Overview
Synopsis
Sunny is a love story focusing on three couples. Sunny is trying to escape a forced marriage with Mr. Wendell-Wendell and stows away on a ship heading to New York. On the ship, Tom is traveling with his fiancée Marcia. Realizing that she will be refused entry into America, Sunny convinces Tom’s friend, Jim, to marry her (with the understanding that they will divorce once she receives her entry permit). Eventually, Sunny and Jim fall in love for real. Meanwhile, Jim’s girlfriend Weenie and Mr. Wendell-Wendell also fall love.
Show Information
- Music
- Jerome Kern
- Libretto
- Otto Harbach , Oscar Hammerstein II
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1925
- Genres
- Cast Size
- large
- Ideal For
- Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
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