Overview
Synopsis
‘Sitting Pretty’ involves a family inheritance up for grabs, budding romances for a pair of orphaned twins, and a "New Yoik" con artist with plans to abscond with the family jewels. Wealthy Mr. Pennington decides to adopt an uncouth young man named Horace. However, Horace’s uncle, who is a jewel thief, also comes along. Horace’s adoption is part of Uncle Jo’s plan to rob the Pennington estate. Over the next six months, the Pennington’s educated and civilize Horace. In the end, Uncle Jo almost makes off with the jewels, but a newly reformed Horace manages to foil his escape.
Show Information
- Book
- Guy Bolton
- Music
- Jerome Kern
- Lyrics
- P.G. Wodehouse
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1924
- Genres
- Cast Size
- large
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Young Adult, Early Teen, Late Teen Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
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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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