Overture to La, La, Lucille (1919) by George Gershwin

This is the published orchestral selection (arranged by Charles N. Grant and Frank Saddler) from the 1919 George Gershwin musical "La, La, Lucille." This exact arrangement, here played in period style, was used as the overture for the two post-Broadway tours. This disc is available for purchase at Operetta Foundation: http://operettafoundation.org/

Music Director: Adam Aceto
from the "Musicals Lost and Found" Series

The show opened at Nixon's Apollo Theatre in Atlantic City on April 21, followed by pre-Broadway perfromances in Washington, DC and Boston. The show played Broadway at the Henry Miller Theatre from May 26 to August 19, 1919. The show had two seperate post-Broadway tour companies: Company "A" ran from August 20, 1919 to February 14, 1920 and Company "B" ran from December 29, 1919 to April 24, 1920.

Librettist: Fred Jackson
Composer: George Gershwin
Lyricists: Arthur J. Jackson, B.G. DeSylva