Jubilee

Jubilee

Jubilee

Jubilee

Overview

Inspired by the festivities celebrating the 1935 silver jubilee of King George V of Great Britain, Jubilee is a romantic comedy about the Royal Family of a fictional European country. Cole Porter’s great music includes “Begin the Beguine” and “Just One of Those Things.”

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Details

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

Authors

Cole Porter

Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana in 1891 and died in Hollywood 73 years later. In between, he wrote some of the most memorable songs ever heard on stage or screen, among them “Night and Day,” “Begin the Beguine,” “You’re The Top,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “Love For Sal ...

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Moss Hart

Moss Hart (1904-1961) began his career as a playwright, director and producer in 1930 when, with George S. Kaufman, he wrote Once in a Lifetime. Subsequent Kaufman and Hart successes include Merrily We Roll Along, You Can't Take It With You and The Man Who Came To Dinner, amo ...

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Larry Moore

Larry Moore was raised in Ohio and moved to New York City in 1979 when he began his career in music. He has worked as an orchestrator in the theatre, choral, opera and recording industries. His restoration of Cole Porter’s lost musical Jubilee has been performed by The New Am ...
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