A Musical Memoir by Tony Staveacre.
'He was just 22 when the theatre hooked him in ... and like a cat which has strayed into a strange back yard, he found himself surrounded by weird creatures, flitting about in an eerie semi-darkness, like brightly-coloured creatures in a cave....'
P.G. Wodehouse was a lyricist before he was a novelist.
In the early years of the American musical theatre, he became one of the busiest songwriters on Broadway, working mostly with Jerome Kern - but also with George Gershwin , Sigmund Romberg and Ivor Novello.
This dramatised account of Wodehouse's adventures behind the scenes includes 20 of his songs performed at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth. Featuring Peter Woodward as P.G. Wodehouse
Tony Slattery as Guy Bolton
Gary Yershon as Jerome Kern with Kelly Hunter , Charlotte Avery , Brad Graham , Nicolas Colicos , Michael Crossman , Margaret Houston ,
Julia Hampson and Nicola Dewdney. Choreography BRAD GRAHAM
Musical director GARY YERSHON Orchestrations JIM PARKER and IAN MACPHERSON
Directed by KEITH CHEETHAM Produced by TONY STAVEACRE (Stage production sponsored by KPMG Peat Marwick McLintock)
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