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  No No Nanette   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
NO, NO, NANETTE Book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel.
The title character, barely out of adolescence, resists her conservative boy friend's attempts to sweep her into marriage before she's had a chance to enjoy her youth.
So no doubt you'll find yourself focusing on the other flapper, Ellen Harvey's Lucille, who has a commanding warble and can make her spectacular long legs do anything she wants them to.
www.worcesterphoenix.com /archive/theater/99/08/13/NO_NO_NANETTE.html   (631 words)

  
 Audition Dates Set at Lake Michigan College for the Musical
No, No, Nanette was an instant Broadway hit when it opened in 1925 and the winner of four Tony Awards for the 1971 Broadway revival.
No, No, Nanette is the story of love and friendship among three couples and the comic entanglements that ensue when Jimmy Smith, a married, hard working, and successful Bible publisher agrees to accompany young Nanette to the Chickadee Cottage in Atlantic City.
Nanette sheds her ladylike shell for a wild and exciting weekend in the sun with her flapper friends when unbeknownst to her Tom, her fiancé, shows up.
www.lakemichigancollege.edu /news/2003/010903-No_No_Nannette.html   (470 words)

  
 No, No, Nanette - The New 1925 Musical (1971 Broadway Revival Cast) - DVD film: Totaltiorden.dk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
NANETTE first opened on Broadway in 1925 and was revived sucessfully in 1971; this is the cast recording of that revival.
NO NO NANETTE was given a lavish Broadway revival in 1971, starring a stellar cast and garnering several Tony Awards.
Although "No, No, Nanette" does not measure up to the theatrical genius of a musical such as "Follies" it is a classic musical from a by-gone era of traditional and simple musicals that will please any musical theatre lover.
www.totaltiorden.dk /shop/dvd_details.php/B00000J28N|dvd   (1215 words)

  
 "No, No, Nanette" should be "Yes, Yes, Fred & Co." :: Cape Cod Today :: Cape Cod News and ...
It is the story of young Nanette and her desire to live a little before her destined marriage to the young law clerk, Tom, played by Zachary Halley.
Nanette wants to be free and experience life and she knows just the place to do it--her Uncle Jimmy's little-used Atlantic City summer get-away, Chickadee Cottage.
As Nanette schemes to make it to Atlantic City against the wishes of her jittery beau and her over-protective aunt Sue, Jimmy is descended upon by the three young ladies looking for more "happiness".
www.capecodtoday.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=0199   (1222 words)

  
 The Guide to Musical Theatre - No No Nanette
The main attraction of the household, however, seems to be young Nanette, a schoolgirl ward, whom the Smiths are raising to become a lady.
Nanette has young ideas and a whole lot of friends who would like to see her put them into practice.
Nanette and Tom have a lovers' quarrel before she leaves, and the whole weekend is clearly a disaster.
www.nodanw.com /shows_n/no_no_nanette.htm   (1289 words)

  
 West Mifflin students focus on dancing for 'No, No, Nanette'
Not only is "Nanette" the biggest dance show the school has mounted, it's also the first musical to feature tap dancing.
She added "Nanette" has sparked so much student excitement about dancing that there may eventually be dance classes at the high school.
She said "Nanette" is part of the high school's trend toward staging lesser-seen musicals.
www.post-gazette.com /neigh_south/20010307smontap5.asp   (542 words)

  
 Syracuse New Times: Stage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Even though not seen in these parts in two decades, No, No, Nanette has a lot more going for it than the two memorable songs, "Tea for Two" and "I Want to be Happy" mentioned in the advertisements.
At the center of the action, three women strive for fulfillment, Nanette (Elizabeth Klemperer), the flapper-in-waiting and title character, her dowdy, unappreciated auntie Sue Smith (Dorothy Lennon), who blooms in the last scene, and in a comic parody of their liberation, the kvetching housemaid Pauline (Christine Lightcap).
In its original incarnation, No, No, Nanette was not really a dance musical, despite the presence of a male and female chorus.
newtimes.rway.com /stage/nannette.htm   (864 words)

