Nice Work If You Can Get It
Musical in 2 acts. Music by George Gershwin; Lyrics by Ira Gershwin; Book by Joe DiPietro
Imperial Theatre, Broadway - First Preview: March 29, 2012;
Opening Date: 24th April, 2012:
(Previews: 27
Performances: 261 as at 9th December , 2012)
Synopsis
The show is a new take on a classic 1920s musical farce – it’s the tale of Jimmy Winter, a wealthy and carefree playboy living the good life in the midst of Prohibition. Jimmy has an unfortunate habit of marrying chorus girls, until he’s forced to marry a woman of substance – Eileen Evergreen, the finest interpreter of modern dance in the world. On the weekend of their nuptials, Jimmy meets Billie Bendix, a tough-as-nails bootlegger who has inadvertently stashed 400 cases of gin in Jimmy’s basement. Knocked out by this one-of-a-kind woman, Jimmy must deal with his high strung fiancée and an assortment of bootleggers, prohibitionists, G-Men and chorus girls, as well as one very moralistic senator.
Musical Numbers
Act 1
- Sweet and Lowdown – Jimmy, Jeannie, Chorus Girls and Society Guys
- Nice Work If You Can Get It – Jimmy and Billie
- Nice Work If You Can Get It (Reprise) – Billie
- Demon Rum – Duchess, Chief Berry, Senator and Vice Squad
- Someone to Watch Over Me – Billie
- Delishious – Eileen, Bubble Girls and Boys
- I've Got to Be There – Jimmy, Jeannie and Chorus Girls
- I've Got to Be There (Reprise) – Jeannie and Chorus Girls
- Treat Me Rough – Billie
- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off – Jimmy, Billie and Chief Berry
- Do It Again – Jeannie and Duke
- 'S Wonderful – Jimmy and Billie
- Fascinating Rhythm – Jimmy, Cookie and Company
Act 2
- Lady Be Good – Orchestra
- But Not for Me – Billie
- By Strauss – Duchess
- Sweet and Lowdown (Reprise) – Cookie
- Do, Do, Do – Jimmy, Elliot, Vic and Floyd
- Hangin' Around With You – Billie
- Looking for a Boy – Duchess and Cookie
- Blah, Blah, Blah – Duke and Jeannie
- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (Reprise) – Billie and Jimmy
- Will You Remember Me? – Billie and Jimmy
- I've Got to Be There (Reprise) – Chorus Girls and Vice Squad
- I've Got a Crush on You – Eileen, Chorus Girls and Vice Squad
- Blah, Blah, Blah (Reprise) – Jeannie and Duke
- Looking for a Boy (Reprise) – Cookie and Duchess
- Delishious (Reprise) – Chief Berry and Eileen
- Someone to Watch Over Me (Reprise) – Jimmy and Billie
- They All Laughed – Full Company
Cast
- Jimmy Winter
- Billie Bendix
- Millicent Winter
- Duchess Estonia Dulworth
- Cookie McGee
- Eileen Evergreen
- Duke Mahoney
- Jeannie Muldoon