa

|

|colspan='1' align=center| Lidija Franklin

|colspan='1' align=center| Jenny Workman

|colspan='1' align=center| Marina Eglevsky

|colspan='1' align=center| (as Maggie Abernathy) Sorkina Tate

|colspan='1' align=center| Camille de Ganon

|

|colspan='1' align=center| Katie Spelman

|colspan='1' align=center|Karla Tonkich

|colspan='1' align=center| Patricia Delgado

|

|-

! Frank

|colspan='1' align=center| John Paul

|colspan='1' align=center| Freddie Costello

|

|colspan='1' align=center| Jack Emrek

|colspan='1' align=center| Felice Orlandi

|colspan='1' align=center| Mark Herrier

|colspan='1' align=center| Tony Stansfield

|colspan='1' align=center| Mark Ankeny

|

|colspan='1' align=center| Richard Strimer

|colspan='1' align=center|(as Frankie) Emma Clark

|colspan='1' align=center| Nicholas Ward

|

|-

! Sandy Dean

|colspan='1' align=center| Jeffrey Warren

|colspan='1' align=center| Wilfred Johns

|colspan='1' align=center| Douglas Rideout

|colspan='1' align=center| John Dorrin

|colspan='1' align=center| William Kennedy

|colspan='1' align=center| Michael Cone

|colspan='1' align=center| Scott Davies

|colspan='1' align=center| Larry Parrish

|

|colspan='1' align=center| George Keating

|colspan='1' align=center|Jensen Overend

|colspan='1' align=center| Peyton Crim

| colspan="1" align="center" | Liam Wrate

|-

|}

Adaptations

Film

A Cinemascope film version of Brigadoon, directed by Vincente Minnelli, was released by MGM in 1954 with Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, and Cyd Charisse in leading roles.

Television

On October 15, 1966, a television film version was broadcast on ABC. This version won five Primetime Emmy Awards.

The 1966 television version used a modernized, abbreviated script that accommodated much more of the score than the 1954 film version had, though the entire production ran only ninety minutes with commercials. "My Mother's Wedding Day" was restored to this version, though "Once in the Highlands", "Jeannie's Packin' Up", and "The Love of My Life" were still absent. In this version, Tommy and Jeff were participating in an auto race when their car stalled just outside Brigadoon.

The TV film starred Robert Goulet as Tommy, Peter Falk as Jeff, and Sally Ann Howes as Fiona. Also appearing were Finlay Currie, in one of his last roles, as Mr. Lundie, Edward Villella as Harry Beaton, and Marlyn Mason as Meg. and on YouTube. In addition, the soundtrack of this TV adaptation was released by Columbia Records (under its "Columbia Special Products" banner) on the same year as the original broadcast.

Schmigadoon!

Schmigadoon! is a musical comedy television series which premiered on Apple TV+ on July 16, 2021. The series title indicates an ironic take on Brigadoon, while the premise offers an update of the classic plot.

Reception

Brigadoon opened to unanimously positive reviews, one of only eight musicals that opened on Broadway between 1943 and 1964 to do so. Critics praised it for its originality and for integration of song and story, though some critics had minor points of criticism.

Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times praised the musical's integration, saying: "For once, the modest label 'musical play' has a precise meaning. For it is impossible to say where the music and dancing leave off and the story begins. Under Bob Lewis's direction all the arts of the theatre have been woven into a singing pattern of enchantment".

Recordings

The following list of recordings is based on John Kenrick's discography for the site Musicals 101.

  • 1947 Original Broadway cast recording (incomplete, due to recording limitations of the period; some lyrics were censored)
  • 1954 Original motion picture soundtrack (originally incomplete, but re-released on CD with deleted songs, alternate takes, and undubbed vocals)
  • 1957 studio cast recording (starring Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy, with Frank Porretta and Susan Johnson).
  • 1959 studio cast recording (starring Robert Merrill, Jan Peerce, and Jane Powell)
  • 1966 Television cast recording (starring Sally Ann Howes, Robert Goulet, and Peter Falk)
  • 1988 London revival cast recording (starring Robert Meadmore; some character names and dates were altered to make the show more historically accurate)
  • 1991 Studio cast recording (starring Rebecca Luker and Brent Barrett, Judy Kaye, and Gregory Jbara)
  • 2017 New York City Center recording (starring Kelli O'Hara and Patrick Wilson)

In media

  • Brigadoon is mentioned in the 1985 song "The Whole of the Moon" by Scottish band The Waterboys.
  • 1987 episode of the Adventures of the Gummi Bears "The Knights of Gummadoon" is about a Castle full of Gummi bears that only appear for 1 night every 100 years, and is based on Brigadoon.
  • The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Meridian" is about a planet that periodically disappears, and is based on Brigadoon. The Orville episode "Mad Idolatry" and the Star Trek: Lower Decks episode "The Stars at Night" also feature planets that periodically disappear. In "The Stars at Night", a character refers to the planet as "one of those Brigadoon-type planets".
  • In Four Weddings and a Funeral, Gareth (Simon Callow) sees a Highland-themed dance party break out and exclaims in delight "It's bloody Brigadoon" as he grabs his partner and joins in the revelry.
  • In the novel Witches of East End, the eponymous town is referred to as Brigadoon, as it is hidden by a power spell that makes it hard to find.
  • In the '"Drew's Inheritance" episode of The Drew Carey Show, Drew's father, giving his son advice before a wedding, tells him not to bother looking for his future wife's G-spot because "it's like Brigadoon, you know." Drew quickly corrects him.
  • In the video game Dragon Quest IX, within the Scottish inspired areas of Stornway and Zere is a destroyed town named Brigadoom, in reference to the musical.

References

Sources

  • Atkinson, Brooks, "Brigadoon", Broadway Scrapbook, Theatre Arts, Inc., New York, 1947. pp.&nbsp;284–287.
  • Brigadoon (original 1949 West End production) at the Guide to Musical Theatre
  • Brigadoon (1966 television production) at Internet Archive