Productions2 on Broadway
| 1917 | Princess Theatre Original. February 20, 1917 · Edward Royce, Robert Milton | 463 performances |
| 1919 | Transfer Theatre not recorded. |
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Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
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In the literature16 passages
Leave It to Jane was originally scheduled to follow Oh, Boy! into the Princess but that show was doing so well that Jane was shifted to a larger house. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p39
The Princess’ next show, Oh, Boy! (2/20/17; 463 performances), represented another step forward in the gradual evolution of a truly American musical that was distinct from the European operetta tradition. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p447
Oh, Boy! represented the transition from the haphazard musicals of the past to the newer, more methodical modern musical comedy. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p237
In Oh, Boy! (1917), for example, Kern and his collaborators combined a witty book with careful song placements. book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p272
One of the famed Princess Theatre musicals of the 1910s that Broadway historians look back on as significant steps in the integration of music and plot, Oh, Boy! was a smash hit that followed its 14-month run with a five-year tour. book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p287
The most successful of the ‘‘Princess Theatre Shows.’’ OH, BOY! set the standard for early musical comedy, with the songs reasonably interpolated into entertainingly humorous (though often slight) stories. book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p62
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