  
 Goodspeed Musicals 2003 - Past Productions - 1999 - No, No, Nanette   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
And that is no slight; NANETTE’s popularity with audiences in Chicago, New York, London, and on the road secured it a place as the most popular musical of the Roaring ’20s and as a classic example of musical theatre many would emulate.
When NO, NO, NANETTE was being written in 1924, the exclamation “for crying out loud” was not hackneyed as it is today, but as fresh as Pauline, the sassy maid who blurts it in the opening scene.
Nanette sees no reason to “hang around like a ‘dumb Dora’” when there is “tea dancing” to be done and “funfests” to be had.
www.goodspeed.org /past_productions/1999/nannette.htm   (3909 words)

  
 DLOC - Walnut Creek Musical Theatre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
When Burt Shevelove revived and reimagined the 1925 musical "No, No, Nanette," he had the Roaring '20s firmly in mind, probably noting just how much the flapper decade mirrored the '70s.
Together, they have taken their niece Nanette (Stacy L. Sanders) as their ward and have vowed to raise her in a '20s style that won't roar in the least.
"Nanette" is a show that is going to tighten and grow over its run, and become a piece well worth seeing.
www.dloc.org /reviews/2002_10_06.html   (491 words)

  
 No No Nanette   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
No one knew exactly what he was worth until the crash came about fifty years ago, and the whole thing ran out.
No consideration outside their duty, no deference due to so noble and powerful a family, could shake the convictions of their conscience.
I need not say that no such city exists, and you must pardon me for drawing upon your imaginations as I describe it.
links.boss-todds.com /no_no_nanette.html   (2124 words)

  
 Movie Info for No, No Nanette on MSN Movies
No, No, Nanette was the second film version of the popular Otto Harbach-Vincent Youmans Broadway musical.
Though slightly updated, the basic plot remains the same, with heroine Nanette (Anna Neagle) entering into a financial arrangement whereby she must answer "No" to every question during a 24-hour period.
Nanette's task is complicated by her romantic entanglements involving an artist (Richard Carlson) and a flashy theatrical producer (Victor Mature).
entertainment.msn.com /movies/movie.aspx?m=71662   (160 words)

  
 Stage Preview: Season wraps up with 'No No Nanette'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The curtain comes down on the 2005 high school spring musical season this weekend when Mt. Lebanon presents "No No Nanette," a show that debuted in 1925.
That might tax the talent pool in a lot of high schools, but Mt. Lebanon has a dance class elective that gives a large group of hoofers not available at other schools.
"No No Nanette" will be presented at Mt. Lebanon High School, 155 Cochran Road, at 7:30 p.m.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/05132/502766.stm   (353 words)

  
 Fizzy 'No, No, Nanette' is worth saying yes to - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Theater/Arts - A&E
Fizzy 'No, No, Nanette' is worth saying yes to - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Theater/Arts - AandE
Frothy as an ocean wave, ''No, No, Nanette" makes for perfect summer refreshment -- especially the fizzy production now on view at the Cape Playhouse.
The same could be said of this entire production, and the corps of ''neato" kids who give it their all.
www.boston.com /ae/theater_arts/articles/2005/07/22/fizzy_no_no_nanette_is_worth_saying_yes_to   (466 words)

  
 Worthwhile: No No Nanette   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
No, it’s not unreasonable to distance yourself from your so-called skeptic friends for a while.
No one who’s enthusiastic about something likes being around someone who only sees what’s wrong with it.
But sometimes the naysayer is the only one who can stress-test that dream idea and help you make sure it can survive and flourish for as long as possible.
www.worthwhilemag.com /entry/2005/04/21/no_no_nanette.php   (992 words)

