Shows · Let ‘Em Eat Cake
Let ‘Em Eat Cake
Opened 1933
90 performances
Musical, Early
In this sequel to Of Thee I Sing, President John P. Wintergreen loses his re-election bid and leads a revolution to overthrow the government with the help of his vice president Throttlebottom. The revolutionaries seize power and establish a dictatorship, but their regime quickly descends into chaos as they attempt to solve the national debt through increasingly absurd schemes.
- Music
- George Gershwin
- Lyrics
- Ira Gershwin
- Book
- George S. Kaufman & Morrie Ryskind
Productions1 on Broadway
Recordings 2 recordings
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
Let 'Em Eat Cake is a 1933 Broadway musical with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind. A political satire, it tells the story of a fictional American president who fails to get reelected. Inspired by fascism in Europe, he and the former vice president decide to overthrow the government. The sequel to the Pulitzer prize-winning Of Thee I Sing, a light-hearted comedy about the election of President Wintergreen, Let 'Em Eat Cake fell flat with audiences and critics when it opened in October 1933 due to its much darker tone. A review in TIME magazine panned the libretto for "[wandering] dreamily away into demented unreality" with its…
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