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IRA GERSHWIN (1896 - 1983) |
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Literary Agent: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC |
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Plays by Ira Gershwin |
Ac-Cent-Chuate The Positive | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1984 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #76151 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | book by Mark Rolston; lyrics by Ted Koeler, Yip Harburg, Johnny Mercer, Ira Gershwin and Truman Capote | |||||
Synopsis: | songbook show dvoted to the works of Harold Arlen | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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American In Paris, An | ||
| 1st Produced: | Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas | 2006 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #109824 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Ira Gershwin; book by Ken Ludwig | |||||
Synopsis: | Monumental Pictures, Paris. Michel Girard fails to turn up for the first day's shooting for a new musical. Head of the studio sends his secretary to find him. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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American Rhapsody | ||
| 1st Produced: | Triad, New York | 2001 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | Studio cast recording: Jessisaraly Music (JSD -0001) 2001 | doollee no | #63063 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | by Mark Nadler; Music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Ira Gershwin | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Babbitt And The Bromide, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | New York | 1927 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #64109 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Ira Gershwin | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Be Yourself | ||
| 1st Produced: | Sam H Harris Theatre, New York | 1924 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #90182 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 11 | Female | 21 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by Lewis E Gensler and Milton Schwarzwald; lyrics by George S Kaufman, Marc Connelly and Ira Gershwin; book by George S Kaufman and Marc Connelly | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Crazy For You | ||
| 1st Produced: | Washington D.C. | 1991 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | cap-54648 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Capitol: (54618) 1992 | doollee no | #64765 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by George Gershwin; Lyrics by Ira Gershwin; Book by Ken Ludwig; Conceived by Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent; Inspired by material by Guy Bolton and John McGowan | |||||
| Setting: New York City and Nevada in the 1930s. Bobby Child the heir of a wealthy banking family is hooked on the theatre. He has been told by his family he must marry Irene but he does not want to. He sent to Deadrock to foreclose a theatre because the mortgage payments are over due. Polly Baker is the daughter of the theatre's owner and she has threatened to see off anyone who comes from the bank. When she meets Bobby it is love at first sight. . . | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Girl Crazy | ||
| 1st Produced: | Alvin Theatre, New York | 14 Oct 1930 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | Studio cast recording: Columbia (SK 60704) 1951 | doollee no | #128983 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Ira Gershwin; book by Guy Bolton; John McGowan | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Lady Be Good | ||
| 1st Produced: | Liberty Theatre, NY | 1924 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #63788 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by George Gershwin; Lyrics by Ira Gershwin; Book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson | |||||
Synopsis: | Setting: Beacon Hill, Rhode Island and Eastern Harbor, Connecticut. Dick and Susie Trevor are penniless siblings evicted from their Rhode Island mansion. Dick is determined to many the wealthy Josephine Vandewater in order to return to solvency but Susie is equally determined to save Dick from a loveless marriage by posing as a Spanish widow in order to claim a substantial inheritance. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Lady In The Dark | ||
| 1st Produced: | Alvin Theatre, New York | 1941 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | aei-003 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: AEI (003) 1950 | doollee no | #94460 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by Kurt Weill; lyrics by Ira Gershwin; book by Moss Hart | |||||
| Fashion magazine editor, Liza Elliott is insecure and undergoing psychoanalysis. She has dreams of being in the circus; a glamour dream and a wedding dream. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Lady, Be Good | ||
| 1st Produced: | Liberty Theatre, NY | 01 Dec 1924 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Smithsonian (R-008) 1924 | doollee no | #128984 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by George Gershwin; Lyrics by Ira Gershwin; Book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson | |||||
| Setting: Beacon Hill, Rhode Island and Eastern Harbor, Connecticut. Dick and Susie Trevor are penniless siblings evicted from their Rhode Island mansion. Dick is determined to many the wealthy Josephine Vandewater in order to return to solvency but Susie is equally determined to save Dick from a loveless marriage by posing as a Spanish widow in order to claim a substantial inheritance. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Let 'Em Eat Cake | ||
| 1st Produced: | Imperial Theatre, New York | 21 Oct 1933 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | sony-42522 | |||
