Oh, Boy!

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"Oh, Boy!" is a 1917 Broadway musical comedy with music by Jerome Kern that became one of his early major hits and a landmark in the development of the modern musical.

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Oh, Boy! canonical 2
Oh Boy! 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical
musical comedy
stage work
basedOn an original story by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse
bookBy Guy Bolton
P. G. Wodehouse
bookWriter Guy Bolton
P. G. Wodehouse
composer Jerome Kern
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPerformanceYear 1917
genre Broadway musical
musical comedy
hasCreator Guy Bolton
Jerome Kern
P. G. Wodehouse
historicalPeriod early 20th century
influenced development of integrated musical theatre
language English
lyricist P. G. Wodehouse
lyricsBy P. G. Wodehouse
musicBy Jerome Kern
notableFor being a landmark in the development of the modern musical
being one of Jerome Kern’s early major hits
originalMedium stage
partOf The Princess Theatre musicals
surface form: Princess Theatre musicals
placeOfPremiere New York City
premiereDate 1917
productionLocation Broadway
productionType Broadway production
setting contemporary United States
theatre Princess Theatre

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Jerome Kern notableWork Oh, Boy!
Buddy Holly notableWork Oh, Boy!
this entity surface form: Oh Boy!
Guy Bolton notableWork Oh, Boy!