Funny Face (1927 stage musical)

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Funny Face (1927 stage musical) is a Broadway musical comedy featuring music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, known for its lighthearted romance and classic songs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical
musical comedy
stage musical
basedOnCharacterCreatedBy Fred Thompson
bookBy Fred Thompson
Paul Gerard Smith
broadwayClosingYear 1928
broadwayOpeningYear 1927
composer George Gershwin
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresDancePerformancesBy Adele Astaire
Fred Astaire
featuresSong Funny Face
He Loves and She Loves
High Hat
Let's Kiss and Make Up
My One and Only
Embraceable You
surface form: S'Wonderful

The Babbitt and the Bromide
genre musical comedy
hasOrchestrationStyle jazz-influenced score
hasSiblingStars Astaire family
surface form: Astaire siblings
hasSubject comedy
romance
hasTheme high society life
mistaken identity
romantic entanglements
language English
lyricist Ira Gershwin
lyricsBy Ira Gershwin
musicBy George Gershwin
musicStyle American popular song
jazz age musical theatre
notableFor classic Gershwin songs
lighthearted romance
numberOfBroadwayPerformances 244
openedOnBroadway 1927-11-22
originalBroadwayTheatre Alvin Theatre
originalProductionType Broadway production
partOfEra 1920s Broadway musicals
producedBy Alex A. Aarons
Vinton Freedley
settingLocation United States of America
surface form: United States
starring Adele Astaire
Fred Astaire
title Funny Face
workOf George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin

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Funny Face basedOn Funny Face (1927 stage musical)
Frederick notableWork Funny Face (1927 stage musical)
subject surface form: Frederick Austerlitz
this entity surface form: Funny Face (stage musical)
He Loves and She Loves introducedIn Funny Face (1927 stage musical)
this entity surface form: Funny Face (1927 film)
He Loves and She Loves partOf Funny Face (1927 stage musical)
this entity surface form: Funny Face (1927 film) soundtrack
He Loves and She Loves basedOnWork Funny Face (1927 stage musical)
this entity surface form: stage musical Funny Face (1927 Broadway musical)
He Loves and She Loves originalWork Funny Face (1927 stage musical)
this entity surface form: Funny Face (1927 film)