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Nov 4, 2024 · George and Ira Gershwin wrote the songs for a trio of political satires in the 1930s, the last of which, “Let ‘Em Eat Cake,” was about a president who loses his bid for re-election and, inspired by fascism, tries to overthrow the United States government. The symphonic choir MasterVoices performed a concert version of that musical….
Oct 31, 2024 · This season’s offering, George and Ira Gershwin’s Strike Up the Band, was presented at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday. Musical values were up to the group’s usual quality, enhanced by performances from five Broadway veterans. The text, alas, was not quite up to the rest of the venture. There are two distinct versions of the show.
Oct 30, 2024 · I attended last evening’s one-night only presentation of George and Ira Gershwin Strike Up the Band (1927) with great anticipation as I thoroughly enjoyed when they did the Gershwins’ Of Thee I Sing in 2017 and its sequel, the lesser known Let ‘Em Eat Cake, in 2019.
Nov 3, 2024 · So, too, the Gershwin brothers rewrote half the score. Here’s footage of George Gershwin at rehearsals for the revised version. For this revival, Sperling and co-book writer, theater historian Laurence Maslon, retained the 1927 structure while including some of the best of the 1930 material.
Oct 22, 2024 · This one-night-only staged reading, directed by Gil Rose, presented the two Gershwin musicals in abridged form. The mountain of source material made for a bit of a taxing watch, but the acting and ...
Nov 10, 2024 · A hilarious screwball comedy, originally opening on Broadway in 2012 and utilising songs from brilliant George and Ira Gershwin, Nice Work If You Can Get It is the tale of Jimmy Winter, a wealthy and carefree playboy living the good life in the midst of Prohibition. Jimmy has an unfortunate habit of marrying chorus girls, until he’s forced to marry a woman of substance – Eileen Evergreen, the finest interpreter of modern dance in the world.
Oct 31, 2024 · George Gershwin died in a Los Angeles hospital in July 1937. He was only 38 years old. His death marked a stark dividing line in Ira’s life, and from that point on much of his time and energy was devoted to the management of his brother’s estate and the care of his legacy. Accustomed to living in his brother’s shadow, it now threatened to ...
