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Lady, Be Good!

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  3w, 5m

Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Book by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson

The very first Broadway collaboration of the Gershwin brothers, Lady, Be Good! tells the story of an impoverished brother-and-sister dance team who will do anything to help one another.

Lady, Be Good!

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 5m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period, Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences
Lady, Be Good!

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Summary

The very first Broadway collaboration of the Gershwin brothers, Lady, Be Good! tells the story of an impoverished brother-and-sister dance team who will do anything to help one another. The tuneful score includes the hits "Oh, Lady Be Good!" and "Fascinating Rhythm."

History
Lady, Be Good! opened on Broadway at the Liberty Theatre, December 1, 1924 and played for 330 performances starring Fred Astaire and his sister, Adele Astaire.
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  • Time Period 1920s
  • Setting

    Beacon Hill, Rhode Island and Eastern Harbor, Connecticut. 1925.

  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)

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  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Dance Requirements Moderate
  • Vocal DemandsDifficult
  • Orchestra Size Medium
  • Chorus Size Large

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Authors

George Gershwin

George Gershwin

George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898, and began his musical training when he was 13. At 16, he quit high school to work as a "song plugger" for a music publisher, and soon he was writing songs himself. "Swanee," as introduced by Al Jolson, brought George ...

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Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin, the first songwriter to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, was born in New York City on December 6, 1896. In 1917 The Evening Sun published his first song (“You May Throw All The Rice You Desire But Please, Friends, Throw No Shoes”). Four years later, Ira enjoyed hi ...

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Guy Bolton

Guy Bolton

Guy Bolton (1884-1979) was born in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, on November 23, 1884. Bolton famously collaborated with Jerome Kern and P.G. Wodehouse on a series of buoyant musicals for the 299-seat Princess Theatre, including Have A Heart; Oh, Boy!; Leave It To Jane; ...

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Fred Thompson

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