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George M!
''George M!'' is a Broadway musical based on the life of George M. Cohan, the biggest Broadway star of his day who was known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway." The book for the musical was written by Michael Stewart, John Pascal, and Francine Pascal. Music and lyrics were, of course, by George M. Cohan himself, with revisions for the musical by Cohan's daughter, Mary Cohan.
The story covers the period from the late 1880s until 1937 and focuses on Cohan's life and show business career from his early days in vaudeville with his parents and sister to his later success as a Broadway singer, dancer, composer, lyricist, theatre director and producer. The show includes such Cohan hit songs as "Give My Regards To Broadway", "You're A Grand Old Flag", and "Yankee Doodle Dandy."
==Productions==
After eight previews, the Broadway production, produced by Emanuel Azenberg and directed and choreographed by Joe Layton, opened on April 10, 1968 at the Palace Theatre, where it ran for 427 performances.〔"A Guide to Critical Reviews: Part II: The Musical, 1909-1989, 3rd edition", page 213, by James M. Salem, The Scarecrow Press, 1991〕 The cast included Joel Grey as George M. Cohan, Bernadette Peters, Jamie Donnelly, and Betty Ann Grove. William Goldman writes about this production in his 1968 book ''The Season'': "Everybody knew how bad ''George M!'' was, in spite of Joe Layton's directing work. The show had its troubles on the road...the problem all along was to try to warm up the central figure. ''George M!'' was one of the two most painful productions of the season..." 〔Goldman, William. ''The Season: A Candid Look At Broadway'' (2004, paperback), p. 372, Limelight Editions, ISBN 978-0-87910-023-0〕
A television adaptation, presented as a staged reading of the musical with the performers discussing Cohan's life and work between rehearsal-style song-and-dance routines, was broadcast by NBC on September 12, 1970. Grey and Peters were joined by Jack Cassidy, Nanette Fabray, Anita Gillette, and Blythe Danner.
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