Good News is a musical comedy which opened on Broadway in 1927, set on the campus of the fictional "Tait College". The book was by Buddy DeSylva and Laurence Schwab, lyrics by DeSylva and Lew Brown, and music by Ray Henderson. The famed song-and-dance number "The Varsity Drag" is from this show. It also features the song "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (no relation to the 1992 hit song by Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson). Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Buddy Gard DeSylva, often credited as Buddy De Sylva, Buddy DeSylva, Bud De Sylva and B.G. DeSylva (January 27, 1895 - July 11, 1950) was a songwriter, one third of the songwriting team DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, one of the top Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the era, and a... Lew Brown (December 10, 1893 - February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. ... Ray Henderson (December 1, 1896 - December 31, 1970), was a American songwriter. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. ...

Good News was adapted as a movie by MGM in 1930 starring Bessie Love, Cliff Edwards and Penny Singleton. The finale was filmed in Technicolor. It was remade again by MGM in 1947 in Technicolor; the latter featured additional songs by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and starred June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Mel Tormé, and Joan McCracken. Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cliff Edwards (14 June 1895 – 17 July 1971), also known as Ukelele Ike, was an American singer and musician who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, and also did voices for animated cartoons later in his career. ... Penny Singleton (September 15, 1908 – November 12, 2003) was a Hollywood actress best known for her role in the series of motion pictures and subsequent radio comedy based on the comic strip Blondie. ... Logo celebrating Technicolors 90th Anniversary Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation (a subsidiary of Technicolor, Inc. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Logo celebrating Technicolors 90th Anniversary Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation (a subsidiary of Technicolor, Inc. ... Comden and Green was the writing duo of Betty Comden and Adolph Green. ... Adolph Green (December 2, 1914 - October 23, 2002) was an American lyricist and playwright, who penned most of his songs, plays, and movies with Betty Comden. ... June Allyson June Allyson (born October 7, 1917) is an American actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. ... The Rat Pack. ... Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 Chicago – June 5, 1999 Los Angeles) is best known as one of the great male jazz singers. ... Joan McCracken (December 31, 1917 – November 1, 1961) was an American actress, dancer, and comedienne who became famous for her role as Silvie (The Girl Who Falls Down) in the original 1943 production of Oklahoma!. She was married to choreographer Bob Fosse from 1951 to 1959, and then to novelist...

The musical was revived on Broadway in a 1974 production featuring Alice Faye in the role of Professor Kenyon 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Alice Faye, from her official Website, http://www. ...

The popular, revised version of "Good News!" was written in 1993 by Mark Madama and Wayne Bryan for the Musical Theatre of Wichita. An update of a very popular 20s musical, Good News is the epitome of the "new version" turning a hackneyed, old-style show into a jazzy, full-of-pep, razzamatazz that has the audience in its grip fromo the moment the curtain goes up. And the songs? Well, the fact that they include, "You're the Cream in My Coffee", "The Varsity Drag", "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries", "Button Up Your Overcoat" and "Keep Your Sunny Side Up" should give you an inkling of just how much there is in this gem of a show.

Originally produced by Music Theatre of Wichita, Inc. - 1993

Chanin's 46th St Theatre, Broadway - 6 September, 1927 (551 perfs)

In 2003, the Jewish Community Center of Pittsburgh staged a revival.

In its 2006-2007 season, the revised version of "Good News!" was chosen as the Westerville Central Drama Department's winter musical, directed by Scott Paynter.