How well do you know Crazy for You, the Tony Award-winning musical by George and Ira Gershwin? This high-energy show brings timeless Gershwin tunes and comedic twists to life on stage. Test your knowledge of fun facts and behind-the-scenes trivia from this iconic production. How many of the hidden stories and forgotten songs will you remember?
International Productions
- The West End debut of Crazy for You, starring Ruthie Henshall, opened on March 3, 1993 at the Prince Edward Theatre and ran for nearly three years.
Musical Composition
- Crazy for You is a musical with a book by Ken Ludwig, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin.
- The musical is billed as 'The New Gershwin Musical Comedy' and incorporates songs from multiple Gershwin productions, largely based on their 1930 musical Girl Crazy.
- Six songs from the Gershwin's 1930 musical Girl Crazy were included in Crazy for You.
- The song 'Tonight's the Night' in Crazy for You was previously unpublished, originally written for the musical Show Girl, but not included.
- The song 'What Causes That?' was considered lost until a copy was found in a Warner Brothers warehouse in 1982.
- Crazy for You includes 'The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag)', which was the Gershwin brothers' first song performed on Broadway.
- The song 'Naughty Baby' saw its debut in Crazy for You, despite being from the musical Primrose, which played in London and Australia only.
Production Facts
- Crazy for You won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1992, the Olivier Award for Best Musical in 1993, and the Dora Award for Best Musical in 1994.
- Crazy for You opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on February 19, 1992, and enjoyed 1,622 performances.
- The original Broadway production included notable performances by Jodi Benson as Polly and Harry Groener as Bobby Child.
