Who could ask for anything more?

The 1930 Gershwin musical Girl Crazy made stars of Ethel Merman and Ginger Rogers, but by 1975, critic Lehman Engel called it “unrevivable” in its original form. The original script may be badly dated, but the songs, including “Embraceable You”, “But Not for Me”, and “I Got Rhythm” have had much more staying power. In 1992, Ken Ludwig thoroughly reworked the show into Crazy for You, which also became a big hit. In 26 days, we’ll all get to go Crazy in our own way.

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About John Mark Ockerbloom

I'm a digital library strategist at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia.
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