By Jeeves | |
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Jeeves (formerly) | |
Music | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Lyrics | Alan Ayckbourn |
Book | Alan Ayckbourn |
Basis | Jeeves stories by P. G. Wodehouse |
Productions | 1975 West End 1996 West End revival 1996 Goodspeed Opera House 2001 Broadway 2007 UK tour |
By Jeeves, originally Jeeves, is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and lyrics and book by Alan Ayckbourn. It is based on the series of novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse that centre around the character of Bertie Wooster and his loyal valet, Jeeves.
Premiering on April 22, 1975, at Her Majesty's Theatre in London, the show flopped initially, running for only a month. After an extensive rewrite, the show was produced in 1996 in both London and America, and premiered on Broadway in 2001.