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The Garrick Gaieties (1925) was a Broadway musical revue with sketches, organized as a benefit for the Theatre Guild and performed at the Garrick Theatre in New York. The production opened on June 8, 1925, after a series of special performances, and used music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart. The revue is associated with the early Broadway work of Rodgers and Hart, and its score included 'Manhattan,' a song that later entered the American popular-song repertory. It remains relevant to histories of early Broadway revue and musical theatre.
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What was The Garrick Gaieties in 1925?
The Garrick Gaieties was a Broadway musical revue with sketches. It was organized as a benefit for the Theatre Guild and performed at the Garrick Theatre in New York.
When did The Garrick Gaieties open?
The production opened on June 8, 1925, after a series of special performances. Its venue was the Garrick Theatre in New York.
Who wrote the music for The Garrick Gaieties?
The revue used music by Richard Rodgers. It combined musical numbers with sketches in the Broadway revue format.
Was The Garrick Gaieties a conventional book musical?
No. It was a revue, meaning it presented sketches and musical numbers rather than one continuous plot in the usual book-musical structure. Its benefit purpose also shaped the production.
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