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Good News

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  5w, 10m

Lew Brown, B.G. DeSylva, Laurence Schwab, Ray Henderson

Book by Laurence Schwab and B. G. DeSylva / Lyrics by B. G. DeSylva and Lew Brown / Music by Ray Henderson

Henderson, Brown & DeSylva's original 1927 musical comedy, set at fictional Tait College, includes the hits "The Varsity Drag," "The Best Things In Life Are Free" and the title number.

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    5w, 10m

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Summary
Tom Marlowe, campus football hero, dreams of scoring the winning touchdown at Tait University's big game. But the honor nearly escapes him when he flunks his astronomy exam. The stern astronomy professor demands that Tom pass, and things look bleak for the campus hero. Tom's sweetheart Patricia convinces her cousin Connie to tutor him. Tom dives into his studies, but winds up falling in love with Connie. Love and romance get in the way of Tom's studies, but the professor, in a rare display of compassion, passes Tom on the eve of the big game. And the game itself – what a contest! Tom is sorely needed, and Tait seems destined to lose. Fortunately, Tom makes the winning touchdown and the entire campus celebrates.
History
Good News! opened on Broadway at Chanin's 46th Street Theatre on September 6, 1927. The show was a huge hit, running for 557 performances – a rare feat in the early days of Broadway. The musical was revived on Broadway in 1974, featuring Alice Faye, Gene Nelson and Stubby Kaye.
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Plus a chorus of singers, dancers and musicians

  • Setting Tait College. 1927.
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

ACT I

1. “Opening Chorus” – Students
2. “Flaming Youth” – Babe, Millie, Flo, Slats & Windy
3. “Happy Days” – Tom & Trio
4. “Just Imagine” – Connie, Patricia & Millie
4a. “He’s A Ladies’ Man” – Connie
5. “The Best Things In Life Are Free” – Tom & Connie
6. “On the Campus” – Flo, Millie, Windy & Sylvester
7. “Varsity Drag” – Flo, Millie, Windy & Sylvester
8. “Baby! What?” – Babe & Bobby
9. “Lucky In Love” – Connie & Tom
10. Funeral March – Orchestra
11. Interlude – Orchestra
11a. “Lucky In Love” – Company

ACT II

12. “The Girl Of The Pi Beta Phi” – Patricia
13. “Today’s the Day” – Girls
14. “In the Meantime” – Bobby & Babe
15. “Good News” – Flo
16. Tait Song – Band
17. “Good News (Reprise)” – Girls, Trio & Flo
18. “The Best Things In Life Are Free (Reprise)” – Connie & Tom
19. “Varsity Drag (Reprise)” – Full Company
20. Incidental – Orchestra
21. “Finale: Good News!” – Full Company

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsEasy
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo

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1 Viola
1 Cello
1 Bass

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Authors

Lew Brown

Lew Brown

Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson were one of the most successful songwriting teams of the twenties. Some of their standards include “Birth of the Blues,” “Black Bottom,” “Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries,” “My Song” and “Sonny Boy.” The original 1927 production of th ...

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B.G. DeSylva

B.G. DeSylva

B.G. DeSylva (1895-1950) was a composer, author and publisher, born in New York, NY, January 27, 1895, and died in Los Angeles, CA, July 11, 1950. Education: University of Southern California. DeSylva wrote songs for several Broadway musicals, including Ziegfeld Follies (1918 ...

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Laurence Schwab

Ray Henderson

Ray Henderson

BUDDY DESYLVA, LEW BROWN & RAY HENDERSON were one of the most successful songwriting teams of the twenties. Some of their standards include “Birth of the Blues,” “Black Bottom,” “Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries,” “My Song” and “Sonny Boy.” The original production of Good News ...

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