Let ’Em Eat Cake

Music & Lyrics by                         Book by
George and Ira Gershwin           George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind
Directed by Zack Winokur

Performed in English with English supertitles

An American president loses reelection, decides to overthrow the new government, and then redesigns the White House. This is the story of George and Ira Gershwin’s 1933 musical that aims its barbs at everything from totalitarianism to fashion shows. A dystopian farce that was the sequel to the Gershwin brothers’ Pulitzer Prize-winning Of Thee I Sing, Let ’Em Eat Cake features one of their most inventive scores. Visionary director Zack Winokur tackles this complex look at American culture in one of the first staged productions of the musical since its 1933 Broadway debut. Judy & Peter Leone Music Director Corrado Rovaris leads the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra, with Elizabeth Braden leading the voices of the Opera Philadelphia Chorus.

Let ’Em Eat Cake On-Sale Dates:

Tuesday, April 28 at 10:00 a.m.
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Tuesday, June 30 at 10:00 a.m.
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Monday, November 23 at 10:00 a.m.
Pick Your Price Public On-Sale (Let ’Em Eat Cake, Aida, and Sitcom)