George M. Cohan - TONIGHT!
GEORGE M. COHAN TONIGHT is a musical following the extraordinary life and career of the legendary showman. The Show stars Jon Peterson and is written, arranged, and directed by Chip Deffaa. Music and Lyrics by George M. Cohan. With additional material by Chip Deffaa. Musical Direction by Sterling Price-McKinney.
George M. Cohan may well have been the single most talented figure in American theatrical history. He gave Broadway its pace, its beat, its snap. He wrote, directed, and produced scores of shows; penned hundreds of songs; and became the most popular musical comedy star of his era. Critics called him "The First Actor" and "The Man Who Owns Broadway.” Starting out as a poor Irish-American kid from Providence, RI, Cohan never spent more than a few weeks in school. Nevertheless, he remade the American songbook, and made America, not Europe, the standard-setter for musical theater.
Originally produced Off-Broadway in New York by THE IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE. Artistic Director: Charlotte Moore; Producing Director: Ciaran O'Reilly
Reviews and Quotes
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"Endlessly euphoric"
NY Times - (Use Back Button to return to this page)
"A brilliant, multi-faceted sparkler!" "Exquisite"
TheatreMania - (Use Back Button to return to this page)
"It shines with the exuberant can-do optimism"
NY Theatre.com - (Use Back Button to return to this page)
Song Titles
HELLO, BROADWAY! / GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY - (George M. Cohan)
THE MAN WHO OWNS BROADWAY - (George M. Cohan with revisions by Chip Deffaa)
NIGHT TIME - (George M. Cohan)
MUSICAL MOON - (George M. Cohan with additional lyrics by Chip Deffaa)
IRELAND: MY LAND OF DREAMS - (George M. Cohan)
I'M SAVING UP TO BUY A HOME FOR MOTHER - (George M. Cohan)
JOSEPHINE / OH, YOU WONDERFUL GIRL - (George M. Cohan)
THE DANCING MASTER - (George M. Cohan)
UNTIL MY LUCK COMES ROLLING ALONG - (George M. Cohan)
THE HINKEY DEE - (George M. Cohan)
HARRIGAN - (George M. Cohan)
YOU WON'T DO ANY BUSINESS IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT A BAND - (George M. Cohan with revisions by Chip Deffaa)
MY FATHER TOLD ME - (George M. Cohan)
I WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA - (George M. Cohan)
FORTY-FIVE MINUTES FROM BROADWAY - (George M. Cohan with revisions by Chip Deffaa)
IM AWFULLY STRONG FOR YOU - (George M. Cohan)
OH! YOU BEAUTIFUL GIRL /I WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW - (George M. Cohen with revisions by Chip Deffaa) /(George M. Cohan)
GOODBYE FLO - (George M. Cohan with revisions by Chip Deffaa)
I WANT TO HEAR A YANKEE DOODLE TUNE - (George M. Cohan)
THE FATAL CURSE OF DRINK - (Chip Deffaa, based on traditional material)
THE YANKEE DOODLE BOY - (George M. Cohan)
MARY S A GRAND OLD NAME - (George M. Cohan with revisions by Chip Deffaa)
YOU'RE A GRAND OLD FLAG - (George M. Cohan)
OVER THERE - (George M. Cohan)
SWEET POPULARITY / I'M A POPULAR MAN - (George M. Cohan) / (George M. Cohan with revisions by Chip Deffaa)
DRINK WITH ME / DID YA EVER HAVE ONE OF THOSE DAYS? - (George M. Cohan) / (Music by George M. Cohan, lyrics by Chip Deffaa)
I LOVE EVERYONE IN THE WIDE WIDE WORLD / I'M TRUE TO THEM
ALL - (George M. Cohan) / (George M. Cohan with revisions by Chip Deffaa)
ALL-AMERICAN SWEETHEART - (Music by George M. Cohan and Chip Deffaa, lyrics by Chip Deffaa)
JOSEPHINE (reprise) - (George M. Cohan)
I WON'T BE AN ACTOR NO MORE - (Music and title by George M. Cohan and Chip Deffaa, lyrics by Chip Deffaa)
LIFE'S A FUNNY PROPOSITION - (George M. Cohan)
ALL ABOARD FOR BROADWAY / GIVE MY REGARDS TO
BROADWAY - (George M. Cohan with additional lyrics by Chip Deffaa) / (George M. Cohan with revisions by Chip Deffaa)