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With a gorgeously melodic score by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, this rarely seen 1933 musical farce begins when a president loses reelection and refuses to accept the results. What follows is an absurdist romp featuring a fashion-fueled revolution, a Supreme-ly high-stakes baseball game, and increasingly unhinged hijinks. Through it all, the Gershwins’ music is at its most adventurous, with rich and complex melodies, including the sweeping love song “Mine.”
Known for their work with the Marx brothers, George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, alongside the Gershwins, made history with their 1931 hit Of Thee I Sing, the first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Two years later, the team reunited for this audacious sequel, which picks up on the eve of President John P. Wintergreen’s reelection.
Known for their work with the Marx brothers, George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, alongside the Gershwins, made history with their 1931 hit Of Thee I Sing, the first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Two years later, the team reunited for this audacious sequel, which picks up on the eve of President John P. Wintergreen’s reelection.
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LET 'EM EAT CAKE to Open at New York City Center's ENCORES! Series
by A.A. Cristi - September 23, 2026
by A.A. Cristi - September 23, 2026
Opera Philadelphia's revival of the Gershwins' 1933 political satire, directed by Zack Winokur, will move to New York City Center following its Philadelphia premiere.
Let 'Em Eat Cake FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What are the songs in Let 'Em Eat Cake and what's the order?
Tweedledee for President
Union Square
Down with Everything That's Up
Shirts By the Millions
Comes the Revolution
Mine
Climb Up the Social Ladder
Cloistered from the Noisy City
On and On and On
I've Brushed My Teeth
Double Dummy Drill
The General's Gone to a Party
Mothers of the Nation
Let 'Em Eat Cake
Blue, Blue, Blue
Who's the Greatest--?
The League of Nations
No Comprenez, No Capish, No Versteh!
When Nations Get Together
Team, Team, Team
When the Judges Doff the Ermine
Up and At 'Em
That's What He Did
I Know a Foul Ball
Throttle Throttlebottom
A Hell of a Hole
It Isn't What You Did
Let 'Em Eat Caviar
Hanging Throttlebottom in the Morning
Why Speak of Money
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!
First Lady and First Gent
Tweedledee For President
Union Square
Comes The Revolution
Store Scene
Union League
On And On And On
Finale Act I - All The Mothers Of The Nation
Let 'Em Eat Cake
Opening Act II - Blue, Blue, Blue
Who's The Greatest?
Up And At 'Em
No Comprenez, No Capish, No Versteh!
Why Speak Of Money (When There's Love, Love, Love)
First Lady And First Gent
Hanging Throttlebottom In The Morning
I Know A Foul Ball
Throttle Throttlebottom
Let 'Em Eat Cake History
Other Productions of Let 'Em Eat Cake
| 1933 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1978 | Regional (US) |
Regional Revival Regional (US) |
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