Gay Divorce
1932 musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Broadway musical. For divorces of same-sex couples, see divorce of same-sex couples.
Gay Divorce is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Dwight Taylor, adapted by Kenneth Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein. It was Fred Astaire's last Broadway show and featured the hit song "Night and Day" in which Astaire danced with co-star Claire Luce.
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Gay Divorce | |
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Music | Cole Porter |
Lyrics | Cole Porter |
Book | Dwight Taylor Adapted by: Kenneth Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein |
Basis | An unproduced play by J. Hartley Manners |
Productions | 1932 Broadway 1933 West End 1933 Australian Tour |
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It was made into a musical film by RKO Radio Pictures in 1934, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and renamed The Gay Divorcee.