Oh, Kay!
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Oh, Kay! is a 1926 musical comedy with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, known for its Prohibition-era plot and the song "Someone to Watch Over Me."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | musical comedy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gershwin brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The play La Présidente by Maurice Hennequin and Pierre Veber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Guy Bolton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
P. G. Wodehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Jimmy Winter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lady Kay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | Jazz Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong | Someone to Watch Over Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | two-act musical ⓘ |
| genre | musical comedy ⓘ |
| hasRevival | Off-Broadway and regional revivals ⓘ |
| hasSong |
Clap Yo' Hands
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ⓘ
Dear Little Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ Do, Do, Do ⓘ Fidgety Feet NERFINISHED ⓘ Heaven on Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Maybe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
bootlegging
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mistaken identity ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | United States Prohibition (1920–1933) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle | Tin Pan Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing the standard Someone to Watch Over Me ⓘ |
| notableSong | Someone to Watch Over Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestrationStyle | jazz-influenced ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayOpeningDate | 1926-11-08 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayProducer |
Alex A. Aarons
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Vinton Freedley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayStar | Gertrude Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | Imperial Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionType | Broadway musical ⓘ |
| period | 1920s American musical theatre ⓘ |
| plotElement | smugglers hiding liquor in a Long Island mansion ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Long Island, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Prohibition era ⓘ |
| theme |
disguise
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romance ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1926 ⓘ |
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Oh Kay!