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The Gang’s All Here

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A satirical musical comedy spoofing Prohibition-era politics and corruption, following a group of colorful characters trying to navigate the absurdities of bootlegging, crooked politicians, and the gap between America's official morality and its actual behavior.

Opened
1931
Performances
23
Type
Musical
Era
Early
Music: Lewis E. GenslerLyrics: Owen Murphy, Robert A. SimonBook: Russel Crouse, Oscar Hammerstein II, Morrie Ryskind

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Incidentally, the last name of three of the major characters in The Gang’s All Here was Winterbottom, and one supposes Ryskind was inspired to utilize this name for the characters of the president (Wintergreen) and vice president (Throttlebottom) when he and George S. Kaufman wrote the book for Of Thee I Sing, which op… book:the-complete-book-of-1930s-broadway-musicals-dietz-dan-rowman-littlefield-publis#p125

Atkinson noted, however, that the comedian reclaimed “a few trifles” from The Gang’s All Here (these “trifles” were comic moments from that show, not musical ones). book:the-complete-book-of-1930s-broadway-musicals-dietz-dan-rowman-littlefield-publis#p136

Miranda’s Twentieth Century-Fox musicals were over-the-top Technicolor explosions with splashy musical moments (The Gang’s All Here, anyone?) and her irresistible good will and humor always made her a welcome presence. book:the-complete-book-of-1930s-broadway-musicals-dietz-dan-rowman-littlefield-publis#p599

Moderate successes include “The Andersonville Trial,” “Rashomon,” “Tall Story,” “The Rivalry,” “Chéri,” “The Gang’s All Here” and “Goodbye Charlie.” book:a-pictorial-history-of-the-american-theatre-1860-1985-blum#p367

The Gang’s All Here opened to very mixed reviews and closed after only twenty-three performances. book:cambridge-companion-to-the-musical-cambridge-companions-to-music-the-the-cambrid#p192

Gang’s All Here (1943) has become a cult classic for the sexual innuendos that he managed to get past the Hays Office censors. book:the-melody-lingers-on-the-great-songwriters-and-their-movie-hemming-roy-new-york#p299

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