Rosalie
A musical
| Book: | William Anthony McGuire and Guy Bolton
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| Lyrics: | Ira Gershwin and P. G. Wodehouse *
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| Music: | George Gershwin and Sigmund Romberg |
First produced 10 January 1928 at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New York (327 - 335 performances).
Revived in 1983 as a concert performance by the New Amsterdam Theater Company, NY.
Synopsis
A Princess from the kingdom of Romanza comes to America where she falls in love with an army cadet and he falls in love with her. But she cannot marry a commoner - until her country stops being a monarchy. [Condensed from several sources.]
Recordings
From Gershwin's Time - Historical Recordings - on the Classical label 2 CD collection, catalogue number MH2K60648, containing one song Oh, Gee! Oh, Joy!. The CD is mainly Gershwin's music, including some classical.
The Land Where the Good Songs Go - on Harbinger Records, catalogue HCD 1901, containing Oh, Gee! Oh, Joy! and 15 songs with lyrics by Wodehouse from other shows.
* I cannot find any clear evidence of who wrote what, as Ira and PG appear to have shared credit. It is unlikely that George G and Romberg worked together - comments in reviews suggest their pieces sounded very different.
NB: The 1937 film 'version' was completely re-written with music and words by Cole Porter.