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Of Thee I Sing (Paper Mill)
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Sep 8, 2004
Closed Oct 17, 2004

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

It was the first musical ever to win the Pulitzer Prize and is one of the brightest, most clever parodies ever written about American politics. Presidential candidate Wintergreen, whose major qualification is his presidential-sounding name, excites voters out of apathy and sweeps the country with his one-word platform - love. All have fallen under the sway of the campaign, including the Supreme Court, except one who has taken insult to his behavior. Will his own platform of love rescue this new president from impeachment when he appeals to the populace using his impending fatherhood? Pure lunacy invades "the Hill" with a beauty contest to find Miss White House, a passion for corn muffins, and a vice president who wanders the White House unrecognized by his own staff.

Featuring music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin, and a book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. Tina Landau directs, with choreography by Joey Pizzi and music direction by Tom Helm.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Paper Mill Playhouse
Brookside Dr
Millburn, NJ 07041

Founded in 1934, Paper Mill Playhouse raised the curtain on its first performance in 1938, opening with a production of Spanish playwright Martinez Sierra's The Kingdom of God. Due to a fire in 1980, Paper Mill was forced to close. Like a phoenix, [...] Read More

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

"Political theater" means different things to different people -- and, in this particular election year, it seems to be all about bashing the George W. Bush administration. My personal idea of effective political theater is something much closer to Of Thee I Sing, the 1931 musical with a score by George and Ira Gershwin and a book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. The show is receiving an invigorating revival at the Paper Mill Playhouse, under Tina Landau's direction.

The first musical ever to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Of Thee I Sing is a solid, marvelously entertaining show; if it's obviously a product of pre-Oklahoma! Broadway, it's also a satire of the American politi[...]


Reviewed by Matthew Murray on Sep 13, 2004

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