Theater: That's My Baby

WHOOPEE!

Book by William Anthony McGuire Music by Walter Donaldson Lyrics by Gus Kahn

If they survive for half a century, songs are not only classics, they are also beloved. One could sense that on the opening night of the revival of the 1928 musical Whoopee! Just the first few bars of Makin' Whoopee, I'm Bringing a Red, Red Rose, Love Me or Leave Me and Yes, Sir, That's My Baby brought forth the sound of 2,000 hands clapping.

The book has apparently undergone some renovation, but purists of the Broadway class of '28 are the only ones who are likely to be...

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