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Jubilee

Jubilee

Shows · Jubilee

Seeking suitable inspiration for an elegant song-and-dance entertainment, Cole Porter and Moss Hart took off on a four-and-a-half month, 34,000-mile cruise around the world. Their hegira resulted in an airy concoction sparked by the recent Silver Jubilee of Britain’s King George V and Queen Mary. The tale concerns itself with what might happen if members of a mythical royal family — thanks to a supposed uprising — we…

Opened
1935
Performances
169
Type
Musical
Era
Early
Music: Cole PorterLyrics: Cole PorterBook: Moss Hart

Productions1 on Broadway

1935 Imperial Theatre Original. October 12, 1935 · Hassard Short, Monty Woolley 169 performances

Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.

Licensing 2 entries

US Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark available
UK Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark available

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In the literature30 passages

Cooper’s other musicals were the short-lived Jubilee (1935) and The Firebrand of Florence (1945), both with glorious scores but disappointing runs. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p64

Jubilee (10/12/35; 169 performances). Moss Hart wrote the book while sailing the seas with composer/lyricist Cole Porter. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p277

the Cole Porter musical Jubilee (10/12/35; 169 performances) book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p298

Knight’s new husband would not let her sing “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” (which proved to be the hit song of Leave It to Me!) and forced her out of the show. Martin took over the role; during the number she did a modified striptease and stopped the show. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p358

Jubilee (1935); “Begin the Beguine” and “Just One of Those Things” from Jubilee (1935) book:enchanted-evenings-the-broadway-musical-from-show-boat-block-geoffrey-oxford-new#p262

Hassard Short, director of production, lighting, and musical sequences, who had designed illustrious shows for two decades, including The Band Wagon, Roberta, and Jubilee. book:enchanted-evenings-the-broadway-musical-from-show-boat-block-geoffrey-oxford-new#p651

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