Nice Work If You Can Get It (musical)
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| Music | George Gershwin |
| Lyrics | Ira Gershwin |
| Book | Joe DiPietro |
| Productions | 2012 Broadway 2014 US tour 2015 São Paulo 2015 Melbourne |
Nice Work If You Can Get It is a musical featuring songs by George and Ira Gershwin, with a book written by Joe DiPietro, and based on material by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse.Nice Work premiered on Broadway in April 2012.
The musical was initially produced in 2001 at the Goodspeed Opera House titled They All Laughed!, with the book by Joe DiPietro and direction by Christopher Ashley. The musical received "mixed notices" according to Frank Rizzo, writing in the Hartford Courant. New collaborators and producers then became involved.
A workshop was held in November 2007, featuring Harry Connick, Jr. and Erin Dilly. At that time, the show was titled Heaven on Earth. The musical was first scheduled to debut at the Colonial Theatre in Boston, running from December 2008 through January 2009. The production was expected to open on Broadway in Spring 2009, with Harry Connick, Jr. However, in 2008 it was announced that the musical was "officially postponed", due to a change in the producing team; Connick ultimately left the project.
Preview performances began on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on March 29, 2012 with the opening on April 24, 2012. Directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, the cast starred Matthew Broderick (Jimmy Winter) and Kelli O'Hara (Billie Bendix). Additional cast included Judy Kaye as Estonia Dulworth, The Duchess of Woodford; Michael McGrath as Cookie McGee; Jennifer Laura Thompson as Eileen Evergreen; Terry Beaver as Senator Max Evergreen; Robyn Hurder as Jeannie Muldoon; Stanley Wayne Mathis as Chief Berry; Chris Sullivan as Duke Mahoney and Estelle Parsons as Millicent Winter, the mother of Jimmy. In December 2012, Blythe Danner took over for Parsons as Millicent Winter, and on April 2, 2013, Jessie Mueller assumed the role of Billie, replacing O'Hara. The production closed on June 15, 2013, after 27 previews and 478 regular performances.
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