No, No, Nanette

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No, No, Nanette is an English musical comedy with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach, music by Vincent Youmans, and a book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel.

Its songs include the well-known Tea for Two and I Want to Be Happy. It was first produced on March 11, 1925 at London's Palace Theatre, where it ran for 665 performances, and starred Binnie Hale and George Grossmith, Jr..

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[edit] History

The Broadway production opened on September 16, 1925 and ran for 321 performances on Broadway. It later was claimed producer Harry Frazee, a former owner of the Boston Red Sox, financed the show by selling baseball superstar Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, resulting in the Curse of the Bambino, although in reality the sale had occurred five years earlier.

No, No, Nanette was made into musical films in both 1930 and 1940, with both film adaptations featuring character actress ZaSu Pitts. In 1950, a film entitled Tea for Two, about an acting troupe mounting a production of the show, was released. It starred Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Eve Arden, and Billy DeWolfe.

The notable 1971 Broadway revival was adapted by Burt Shevelove and starred screen legend Ruby Keeler, Helen Gallagher, Jack Gilford, Patsy Kelly, Bobby Van, and Loni Ackerman. The production was supervised by aging Hollywood legend Busby Berkeley, although it was rumored that his name was his primary contribution to the show. At each performance, Keeler - who had been lured out of retirement - brought down the house with an energetic tap routine incorporated into the I Want to Be Happysequence. The show opened to universally ecstatic reviews, became the "hottest" ticket on Broadway, and sparked interest in the revival of similar musicals from the 1920s and 30s. Tony and Drama Desk Awards went to costume designer Raoul Pène Du Bois, choreographer Donald Saddler, and Gallagher as Best Leading Actress in a Musical, Kelly won a Tony as Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and Shevelove's work earned him a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book.

[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Jimmy Smith, a millionaire due to his Bible publishing business, is married to the overly frugal Sue. They desire to teach their ward Nanette, who has an untapped wild side, wants to have some fun in Atlantic City, and is being pursued by Tom Trainor, to be a respectable young lady. With so much unspent income at his disposal, Jimmy decides to become the benefactor for three beautiful women, but soon realizes his good intentions are bound to get him in trouble. He enlists his lawyer friend Billy to help him discreetly ease the girls out of his life. Sue and Billy's wife, Lucille, learn about the women and assume their husbands are having affairs with them. Eventually, Billy and Jimmy explain the situation and are forgiven by their wives. Likewise, Nanette and Tom sort out their difficulties and decide to be married.

[edit] Musical numbers

Act I

  • Overture
  • Too Many Rings Around Rosie
  • I've Confessed to the Breeze
  • Call of the Sea
  • I Want to Be Happy
  • I Want to Be Happy Dance
  • No, No, Nanette
  • Finaletto Act I

Act II

  • Peach on the Beach
  • Peach on the Beach Dance
  • Tea for Two
  • Tea for Two Dance
  • You Can Dance With Any Girl
  • You Can Dance With Any Girl Dance
  • Finaletto Act II

Act III

  • Telephone Girlie
  • Where-Has-My-Hubby-Gone Blues
  • Waiting for You
  • Dress Parade
  • Take a Little One-Step
  • Finale

[edit] Reference

Dunn, Don (1972). The Making of 'No, No Nanette'. Citadel Press. 

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