#niceworkifyoucangetit

Musical Monday date: 4/6/2020

Musical: Nice Work if You Can Get It

Book, Music, and Lyrics: Joe DiPietro, George Gershwin, and Ira Gershwin

Broadway Run: April 24, 2012 - June 15, 2013

Awards Won: Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Michael McGrath),  Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Judy Kaye)/Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Michael McGrath), Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Judy Kaye).

Other: In addition to Best Musical and its two Tony wins, Nice Work if You Can Get It received nominations for Best Book of a Musical, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Kelli O’Hara), Best Choreography (Kathleen Marshall), Best Direction of a Musical (Kathleen Marshall), Best Orchestrations (Bill Elliot), Best Costume Design of a Musical (Martin Pakledinaz), Best Sound Design of a Musical (Brian Ronan).

Fun Fact: Nice Work if You Can Get It serves as Kathleen Marshall’s only time she was double-nominated (Direction, Choreography) and did not win either award. She was double-nominated for her work as Director and Choreographer in the revivals of Wonderful Town (2004), The Pajama Game (2006), and Anything Goes (2011); all three garnered wins for Best Choreography.