Let 'Em Eat Cake

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For the Arrested Development episode, see Let Them Eat Cake (Arrested Development episode).

Let Them Eat Cake was a Broadway musical that opened October 21, 1933 at the Imperial Theatre, New York, USA and ran for 89 performances. It had music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. The cast included William Gaxton, Victor Moore, Philip Loeb, and Lois Moran.

Although it was the sequel to "Of Thee I Sing", which included such the romantic songs as Love is Sweeping the Country, and had the same producer, writers, and stars, the tone of Let 'Em Eat Cake was much darker and the issues more complex. The show carried a message that audiences did not want to hear and it was a failure. However, it did have one outstanding song: "Mine".

A concert version of the show was performed on BBC Radio in 1994 (with a cast that included: Denis Quilley, Kim Criswell, Joss Ackland, Henry Goodman, and, Louise Gold).

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