Set to Music is a musical revue with sketches, music and lyrics by Noël Coward.
Produced by John C. Wilson, the Broadway production opened on January 15, 1939 at the Music Box Theatre, where it ran for 129 performances. Directed by Coward, the revue starred Beatrice Lillie.
This show originated in 1932 under the title of Words and Music, with a London production at the Adelphi Theatre. It consisted of a series of sketches, some with songs. Seven years later, it was revised for Broadway as Set to Music. The song "Mad Dogs and Englishmen", one of Coward's best-known songs, was dropped, and four new songs were added. The sketches included "A Fragonard Impression", and "Midnight Matinée".
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