This Is the Army, the World War II Irving Berlin musical, will get a rare special performance at Feinstein’s/54 Below in New York City this Veterans Day, November 11, at 9:30 PM.
This Is the Army, the World War II Irving Berlin musical, will get a rare special performance at Feinstein’s/54 Below in New York City this Veterans Day, November 11, at 9:30 PM.
The 1942 musical grew out of an earlier one, Yip! Yip! Yaphank!, which Berlin (listed in credits as Sgt. Irving Berlin) wrote as a morale rouser in1918 during World War I. That production was notable for Berlin’s personal performance of his sleepy-soldier lament, “Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning.” Berlin repeated his performance in This Is the Army on Broadway, and again in the 1943 film version which co-starred Ronald Reagan, Kate Smith, George Murphy, and many other period stars.
The score of This Is the Army also features “This is the Army, Mr. Jones,” “Ladies of the Chorus,” and “God Bless America.”
Feinstein’s/54 Below is located at 254 West 54th Street, beneath Studio 54, in Manhattan. Tickets, which cost $30 to $40 (plus a $25 food/drink minimum), can be ordered here. Tickets on the day of performance after 4 PM are available only by calling (646) 476-3551.
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