Whoopee!
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Basis | Owen Davis's play The Nervous Wreck |
Productions | 1928 Broadway 1979 Broadway revival |
Whoopee! is a 1928
Synopsis
Setting: Mission Rest, Arizona; Black Top Canyon; The Bar "M" Ranch; the Wilderness; the Desert.
Sheriff Bob Wells and the daughter of a rancher Sally Morgan are getting married. She is in love with Wanenis, whose part-Indian heritage presents social difficulties for their romance. Sally abandons Sheriff Bob and their wedding, catching a ride with Henry Williams. As a
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Productions
Whoopee! opened on Broadway at the
Donald J. Stubblebine reports, "It was still going strong after six months but
1979 Revival
A revival, based on a
Response
Brooks Atkinson, the theatre critic for The New York Times, reviewed the 1928 Broadway production and called it "a gorgeous spectacle" with "long stretches of excellent comedy". He especially praised the comedic abilities of Eddie Cantor, "a comedian of deftness and appealing humor. He is sad; he is preoccupied; he is apprehensive or insinuating with those floating eyes...In the past he has been funny, clever and ludicrious. But he has never been so enjoyable." As to the music, "Walter Donaldson has composed an appropriate score worthy of better singing than it falls heir to."[4]
The
Repole received a nomination for Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actor in a Musical, and Dan Siretta was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography.
References
- ^ "Whoopee! information". ruthetting.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ISBN 0-634-00765-3.
- ^ Donald J. Stubblebine, Broadway Sheet Music, McFarland & Company, 1996, p. 302.
- ^ Atkinson, Brooks (December 5, 1928). "THE PLAY; Players' Cooperative Started". The New York Times. p. L40. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- ^ Eder, Richard (February 15, 1979). "Stage: 'Whoopee!', Revival of 1928 Musical". The New York Times. p. C15. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
External links
- Whoopee! at the Internet Broadway Database
- Whoopee! at IMDb(1930 film adaptation)