Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin, the first songwriter to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, was born in New York City on December 6, 1896. In 1917 The Evening Sun published his first song (“You May Throw All The Rice You Desire But Please, Friends, Throw No Shoes”). Four years later, Ira enjoyed his first major stage success, Two Little Girls in Blue, written with another Broadway newcomer, Vincent Youmans. In 1924 Ira and his brother George created the smash hit Lady, Be Good! and went on to continue their remarkable collaboration through a dozen major stage scores, producing such standards as “Fascinating Rhythm,” “The Man I Love,” “‘S Wonderful,” “Embraceable You,” “I Got Rhythm,” “But Not For Me” and others far too numerous to mention. During his long career, Ira also enjoyed productive collaborations with such songwriters as Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Kurt Weill, Burton Lane and Jerome Kern, with whom he created his greatest song hit of any one year, “Long Ago And Far Away.” Ira Gershwin died on August 17, 1983, in Beverly Hills, California.
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Porgy and Bess® (2012 Broadway Version)
Multiple Authors
Full-Length Musical, DramaPorgy and Bess® (2012 Broadway Version)
George Gershwin ,DuBose Heyward ,Dorothy Heyward , Ira Gershwin
Full-Length Musical, Drama / 4w, 4m
George Gershwin’s final work for the musical stage is universally acknowledged as a masterpiece and the first American Folk Opera. This Tony Award-winning adaptation of the opera premiered on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on 12 January 2012, starring Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis.
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An American in Paris
Multiple Authors
Full-Length Musical, Dramatic ComedyAn American in Paris
Ira Gershwin , George Gershwin , Craig Lucas
Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 5m plus ensemble
The romantic story of a young American soldier, a beautiful French girl, and an indomitable European city... all set to the immortal score from George and Ira Gershwin.
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Porgy and Bess®
Multiple Authors
Full-Length Musical, DramaPorgy and Bess®
George Gershwin ,DuBose Heyward ,Dorothy Heyward , Ira Gershwin
Full-Length Musical, Drama / 4w, 4m
George Gershwin's final work for the musical stage is universally acknowledged as a masterpiece and the first American Folk Opera.
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Nice Work If You Can Get It
Multiple Authors
Full-Length Musical, ComedyNice Work If You Can Get It
George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin , Joe DiPietro , Guy Bolton , P.G. Wodehouse
Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 5w, 5m
This screwball comedy is a surefire crowd-pleaser, with classic Gershwin tunes, romance, exuberant production numbers, and a hilarious script poking fun at class snobbery in the Prohibition era.
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An American in Paris
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Full-Length Musical, Dramatic ComedyAn American in Paris
Ira Gershwin , George Gershwin , Craig Lucas
Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 5m plus ensemble
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Nice Work If You Can Get It
Multiple Authors
Full-Length Musical, ComedyNice Work If You Can Get It
George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin , Joe DiPietro , Guy Bolton , P.G. Wodehouse
Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 5w, 5m
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