Funny Face (musical) contributed to the script, to walk out. The rewrites and changes continued as the musical moved from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. (October 31); to Atlantic City (November 7); to Wilmington (November 14); before reaching Broadway and the Alvin Theatre on November 22, now renamed "Funny Face". It became a major Broadway hit, and after 244 performances, the whole company transferred it to London, where Fred and Adele Astaire had a successful run of "Lady, Be Good!" just before starting the rehearsals of "Smarty" in Philadelphia. Jimmy Reeve is the legal guardian of three pretty sisters, Dora, June and Frankie, whose
Who Could Ask for Anything More? A Celebration of Ira Gershwin Michael Praed; Helen Shapiro and Dave Willetts. It was hosted by Charles Dance and David Soul. Present at the event were Ira Gershwin's family and the then Prime Minister John Major. Songs performed for the show included: The following archive material relating to the concert is held in the Royal Albert Hall Events collection (RAHE): Who Could Ask for Anything More? A Celebration of Ira Gershwin Who Could Ask for Anything More? A Celebration of Ira Gershwin (24 November 1996) was a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in aid of Mencap to celebrate the centenary of Ira Gershwin's