Leave It to Me!

Leave It to Me! is a musical by Cole Porter, the book is by Samuel and Bella Spewack after her piece Clear All Wires ( 1932). The musical was produced by Vinton Freedley, Mary Martin made ​​her debut on Broadway and Gene Kelly had a supporting role his first Broadway engagement. The premiere took place on 9 November 1938 at the Imperial Theatre in New York. The German -language premiere was held under the title Vodka -Cola on 31 December 1987 in the small house in Stuttgart; with the translation by Michael Kunze, in a version by Dietrich Hilsdorf and Michael Quast.

Content

The newspaper publisher JR Brody wants to be American ambassador to the Soviet Union. However, in its place Alonzo P. Goodhue, a bathtub manufacturer from Kansas, was appointed. Brody now commissioned his best correspondent Thomas Buckley in Moscow, to ensure that the post Goodhue leaves quickly. The Goodhue even want to, because the owes the wretched post his ambitious wife Leora. But all efforts of correspondents always lead to the contrary, Goodhue is celebrated as a hero. Finally, Buck notes that only good deeds are not rewarded and can Goodhue give a speech about international understanding and equality of all nations. This also leads to prompt dismissal Goodhues. Now JR Brody sees his time has come, but will only Special Representative for Liberia and then sold his newspaper to Goodhue. By the way Buck is still fired, but gets compensation as his old love Colette.

Well-known musical numbers

• From Now On
• My Heart Belongs to Daddy
• Get Out of Town