Production Staff
B. G. DeSylva
Bookwriter/Lyricist
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George Gershwin
Composer
Composer
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 his first real fame and led to his writing a succession of 22 musical comedies, most with his older brother, Ira. The Gershwins' shows include Lady Be Good, Oh, Kay!, Strike Up the Band, Girl Crazy, and the Pulitzer Prize winning Of Thee I Sing. From his early career George ... read more
John Henry Mears
Bookwriter/Lyricist
Bookwriter
Lyricist
David Bennett
Director
(Staging)
(Staging)
Schneider-Anderson Company
Costume Designer
Morris Gest
Producer
Julian Mitchell
Director
(Staging)
(Staging)
Frank Tours
Musical Director
Joseph Urban
Scenic Designer
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