| Music: | Studio cast recording: Sony (42522) 1987 | doollee no | #115367 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 13 | Female | 7 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | Music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Ira Gershwin; book by Morrie Ryskind and George S Kaufman | |||||
| The sequel to "Of Thee I Sing". President John Wintergreen is ousted and Tweedle Dee becomes president. Wintergreen starts a counter revolution - the Blueshirts and marches on Washington. The new president is in turn ousted and Wintergreen becomes dictator. The White House becomes the Blue House. The League of Nations takes action against him. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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My One And Only | ||
| 1st Produced: | St. James Theatre, NY | 01 May 1983 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | atlantic80110 | |||
| Music: | Original cast recording: Atlantic (80110) 1983 | doollee no | #112950 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | by Peter Stone with George & Ira Gershwin | |||||
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Never Gonna Dance | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #68777 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | by Jeffrey Hatcher; Music by Jerome Kern; lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Johnny Mercer, Ira Gershwin, P G Wodehouse, Jimmy McHugh and Edward Laska. Based on the film "Swing Time" RKO Radio. | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Of Thee I Sing | ||
| 1st Produced: | Music Box Theatre, New York | 26 Dec 1931 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | ang-65025 | |||
| Music: | Revival cast recording: Angel (65025) 1952 | doollee no | #115368 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Ira Gershwin; book by Morrie Ryskind and George S Kaufman | |||||
| John Wintergreen is running for President. His team are trying to come up with a campaign that will get him noticed. They ask the chambermaid at the hotel what she cares about the most and she says; "love". They decide on their campaign - they will hold a beauty pageant to find America's most beautiful woman and the John Wintergreen will marry her. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Oh Kay | ||
| 1st Produced: | Imperial Theatre, New York | 08 Nov 1926 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | Revival cast recording: DRG (15017) 1960 | doollee no | #64771 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Book by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse; Music by George Gershwin; Lyrics by Ira Gershwin | |||||
| Setting: In and around Jimmy's house, Beachampton, Long Island | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Pardon My English | ||
| 1st Produced: | Majestic Theatre, New York | 20 Jan 1932 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | el-79338 | |||
| Music: | Studio cast: Elektra (79338) 1993 | doollee no | #93089 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Ira Gershwin; book by Herbert Fields | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Primrose | ||
| 1st Produced: | Winter Garden Theatre, London | 11 Sep 1924 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #128985 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by George Gershwin; lyrics by Desmond Carter; Ira Gershwin; book by Guy Bolton; George Grossmith Jr | |||||
Synopsis: | Sir Barnaby insists that his son Freddie marries his cousin Joan. But Freddie loves May and his father will not let him marry her. Joan loves writer Hilary. Hilary is writing an adventure novel about a plucky young girl called Primrose. Toby is engaged to Pinkie - but now has cold feet. He persuades Hilary to pretend to woo Pinkie so that he can catch them and break off the engagement. However, Joan catches Hilary instead. | |||||
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Rosalie | ||
| 1st Produced: | New Amsterdam Theatre, New York | 1928 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #130797 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by George Gershwin; Sigmund Romberg; lyrics by Ira Gershwin; P G Wodeshouse; book by Guy Bolton; William Anthony McGuire | |||||
Synopsis: | West Point flyer Lieutenant Dick Fay flies to Romanza to visit the girl he met in Paris - Rosalie. When he discovers that she is a princess he gets angry and leaves for West Point. The King of Romanza - Cyril - has arranged to go to the US to ask for a loan for his country. Rosalie goes with him. She goes to West Point and she and Dick make up. However, Rosalie agrees to marry Captain Karl whose father is a prince. Dick flies back to Romanza and starts a revolution to divest Rosalie of most of her royal obligations. King Cyril announces that Dick and Rosalie are to wed | |||||
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Strike Up the Band | ||
| 1st Produced: | Tines Square Theatre, NY | 14 Jan 1930 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | Studio cast recording: Elektra (79273) 1990 | doollee no | #124562 | |||
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Genre: | 2 act musical comedy Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | With Morrie Ryskind. Music: George Gershwin. Lyrics: Ira Gershwin. | |||||
Synopsis: | Owner of the Fletcher American Cheese Co - Horace J Fletcher is outraged when Switzerland imposes tariffs on imported cheeses. He persuades The US government to declare war. Fletcher finances the war and has it named after himself - The Horace J Fletcher Memorial War. He sets sail for Europe to conduct the war - but there is a spy in his entourage | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Tip-Toes | ||
| 1st Produced: | Liberty Theatre, NY | 1925 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | Concert cast recording: New World (80598-2) 1998 | doollee no | #64772 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Music by George Gershwin; Book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson; Lyrics by Ira Gershwin | |||||
| Setting: Palm Beach, Florida | |||||
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