Park Avenue
(1946)
Book by George S. Kaufman and Nunnally Johnson
Music by Arthur Schwartz
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
An unusual and sophisticated show, written by some of the finest talents of the musical theater, with material far ahead of its time. Park Avenue is a small-scale farce involving the dangers of apparent serial monogamy among New York’s upper classes.
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The Plot
Set in the Hamptons, Park Avenue involves a series of mistaken identities and misbegotten marriages and love affairs. A brittle musical comedy that was overlooked in the middle of the post-war return to homespun values, the show nevertheless deserves another viewing, especially with such witty songs as “Don’t Be a Woman if You Can,” by Schwartz and Gershwin.
About The Play
An unusual and sophisticated show, written by some of the finest talents of the musical theater, with material far ahead of its time. Park Avenue is a small-scale farce involving the dangers of apparent serial monogamy among New York’s upper classes.
Other Plays in the Catalogue
By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Cast size: 9 men, 7 women, 3 extras (small doubling possible), One set interior. You Can’t Take It With You opened on December 14, 1936 at the Booth Theater and ran 838 performances.
By Ring Lardner and George S. Kaufman. Cast size: 7 men, 5 women (One man can be cut); 3 sets. June Moon was the last major comedy to open on Broadway before the Stock Market Crash. It had its premiere on October 9, 1929 at the Broadhurst and ran 249 performances.
The play opened at the Music Box Theater on September 29, 1934; it was largest non-musical play to run there (155 performances). With its nine separate scenes and cast of 91 actors, it was impractical to tour the play, either before or after its Broadway opening.
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