Premiere coming soon

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin

Summer at the Theatre of the Musical Comedy promises to be hot: in the middle of July, senators and socialites, policemen and adventurers, lively waitresses and cheerful show girls, as well as several cases of bootleg gin will find themselves in the same boat at the premiere of the incredible musical by George and Ira Gershwin, Nice Work If You Can Get It

No matter what happens in the world, whether you are poor or rich, whether you know what awaits you tomorrow, or are open to any adventure, the best occupation invented for people is love, the heroes of this incredible story proclaim. So, America in the first third of the 20th century – the Great Depression has not yet arrived, but the prohibition is already in effect – a time of gangsters and bootleggers on the loose, quick rises and rapid falls, disappointments and hopes. Every new day has to be lived to the fullest, grabbing luck by the tail on the fly. And here the most unexpected turns of capricious fortune are inevitable, especially if you are a girl who has to earn her own living, even if it is by smuggling…

The outstanding American pianist and composer, jazz genius, author of the famous “Rhapsody in Blue”, “An American in Paris” and the opera “Porgy and Bess” George Gershwin (1898 – 1937) never wrote the musical “Nice Work If You Can Get It”. Together with his younger brother Ira Gershwin, who wrote the lyrics for the vocal numbers, he created several works for the stage, which were successful on Broadway in different years, for one of which the brothers were awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the first time in history that it was awarded to a musical production. A compilation of Gershwin compositions written at different times based on an independent play by another playwright, called Nice Work If You Can Get It, saw the light of day on Broadway only in 2012 and was a huge success.

The premiere of the Russian version of the musical on the big stage of the Theatre of the Musical Comedy is being prepared by a star international team, headed by director Cornelius Baltus (Netherlands), who has realized such legendary productions as "Dance of the Vampires", "Hollywood Diva" and "Miss Saigon". The artistic embodiment of the performance is in the hands of the Japanese artist Yoko Seama ("Miss Saigon", "Circus Princess"). The choreographer, who will make the entire troupe of the musical tap dance and dance the swing and foxtrot that were fashionable at that time, is Vanni Viscusi (Italy). The musical director and conductor of the performance, who will open the amazing world of jazz for the audience, is Alexey Nefedov.