Production Staff
B. G. DeSylva
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
Frank Mandel
Bookwriter
Bookwriter
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Laurence Schwab
Bookwriter
Bookwriter
Kiviette
Costume Designer
Sammy Lee
Choreographer
(Musical Staging)
(Musical Staging)
Edgar MacGregor
Director
(Staging)
(Staging)
Ivan Rudisill
Musical Director
Laurence Schwab
Producer
Lee Simonson
Scenic Designer
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