Production Staff
Percy Greenbank
Lyricist
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Lionel Monckton
Composer
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Adrian Ross
Lyricist
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Howard Talbot
Composer
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Fred Thompson
Bookwriter
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Producer
William Castle
Scenic Designer
D. Frank Dodge
Scenic Designer
George Gershwin
Composer
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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
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Bert Grant
Composer
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Jack Mason
Choreographer
Frank P. Paret
Musical Director
Louis Silvers
Composer
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Wybert Stamford
Director
Samuel Zalud
Costume Designer
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