George M! 1968

Opened: April 10, 1968

George M! - 1968 - Broadway History , Info & More

Palace Theatre (Broadway)
1564 Broadway New York, NY

GEORGE M! tells the life story of George M. Cohan, a giant of the American Musical Theater who gave us such songs asYankee Doodle Dandy, Over There, You're A Grand Old Flag, and Give My Regards to Broadway. The show follows him over a 60-year period period from the late 1880s until 1937. The story begins with his childhood in Rhode Island on the vaudeville circuit with his parents and sister as "The Four Cohans," continuing to New York, where he starts his 25-year absolute reign of the Broadway stage.

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George M! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the songs are in George M! and what's the order?
Musical Comedy Man
Popularity
The City
Hannah's a Hummer
Always Leave 'em Laughing (When You Say Good-Bye)
The Musical Moon
Oh, You Wonderful Girl
All Aboard for Broadway
Ain't It Awful
I Was Born in Virginia
Twentieth Century Love
New York
Billie
Push Me Along in My Pushcart
A Ring to the Name of Rosie
Give My Regards to Broadway
Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway
So Long, Mary
Down by the Erie
Mary's a Grand Old Name
Yankee Doodle Boy
Harrigan
Nellie Kelly, I Love You
You're a Grand Old Flag
I'd Rather Be Right [i]
Dancing My Worries Away
The Great Easter Sunday Parade
Barnum and Bailey Rag
The Belle of the Barber's Ball
American Ragtime
All in the Wearing
I Want to Hear a Yankee Doodle Tune
The Two of Us
Over There
They're All My Boys
I've Never Been Over There
When We Are M-A Double R-I-E-D
Opening Credits
The Man Who Owns Broadway
What productions of George M! have there been?
George M! has had 4 productions including Broadway which opened in 1968, Broadway which opened in 1968, Milburn, NJ (Regional) which opened in 1969 and US Tour which opened in 1970.
What Tony Awards has George M! been nominated for?
Best Choreography for Joe Layton.
What Tony Awards has George M! won?
Best Choreography for Joe Layton, .
What awards has George M! been nominated for?
George M! has been nominated for the Performance category at the Theatre World Awards for Bernadette Peters.
What awards has George M! won?
George M! has won the Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Bernadette Peters.

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