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Tell Me More

Shows · Tell Me More

A jewel thief working the society circuit falls in love with a wealthy young woman whose necklace he intends to steal. As he infiltrates her social world and becomes enchanted by her, he must decide between his criminal career and true love while dodging the detective who is closing in on him.

Opened
1925
Performances
32
Type
Musical
Era
Early
Music: George GershwinLyrics: B. G. DeSylva, Ira GershwinBook: Fred Thompson, William K. Wells

Productions1 on Broadway

1925 Gaiety Theatre Original. April 13, 1925 · John Harwood 32 performances

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In the literature7 passages

Sweetheart, I’m So Glad That I Met You—see TELL ME MORE! [April 13, 1925] book:show-tunes-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-broadway-s-suskin-steven-suskin-steven#p91

“Kickin’ the Clouds Away” (Tell Me More, 1925; sung by the entire company) were cut. book:the-complete-book-of-1990s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-paxton-mcnallie-2016-rowm#p376

DE SYLVA, who went on to become producer at 20th Century Fox and Paramount, and founder of Capitol Records, wrote songs and scores for: Sinbad (18); La, La Lucille (19); Sally (20); Bombo (21); The Broadway Whirl (21); The French Doll (22); Orange Blossoms (22); Sweet Little Devil (24); Big Boy (25); Captain Jinks (25)… book:the-best-musicals-from-show-boat-to-a-chorus-line-by-arthur-jackson-foreword-by-#p142

Tell Me More was also taken down, but after Leonore’s death the Gershwin heirs apparently lost interest; New World brought the last two out in a double-disc set in 2001. book:anything-goes-a-history-of-american-musical-theatre-ethan-mordden#p395

For the lyric to “Once,” see Tell Me More. book:the-complete-lyrics-of-ira-gershwin-gershwin-ira-1896-1983#p136

The texts for this set of shows ranged from expert (as in Oh, Kay!) to almost nonexistent (as in, for example, the altogether less structured Tell Me More), and this was one fact which undoubtedly helped the former to survive into later years as a revivable prospect while the latter faded forgettably away. book:the-musical-a-concise-history-second-edition-ga-nzl-kurt-findlay-jamie-2-2022010#p203

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