Shows · High Society
High Society
Opened 1998
144 performances
Musical, Modern
On the eve of heiress Tracy Lord's second wedding at her family's Long Island estate, her charming ex-husband Dexter Haven shows up uninvited, along with a tabloid reporter and photographer. As the wedding weekend unfolds, Tracy must choose between three very different men: her stuffy fiancé George, the witty Dexter, and the romantic reporter Mike Connor. Amidst the champagne and high society glamour, Tracy discovers that perfection is less important than being fully, imperfectly human.
- Music
- Cole Porter
- Lyrics
- Cole Porter
- Book
- Arthur Kopit
Productions2 productions: 1 on Broadway, 1 in the West End
Recordings 12 recordings
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark | available |
High Society is a musical comedy with a book by Arthur Kopit and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Some updated or new lyrics were provided by Susan Birkenhead. The musical is based on Philip Barry's 1939 stage comedy The Philadelphia Story and the subsequent 1956 musical film adaptation, High Society, which features Porter's songs. The musical includes most of the music featured in the movie, along with several songs selected from other Porter musicals. It premiered on Broadway in 1998 and has since been revived. An earlier musical adaptation of the story, with a book by Richard Eyre, opened in London in 1987. The plot centers on a pretentious Oyster Bay socialite who is planning to wed an e…
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