My One and Only / music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, book by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer, original staging and choreography by Thommie Walsh and Tommy Tune ; directed and choreographed by Michael Lichtefeld, set designed by Douglas Paraschuk, costume designed by David Boechle

Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983

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Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his brother George Gershwin to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 20th century. Born in Brooklyn, the oldest of four children. It was not until 1924 that Ira and George teamed up to write the music for what became their first Broadway hit Lady, Be Good. Some of their more famous works include "The Man I Love", "Fascinating Rhythm", "Someone to Watch Over Me", "I Got Rhythm" and "They Can't Take That A...

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

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George Gershwin was a composer and pianist; his best-known works are Rhapsody in Blue (1924), An American in Paris (1928), "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime". Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores. He died in 1937 of a malignant brain tumor....

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Walsh, Thommie

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Tune, Tommy

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Boechler, David.

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Lichtefeld, Michael

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Mayer, Timothy S.

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Stone, Peter, 1930-2003

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Stone was born in Los Angeles, CA, on Feb. 27, 1930; attended Bard College and Yale Univ.; established himself as a writer for the stage and screen in the 1960s; wrote various musicals on Broadway, including Kean (1961), Skyscraper (1965), 1776 (1969), and Two by two (1970); his film scripts include Charade (1963), Father Goose (1964), Mirage (1965), Arabesque (1966), Sweet Charity (1969), 1776 (1972), and Someone is killing the great chefs of Europe (1978); shared an Academy Award for the scree...

Paraschuk, Douglas.

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