I Can Get It For You Wholesale

I Can Get It For You Wholesale

Book by Jerome Weidman, based on his novel
Music and Lyrics by Harold Rome

Original production presented by David Merrick

I Can Get It For You Wholesale

I Can Get It For You Wholesale

Book by Jerome Weidman, based on his novel
Music and Lyrics by Harold Rome

Original production presented by David Merrick

Overview

Based on Jerome Weidman’s bestselling novel, I Can Get It For You Wholesale is the story of an ambitious young businessman artfully clawing his way to the top of the garment industry in 1930s New York. With humour and frankness, the show explores the perils of ambition and the price of success. Contrasting the swinging, jazzy rhythms of big city business with the earthy, traditional sounds of the characters’ Eastern European origins, I Can Get It For You Wholesale captures the energy and promise of a pivotal time in Jewish American history.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Genre: Adaptation (Literature)
  • Time Period: 1930s
  • Cast Attributes: Expandable Casting
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for All Audiences

Authors

Jerome Weidman

Jerome Weidman was an American playwright and novelist. He collaborated with George Abbott on the book for the musical FIORELLO!, with music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. All received the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the work. Weidman was born in Manhatta ...
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Harold Rome

Harold Rome was an American composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theater. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Rome played piano in local dance bands and was already writing music while studying architecture and law at Yale University. After graduation he worked as an archite ...
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