  
 DLOC - Walnut Creek Musical Theatre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The two major musical milestones that will bring instant recognition in "Nanette" are "Tea for Two" and "I Want to be Happy," which became major hits not only in the show, but by a myriad of recording artists over the many years since Youmans created them.
Nanette's beaux, Tom Trainor (Chris Giroux) is prepared to ask Nanette (Stacy Sanders) to marry him, but Nanette is not quite ready yet to accept his overtures and restricted expectations of married life, seeing as how she is pretty unsophisticated in the ways of the world.
Apparently, she is about the age of a college student and she wants to live a little more before tying the marital knot.
www.dloc.org /reviews/2002_10_10.html   (367 words)

  
 No, No, Nanette   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
These are the things No, No, Nanette is made of, plus the tapping talents of Ruby Keeler, who came out of retirement to capture our hearts all over again.
Revivals come and go each season, but No, No, Nanette earns its place in history not just for its quality or success, but also for having bucked the trends of its time, and reminding us why people buy theater tickets in the first place.
All tracks are digitally remastered for optimum sound quality and, as a special bonus, we have included "Only a Moment Ago" which was cut from the original show, and "Peach on a Beach" which never appeared on the original LP.
www.broadwaymasterworks.com /bway/NoNoNanette_main.html   (201 words)

  
 Westminster School—No, No, Nanette Reviewed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
On February 18, 19, and 20, Westminster School was transported back to Atlantic City in the age of flappers and Prohibition, as members of Westminster Dramatic Association performed the musical, No, No Nanette.
Every part was played to perfection by a leading cast that included Maggie Brown ’06 as the rebellious Nanette, a girl who just wants to have fun, and Jack Armstrong ’06, as her beau Tom, who merely wants to settle down.
Although it may seem like plays as good as No, No Nanette come together easily, they take a lot of hard work and Dramat members are owed a debt of gratitude for the hard work they did to put on such a successful show.
www.westminster-school.org /news/winter2004-05/NoNoNanetteReview.html   (519 words)

  
 No, No Nanette - by Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
No, No Nanette - by Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach
Meanwhile, young Nanette, who has an untapped wild side, is being pursued by a suitor, Tom Trainor.
Likewise, Nanette and Tom sort out their difficulties and decide to be married.
www.stageagent.com /cb/info.pl/ti/no_no_nanette   (371 words)

  
 Kyle's Journal: Tea for Two   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
No, No, Nanette premiered on Broadway in 1925, was revived in a hugely successful 1971 Broadway production, and made into two separate motion pictures in 1930 and 1940 respectively.
Nanette offers a charming night away from the bustle and stress of the fall semester.
No, No, Nanette runs October 10-12 on the Main Stage.
www.thinkdeeper.com /journals/kepulis/archives/000171.html   (625 words)

  
 Musical Theatre West Long Beach CA Staged Reading of No No Nanette
With some of the most famous show tunes ever written, like "Tea for Two" and "I Want to be Happy", NO, NO NANETTE's 1971 production started the nostalgia craze on Broadway (the original was a big hit in 1925).
The winner of four TONY¨ Awards, NO, NO NANETTE ran for 861 performances and is the perfect centerpiece for this new season.
Now in it's ninth season MTG is a company of professional musical performers dedicated to preserving the art of the musical by presenting rarely seen, forgotten and undiscovered works in concert staged readings.
www.musical.org /e09_1brclassic_no-nanette.html   (230 words)

  
 Eric Rauchway's Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
For the record, I am rooting for the Sox and I don't believe in the Curse (I was kidding, and slightly upset about the course of events, when I said last year that current events confirmed the curse).
Frazee’s about to enjoy the fruits of his post-Ruth focus on theatrical investment; No, No, Nanette will be an enormous success, bringing in a net of $25,000 a week.
So I’d say that Frazee’s No, No, Nanette, the sale of Ruth, and the Red Sox’ ill-luck are about as interconnected as “curse lore” says.
rauchway.ucdavis.edu /altercations.html   (1838 words)

