Jubilee (musical)

Jubilee is a musical with the music of Cole Porter , the book is by Moss Hart . It premiered on October 12, 1935 at the Imperial Theater in New York . The 14-year-old Montgomery Clift played a supporting role .

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Romantic musical about a European royal family who goes into hiding in the face of an impending revolution in order to pursue their dreams and longings, which means here above all: to find new friendships and liaisons outside of their own social circles. When it turns out that the coup attempt was just a joke, they return to the throne with their new circle of friends.

Well-known music numbers

• Begin the Beguine
• Why shouldn't I?
• Just One of Those Things

Web links

• Jubilee in the Internet Broadway Database (IBDb)
• Jubilee - The Stephen Sondheim Reference Guide (English)
• Review of October 21, 1935 in TIME Magazine at the start of Jubilee starting as the last article on the first page (English)