The first hit show by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, The Garrick Gaieties was a musical revue featuring topical sketches and hummable songs, including their hit tune “Manhattan.” Produced by The Theatre Guild, Gaieties returned to Broadway in two new editions: one in 1926, with songs by Rodgers & Hart, and another in 1930, with songs by a host of … Read More
1926 Broadway
After the overwhelming success of The Garrick Gaieties in 1925, the Theatre Guild chose to produce another edition the following year. This new production, featuring a host of fresh songs and sketches, was again directed by Philip Loeb, with songs by Rodgers & Hart. Lee Strasberg, who had appeared in the cast of the inaugural edition, served as stage manager. … Read More
1925 Broadway
After a series of seven “special performances” in May and early June, The Garrick Gaieties began an open-ended run on Broadway at the Garrick Theatre on June 8, 1925. Billed as “a musical revue with sketches,” the show began as a fundraiser for the Theatre Guild, taking aim at various aspects of life in New York City, with a particular … Read More