Opened at the Shubert Theatre on April 4, 1940. Closed August 24, 1940 after 84 performances — 5 months. Higher and Higher is a musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, and book by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan and produced by Dwight Deere Wiman. It ran on Broadway for 84 performances in 1940. Wiki link