I'd Rather Be Right
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I'd Rather Be Right is a musical comedy by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart and music by Richard Rodgers. It opened at the Alvin Theatre on November 2, 1937. It was produced by Sam H. Harris and ran for 290 performances.
It starred George M. Cohan, and was a satire about Washington politics and political figures, such as Franklin Roosevelt.
I'd Rather Be Right is prominently featured in the 1942 Cohan biopic Yankee Doodle Dandy, where it serves as a narrative bookend.
H. G. Wells wrote enthusiastically about the musical, and Cohan's performance as Roosevelt, in an article "The Fall in America 1937", published in Collier's on 28 January 1938 and reprinted in his World Brain (1938).
Some of Rodgers and Hart songs from the show include:
- "Have You Met Miss Jones"
- "A Homogeneous Cabinet"
- "A Little Bit of Consitutional Fun"
- "We're Going to Balance the Budget"
- "Labor Is the Thing"
- "Off the Record"
| Musicals of Rodgers and Hart |
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| The Garrick Gaieties • Dearest Enemy • The Girl Friend • Peggy-Ann • A Connecticut Yankee • Present Arms • America's Sweetheart • Jumbo • On Your Toes • Babes in Arms • I'd Rather Be Right • The Boys from Syracuse • I Married an Angel • Too Many Girls • Higher and Higher • Pal Joey • By Jupiter |
