 OH, KAY!
Music by George Gershwin : Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse
Imperial Theatre, Broadway - 8 November, 1926 (257 perfs)
Synopsis
Once Wodehouse put those characters together the plot must
have written itself. It is 1927 and Prohibition is making America thirsty
and bootleggers wealthy. When Jimmy Winters arrives at his beach house
with his new bride, he finds Shorty McGee already in residence and
assumes him to be the temporary butler. Shorty is actually guarding
five hundred cases of booze stashed in Jimmy's cellar, but now he has
no alternative but to buttle. A telegram informs Jimmy he is still
legally married to his first wife. The new bride flounces off to a
hotel, leaving the way clear for Lady Katherine (Kay), who met Jimmy
once and has never forgotten him…
It's frothy, it's fun, it's everything you expect from a Twenties musical.
More than you expect, really, because the writing team represent the twin
pinnacles of their professions. With songs by the Gershwins, and book
by the century's greatest humorist, OH KAY! is quite a landmark in the
American musical theatre. It was written for Gertrude Lawrence, and must
have been the perfect vehicle for her dazzling talents. This version of OH, KAY! includes some songs first heard in other Gershwin
shows . The array of classic show stoppers includes "Maybe","Do, Do, Do",
"Looking for a Boy", "Clap yo' Hands", and the incomparable "Someone to
Watch Over Me".
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Musical Numbers:
- Overture - Orchestra
- The Moon is on the Sea - Ensemble
- When Our Ship Comes Sailing In - Duke, Potter and Shorty
- Don't Ask - Potter, Phil and Dolly
- Someone To Watch Over Me - Kay
- The Woman's Touch -
Female Ensemble
- Dear Little Girl - Jimmy and Female Ensemble
- Maybe - Kay and Jimmy
- Clap Yo' Hands - Potter and Ensemble
- Do, Do, Do - Jimmy and Kay
- Bride and Groom - Ensemble
- Ain't It Romantic? - Kay, Shorty and Jimmy
- Fidgety Feet - Jimmy and Ensemble
- Heaven On Earth -
Jimmy
and
Ensemble
- Oh, Kay! - Kay and Male Ensemble
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