Musical Theater Credits
Note: All works are musicals produced on Broadway unless specified otherwise.
- 1919 - La La Lucille (lyrics by Arthur Jackson, B. G. DeSylva and Irving Caesar)
- 1919 - Morris Gest's "Midnight Whirl" (lyrics by B. G. DeSylva and John Henry Mears)
- 1920 - George White's Scandals of 1920 (lyrics by Arthur Jackson)
- 1921 - A Dangerous Maid (lyrics by Ira Gershwin). Premiered in Atlantic City.
- 1921 - The Broadway Whirl (co-composed with Harry Tierney, lyrics by Buddy DeSylva, Joseph McCarthy, Richard Carle and John Henry Mears)
- 1921 - George White's Scandals of 1921 (lyrics by Arthur Jackson, features the song South Sea Isles)
- 1922 - George White's Scandals of 1922 (lyrics by E. Ray Goetz, Ira Gershwin and B. G. DeSylva)
- The premiere performance featured the one-act opera Blue Monday with libretto and lyrics by B. G. DeSylva, set in Harlem in a jazz idiom. However, after only one performance, the opera was withdrawn from the show. Gershwin also wrote seven other songs for the show.
- 1922 - Our Nell (co-composed with William Daly, lyrics co-written by Gershwin and Daly)
- 1922 - By and By (lyrics by Brian Hooker)
- 1923 - Innocent Ingenue Baby (co-composed with William Daly, lyrics by Brian Hooker)
- 1923 - Walking Home with Angeline (lyrics by Brian Hooker)
- 1923 - The Rainbow (lyrics by Clifford Grey and Brian Hooker). Premiered in London.
- 1923 - George White's Scandals of 1923 (lyrics by E. Ray Goetz, B. G. DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald)
- 1924 - Sweet Little Devil (lyrics by B. G. DeSylva)
- 1924 - George White's Scandals of 1924 (lyrics by B. G. DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald)
- 1924 - Primrose (lyrics by Desmond Carter and Ira Gershwin). Premiered in London.
- 1924 - Lady, Be Good! (lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
- 1925 - Tell Me More! (lyrics by Ira Gershwin and B. G. DeSylva)
- 1925 - Tip-Toes (lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
- 1925 - Song of the Flame (operetta, lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II, and musical collaboration by Herbert Stothart)
- 1926 - Oh, Kay! (lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Howard Dietz)
- Includes the famous song, "Someone to Watch Over Me"
- Revived in 1928 and 1990 (the latter with an all-Black cast)
- 1927 - Strike Up the Band (lyrics by Ira Gershwin). Premiered in Philadelphia.
- Revised and produced on Broadway in 1930
- 1927 - Funny Face (lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
- 1928 - Rosalie (lyrics by Ira Gershwin and P. G. Wodehouse, co-composed with Sigmund Romberg)
- 1928 - Treasure Girl (lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
- 1929 - Show Girl (lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn)
- 1930 - Girl Crazy (lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
- 1931 - Of Thee I Sing (lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
- Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for 1932 and was the first musical to win that award, although only Ira Gershwin and the bookwriters were awarded the Prize and not George Gershwin
- Revived in 1933 and 1952
- 1933 - Pardon My English (lyrics by Ira Gershwin)
- 1933 - Let 'Em Eat Cake (lyrics by Ira Gershwin), sequel to Of Thee I Sing
- 1935 - Porgy and Bess (lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward)
- Revived on Broadway in 1942, 1943, 1953, 1976 (Houston Grand Opera winner of the Tony Award for Most Innovative Revival of a Musical), and 1983
Read more about this topic: List Of Compositions By George Gershwin
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