Celebrating Saint Joan Crowley's 80th brithday in Pontiac, IL - remembering the top musical hits of 1932; other 1932 births of note

Musical theater hits of 1932

• After Dinner London revue opened at the Gaiety Theatre on October 21
• L'Auberge Du Cheval Blanc Paris production
• Ball im Savoy Berlin production
• Ballyhoo (Music: William Waller Lyrics: Robert Nesbitt) London revue opened at the Comedy Theatre on December 22
• Casanova London production
• The Cat and the Fiddle London production opened at the Palace Theatre on March 4 and ran for 329 performances
• The Dubarry London production opened at Her Majesty's Theatre on April 14 and ran for 398 performances
• The Dubarry Broadway production opened at George M. Cohan's Theatre on November 22 and ran for 87 performances
• Face the Music Broadway revue opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on February 17 and ran for 165 performances
• Gay Divorce Broadway production opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on November 29 and transferred to the Shubert Theatre on January 16, 1933 for a total run of 248 performances
• Music in the Air Broadway production opened at the Alvin Theatre on November 8 and ran for 342 performances
• Out of the Bottle London production opened at the Hippodrome on June 11 and ran for 109 performances
• Over She Goes London revue opened at the Alhambra Theatre on August 27.
• Show Boat Broadway revival opened at the Casino Theatre on 50th Street [1] on May 19 and ran for 180 performances
• Take a Chance Broadway production opened at the Apollo Theatre on November 26 and ran for 243 performances
• Tell Her the Truth London production opened at the Saville Theatre on June 14 and ran for 234 performances
• Wild Violets opened at the Theatre Royal on October 31 and ran for 291 performances
• Words and Music London revue (Noël Coward) opened at the Adelphi Theatre on September 16.

Musical film hits of 1932

• Girl Crazy starring Dorothy Lee, Robert Quillan, Mitzi Green and Kitty Kelly
• Looking on the Bright Side starring Gracie Fields.
• Love Me Tonight starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald.
• The Maid of the Mountains starring Nancy Brown and Harry Welchman.
• The Midshipmaid starring Jessie Matthews
• Monte Carlo Madness starring Sari Maritza and Hans Albers and featuring the Comedian Harmonists
• One Hour with You starring Jeanette MacDonald, Maurice Chevalier, Genevieve Tobin and Charles Ruggles
• The Phantom President starring George M. Cohan, Claudette Colbert and Jimmy Durante. Directed by Norman Taurog.

Notable Births of 1932

• January 26 – Coxsone Dodd, record producer (d. 2004)
• February 8 – John Williams, composer
• February 16 – Harry Goz, musical theatre star (d. 2003)
• February 24 – Michel Legrand, composer
• February 26 – Johnny Cash, country singer (d. 2003)
• March 4 – Miriam Makeba, singer (d. 2008)
• March 15 – Arif Mardin, record producer (d. 2006)
• April 1 – Debbie Reynolds, actress and singer
• April 9 – Carl Perkins, rockabilly singer (d. 1998)
• April 12 – Tiny Tim, singer and ukulele player (d. 1996)
• April 14 – Loretta Lynn, country singer
• April 26 – Francis Lai, songwriter and film composer
• April 27 – Maxine Brown (The Browns)
• May 19 – Alma Cogan, English singer (d. 1966)
• June 7 – Tina Brooks, saxophonist (d. 1974)
• June 21 – Lalo Schifrin, film composer
• June 27 – Anna Moffo, operatic soprano (d. 2006)
• July 11 – Roquel Billy Davis, singer, songwriter and record producer (d. 2004)
• July 13 – Per Nørgård, Danish composer
• August 23 - Sinn Sisamouth, singer-songwriter, "the King of Khmer music" (d. 1976)
• September 8 – Patsy Cline, country singer (d. 1963)
• September 25 – Glenn Gould, pianist (d. 1982)
• November 10 – Paul Bley, jazz pianist
• November 15 Clyde McPhatter (The Drifters) (d. 1972)
• November 30 – Bob Moore, bassist
• December 5 – Little Richard, singer, songwriter and pianist
• December 9 – Donald Byrd, jazz saxophonist
• December 12 – Charlie Rich, country singer (d. 1995)
• December 15 – Jesse Belvin, singer, pianist and songwriter (d. 1960)
• December 28 – Dorsey Burnette, Rockabilly pioneer (d. 1979)