Of Thee I Sing is a musical set in the White House, with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, to a book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. It opened on Broadway in 1931, and ran for 441 performances. Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ... George Gershwin photograph by Edward Steichen in 1927. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 - June 2, 1961) was a playwright, director, producer, humorist, and drama critic noted for his many collaborations with other writers and his contributions to 20th century American comedy. ... Morrie Ryskind (born Morris Ryskind 20 October 1895 in New York City, New York, USA - 24 August 1985 in Washington, DC), was a Jewish-American Hollywood and Broadway writer, lyricist, and director. ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ...

It won the Pulitzer Prize for the best American play of 1932 (the first musical comedy to win a Pulitzer) - one of the signs that the American musical was coming of age. Brooks Atkinson's review in the New York Times called it "a taut and lethal satire... funnier than the government, and not nearly so dangerous." The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Brooks Atkinson (November 28, 1894-January 14, 1984) was the theater critic for The New York Times from 1925 to 1960. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

Of Thee I Sing also has a sequal musical entitled Let 'Em Eat Cake. Let Em Eat Cake was a Broadway musical that opened October 21, 1933 at the Imperial Theatre, New York, USA and ran for 89 performances. ...

The musical will be revived in May of 2006, as part of the New York City Center Encores! series. New York City Center Logo New York City Center is a 2,750-seat performing arts venue located on West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in Manhattan, New York City. ...

Plot

When John P. Wintergreen runs successfully for President, his campaign platform is love. The staged beauty contest for Miss White House ("sexy" is rhymed with "Mrs. Prexy") is overturned when Wintergreen falls for a simple secretary, who woos him with corn muffins. When they settle down to business in the White House at double desks, her "desk," back-to-back with his, is a fully-loaded tea-table. (See gender role.) However, the lovely Diana Devereau, who won the contest and was promised the position of "First Lady," comes back with a vengeance when she proclaims that she will be taking legal action. The French ambassador is brought into the scene for a slight surprise on the behalf of Mr. Wintergreen: Diana is the "illegitimate daughter of the illegitimate son of the illegitimate nephew of Napoleon." The Chinese character for love —its parts indicating (top to bottom): That which gives breath (ie. ... A bagpiper in Scottish military clan-uniform. ...

Score

Many numbers and themes are reused in Let 'Em Eat Cake such as the Supreme Court Judges song and "Wintergreen for President." The Wintergreen's campaign song, "Wintergreen for President" includes parts of folk and patriotic songs such as Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever March, and "Hail, Hail the Gangs all Here." Also, the music introducing the French and the French ambassador includes the opening bars of Gershwin's own An American in Paris. Let Em Eat Cake was a Broadway musical that opened October 21, 1933 at the Imperial Theatre, New York, USA and ran for 89 performances. ...

Presidential irony

In a modern ironic fashion, Of Thee I Sing could be interepreted as a tongue in cheek forecast of future presidential scandals (see Lewinsky scandal). TIME magazines special report. ...