2. 1930s: Musical Comedies

Of Thee I Sing with music by George and Ira Gershwin was the first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1932.

What was going on in the country in the 1930s?

What kind of entertainment would you expect such an era to produce?

We will look at three musical comedies from the 30s: Anything Goes, 42nd Street and Babes in Arms