Show Girl

March 13, 2015

Opened at the Ziegfeld Theatre, New York on July 2, 1929. 111 performances. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn. Book by William Anthony McGuire, based on the novel by J…

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Rosalie

March 13, 2015

Opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New York on January 10, 1928.  335 performances. Music by George Gershwin and Sigmund Romberg. Lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse and Ira Gershwin.  Book by William Anthony McGuire and…

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The Rainbow

March 13, 2015

Opened at the Empire Theatre, London on April 3, 1923. 113 performances. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Clifford Grey.  Revue by Albert de Courville, Edgar Wallace, and Noel Scott. Dances and ensembles by Allan…

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Primrose

March 13, 2015

Opened at the Winter Garden Theatre, London on September 11, 1924. 255 performances. Music by George Gershwin. Lyrics by Desmond Carter and Ira Gershwin. Book by George Grossmith and Guy Bolton. Book staged by George…

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Porgy and Bess (opera)

March 13, 2015

Opened at the Alvin Theatre in New York on October 10, 1935. 124 performances. An opera by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian. Produced by The Theatre Guild….

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Park Avenue

March 13, 2015

Opened at the Shubert Theatre, New York on November 4, 1946. 72 performances. Music by Arthur Schwartz. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Book by Nunnally Johnson and George S. Kaufman, based on a short story by…

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Pardon My English

March 13, 2015

Opened at the Majestic Theatre, New York on January 9, 1933. 46 performances. Music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. Book by Herbert Fields, Morrie Ryskind, and uncredited others. Directed by John McGowan…

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Oh, Kay!

March 13, 2015

Opened at the Imperial Theatre, New York on November 8, 1926. 256 performances. Music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. Book by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse. Directed by John Harwood. Dances…

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Of Thee I Sing

March 13, 2015

Opened at the Music Box in New York on December 26, 1931. 441 performances. Music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. Book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind.  Directed by George S. Kaufman….

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Nice Work If You Can Get It

March 13, 2015

Opened at the Imperial Theatre, New York on April 24, 2012. 478 performances. Music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. Book by Joe DiPietro, inspired by material by Guy Bolton and P. G….

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