Jubilee (musical)
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Jubilee is a musical with a book by Moss Hart and music and lyrics by Cole Porter.
Its focus is on the royal family of a fictional European country. When an impending revolution threatens their regime, they opt to abandon their responsibilities and pursue their private dreams. The King meets party hostess Eva Standing; the Queen becomes enamored with swimmer-turned-actor Charles Rausmiller; the Prince pursues singer Karen O'Kane; and the Princess is wooed by playwright/composer/actor Eric Dare. When the hostile uprising proves to be a hoax, the four return to power, bringing with them the commoners who have taught them some important life lessons.
Following a three-week tryout period at the Shubert Theatre in Boston, the Broadway production, supervised by Hassard Short, directed by Monty Woolley, and choreographed by Albertina Rasch and Tony De Marco, opened on October 12, 1935 at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 169 performances. The cast included Melville Cooper as the King, Mary Boland as the Queen, Charles Walters as the Prince James, Margaret Adams as the Princess, May Boley as Eva Standing, Mark Plant as Charles Rausmiller, June Knight as Karen O'Kane, and Derek Williams as Eric Dare, with Montgomery Clift in a supporting role.
On October 10, 1998, a concert version was staged at Carnegie Hall for the benefit of the Gay Men's Health Crisis. Directed by Herbert Ross, the cast included Bea Arthur, Tyne Daly, Sandy Duncan, Michael Jeter, Alice Ripley, Stephen Spinella, Bob Paris, and Philip Bosco [1].
[edit] Song list
Act I
- Our Crown
- We're Off to Feathermore
- Why Shouldn't I
- Entrance of Eric
- The Kling-Kling Bird on the Divi-Divi Tree
- When Love Comes Your Way
- What a Nice Municipal Park
- When Me, Mowgli, Love
- Gather Ye Autographs While Ye May
- My Loulou
- Begin the Beguine
- Good Morning, Miss Standing
- My Most Intimate Friend
- A Picture of Me Without You
- Ev'rybod-ee Who's Anybod-ee
- The Judgement of Paris
- Aphrodite's Dance
- Swing That Swing
Act II
- Sunday Morning Breakfast Time
- Mr. and Mrs. Smith
- Gay Little Wives
- To Get Away
- Me and Marie
- Just One of Those Things
[edit] Recordings
In the pre-cast album era, musicals generally were popularized by recordings of its songs by vocalists or big bands and/or sales of its sheet music. The following were among contemporaneous releases:
- Begin the Beguine/Waltz Down the Aisle - Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra with vocal by Don Reid
- Begin the Beguine/Just One of Those Things/Me and Marie/When Love Comes Your Way/Why Shouldn't I? - Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
- Begin the Beguine/Me and Marie/Why Shouldn't I? - Joe Haymes and His Orchestra
- Just One of Those Things - Nat Brandywynne and His Orchestra, Ted Fiorito, Richard Himber, Freddie Martin and His Orchestra, Garland Wilson
- Me and Marie - Johnny Green and His Orchestra
- Waltz Down the Aisle - Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
- When Love Comes Your Way/Me and Marie - Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
- Why Shouldn't I?/A Picture of Me Without You - Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with vocals by Bob Eberle/Kay Weber
- Why Shouldn't I?/When Love Comes Your Way - Johnny Green and His Orchestra
- Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