  
 Mr. Nice Guy - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Theater/Arts - A&E
The cluelessness of his characters may be an act, but their fundamental honesty and sweetness is not.
Nobody dies, there are no drug overdoses, no politics, no Bush-bashing.
When the sweet young things -- Garrett Long as Nanette and Zachary Halley as Tom -- launch into a winsome duet on one of the show's best-known tunes, Willard leans against the wall, gazing at the young lovers as they swirl.
www.boston.com /ae/theater_arts/articles/2005/07/17/mr_nice_guy?mode=PF   (1198 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: No, No, Nanette: The New 1925 Musical [Import] [Cast Recording]: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Though this album is billed as the "original Broadway cast recording, " that doesn't mean the same thing it usually does in this case because it contains a recording of the 1971 Broadway revival cast of No, No, Nanette.
But there was no original Broadway cast album of the original 1925 production (indeed, there were no albums then, period), so the revivers can be forgiven their little fib.
No, No, Nanette, in its Broadway, London, and national productions, was one of the biggest hits of the 1920s, and the songs "I Want To Be Happy" and "Tea For Two" became standards.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000024X7   (522 words)

  
 Proudly Serving My Corporate Masters: Harry Frazee III
So I was amused to read this story about Harry Frazee III, the grandson of the original (actually that link requires registration, but here's one from a couple years ago, and last year).
Frazee III claims that his grandfather dumped Ruth because he was a pain in the clubhouse, not because he needed money for No, No, Nanette.
The Chicago tryout of No, No, Nanette ran for almost a year, becoming at the time the longest-running musical in Windy City history.
www.proudlyserving.com /archives/2005/05/harry_frazee_ii.html   (418 words)

  
 Peter Quince Performing Company - Past Shows - 1975 No, No, Nanette
As the curtain opens tonight, mat I present to you a show which is a polished glimmer of the total efforts of our company.
After the last light has been hung and the last line learned, if the play and cast have not grown together, the show is not ready.
The cast and crew of our production have worked hard and sacrificed much over the past weeks to make NO NO NANETTE as fine a show as possible.
www.pqpc.org /pastshows/1975   (331 words)

  
 Pyxidium Ltd. presents No, no, Nanette [sound recording] / [music by Vincent Youmans ; lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Pyxidium Ltd. presents No, no, Nanette [sound recording] / [music by Vincent Youmans ; lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach ; book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel].
1971 re-production of No, no, Nanette, the new 1925 musical; "original Broadway cast"--Container spine.
Synopsis by Charles Burr and notes by Miles Kreuger (10 p.) inserted in container.
voyager.uvm.edu /bibs/bid616431.html   (121 words)

  
 No, No, Nanette tickets - No, No, Nanette information - Cape Cod
No, No, Nanette tickets - No, No, Nanette information - Cape Cod
The Cape Playhouse presents No, No, Nanette by Otto Harbach & Frank Mandel.
This all-dancing, all-singing spectacular is filled with romance, beautiful bathing beauties, handsome arrow-collar lads, and extravagant tappers that come together into the brightest, shiniest jazz age musical.
www.theatermania.com /content/show.cfm/show/111441   (181 words)

  
 Behind the Stage Door of the Hampton Playhouse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
I was in the middle of my first song and dance number when, after a thunderbolt, the theatre went fl for what seemed an eternity.
It was my last show of the season and her last ever.
Actually, the featured performers were only: Laurie Beach (featured in /No, No Nanette/) Elizabeth Geraghty (featured in /I'm not Rappaport/), Tom Hume (featured in /I'm not Rappaport/) Debra Messing (featured in /Anything Goes/), Susan Peirez (featured in /No, No Nanettte/) and Keith Wilson (featured in /La Cage Aux Folles/).
www.hampton.lib.nh.us /hampton/history/playhouse/40thseason_1988.htm   (550 words)

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