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George Gershwin – Oh, Kay! / Barbara Ruick, Jack Cassidy, Allen Case, Roger White / Lyrics by Ira Gershwin, Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Lehman Engel / Columbia Broadway Masterworks Audio CD 1998 / SK 60703
UPC 5099706070320
Oh, Kay! is a musical with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and a book by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse. It is based on the play La Présidente by Maurice Hennequin and Pierre Veber. The plot revolves around the adventures of the Duke of Durham and his sister, Lady Kay, English bootleggers in Prohibition Era America. Kay finds herself falling in love with a man who seems unavailable. The show is remembered for its enduring song, "Someone to Watch Over Me".
The musical opened on Broadway in 1926, starring Gertrude Lawrence and Victor Moore, and ran for 256 performances. The musical then opened in London's West End in 1927, starring Lawrence and John Kirby, where it ran for 213 performances.
| Label: | Columbia Broadway Masterworks – SK 60703 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Austria |
| Released: |
1998 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Overture | 3:55 | |
| 2 | The Woman's Touch | 1:35 | |
| 3 | Don't Ask | 1:52 | |
| 4 | Dear Little Girl | 3:32 | |
| 5 | Maybe | 4:31 | |
| 6 | Clap Yo' Hands | 2:11 | |
| 7 | Do, Do, Do | 6:23 | |
| 8 | Bride and Groom | 2:13 | |
| 9 | Someone to Watch Over Me |
5:54 | |
| 10 | Fidgety Feet | 1:57 | |
| 11 | Heaven on Earth | 1:57 | |
| 12 | Oh, Kay! | 2:46 | |
| 13 | Finale | 4:23 | |
| 14 | Maybe | 2:57 | |
| 15 | Someone to Watch Over Me | 3:11 | |
| 16 | Clap Yo' Hands | 2:47 |
