Overview

Oh, Kay! skewers the upper class in an uproarious Prohibition musical comedy. This 1926 romp, which served as inspiration for Nice Work If You Can Get It, features a host of Gershwin standards, including "Someone To Watch Over Me," "Clap Yo' Hands," "Do, Do, Do," "Heaven On Earth," and "Fidgety Feet."

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Cautions

  • Caution Alcohol Alcohol

Details

  • Genre: Period, Romantic Comedy
  • Time Period: 1920s
  • Cast Attributes: Expandable casting, Room for Extras
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences

Authors

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, 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 (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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P.G. Wodehouse

P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) and Guy Bolton (1884-1979) were both born in England. They were introduced by Jerome Kern, and he suggested they all work together. They did, tirelessly, and in the beginning of their collaboration wrote nearly one show per month: the famed Princess ...

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