Resultado da Busca
Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Of Thee I Sing / Let 'Em Eat Cake by George & Ira Gershwin - Maureen McGovern, Larry Kert, Jack Gilford, Michael Tilson Thomas. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
- (5)
- 59
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1987 Vinyl release of "Of Thee I Sing / Let 'Em Eat Cake" on Discogs.
- (1)
- UK
- 10
- 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album
Let 'Em Eat Cake is a 1933 Broadway musical with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. It is the sequel to the Pulitzer prize-winning Of Thee I Sing and had the same producer, writers, and stars.
Let ’Em Eat Cake. Opened at the Imperial Theater, New York on October 21, 1933. 90 performances. Music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. Book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Dances staged by Von Grona and Ned McGurn. Produced by Sam H. Harris.
A musical sequel to Of Thee I Sing was written by the same team: Let 'Em Eat Cake was produced on Broadway in 1933, reusing some of the music from its predecessor. However, the sequel was a critical and box-office failure.
- Morrie Ryskind, George S. Kaufman
- 1932
Of Thee I Sing chronicles politics without substance and by slogan. Let Em Eat Cake has some very dark fun with 30s totalitarianism and the contemporary American flirtation with revolution. In fact, all three shows demonstrate how fragile and precious democracy really is.
Of Thee I Sing. Opened at the Music Box in New York on December 26, 1931. 441 performances. Music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. Book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Dances staged by Georgie Hale. Produced by Sam H. Harris.
