Musicals of the 1920s

No, No, Nanette is a 1925 musical comedy with music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach. It was a huge success on Broadway and was adapted into several films.

Sigmund Romberg was an Austrian-American composer of operettas and musicals. He is best known for his work on The Student Prince (1924), which was one of the most popular musicals of the 1920s.

The Desert Song is a 1926 operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach. It is set in the Arizona desert and tells the story of a love triangle between a French soldier, an Arab chieftain, and an American girl.

Show Boat is a 1927 musical with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is set on the Mississippi River and tells the story of the lives of the people who work and live on the showboat Cotton Blossom.

Good News is a 1927 musical comedy with music by Ray Henderson, lyrics by Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown, and book by Laurence Schwab and Buddy DeSylva. It is set in a college and tells the story of a group of students who are trying to put on a successful football game.

George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. He is best known for his work on the musicals Funny Face (1927), Strike Up the Band (1927), and Of Thee I Sing (1931).

The Circus Princess is a 1927 operetta with music by Emmerich Kálmán and lyrics by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. It is set in a circus and tells the story of a princess who falls in love with a circus performer.

The Three Musketeers is a 1928 musical with music by Rudolf Friml and lyrics by Clifford Grey and P.G. Wodehouse. It is based on the novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas. The song "All for One" is sung at the end of the musical and is a rousing anthem about the power of friendship.

The Vagabond King is a 1925 operetta with music by Rudolf Friml and lyrics by Brian Hooker and W.H. Post. It is based on the novel If I Were King by Justin Huntly McCarthy. The song "My Heart Stood Still" is one of the most popular songs from the musical.

Harry Tierney was an American composer and songwriter. He is best known for his work on the musicals Rio Rita (1927), The New Moon (1928), and Irene (1919).

Rose-Marie is a 1924 operetta with music by Rudolf Friml and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is set in the Canadian Rockies and tells the story of a young woman who is torn between her love for a Mountie and her desire to become a singer.

The New Moon is a 1928 musical with music by Sigmund Romberg and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on the novel The New Moon by C.V. Jamison. The song "Lover, Come Back to Me" is sung at the end of the musical and is a beautiful ballad about lost love.

The Vagabond King is a 1925 operetta with music by Rudolf Friml and lyrics by Brian Hooker and W.H. Post. It is based on the novel If I Were King by Justin Huntly McCarthy. The song "The Song of the Vagabonds" is one of the most popular songs from the musical.

Rudolf Friml was an American composer of operettas and musicals. He is best known for his work on The Vagabond King (1925), Rose-Marie (1924), and The New Moon (1928).

Show Boat is a 1927 musical with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is set on the Mississippi River and tells the story of the lives of the people who work and live on the showboat Cotton Blossom.