{{italic title}} {{about|the 1896 musical by C. M. S. McLellan and Gustave Kerker|the 1905 musical by Maurice Hegeman and Harry Trappert|Gay New York (musical)}} '''''In Gay New York''''' is a musical revue with a script and lyrics by C. M. S. McLellan, under his pseudonym Hugh Morton, and music by Gustave Kerker.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1896/05/29/archives/in-gay-newyork-the-casinos-third-annual-review-is-full-of-fun-and.html|title=In Gay New York|work=The New York Times|date=May 29, 1896|page=4}}</ref> The story revolves around two newlyweds from Maine who come to New York City, do some sightseeing, and see bits from the 1895–96 season at the Casino satirized in vaudevillian action.<ref name=Bordman>Bordman, Gerald and Richard Norton. [https://books.google.com/books?id=OVdShkzkX74C&pg=PA166 ''American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle''], p. 166, Oxford University Press, 2010, {{ISBN|0199729700}}</ref>
The revue premiered on Broadway at the Casino Theatre on May 25, 1896 and closed in mid-August.<ref name=Bordman/> Virginia Earle had the starring role but left the production because of throat problems. She was replaced by Catherine Linyard. Walter Jones was the male lead, while the production featured an early appearance by Madge Lessing. The ''Pittsburgh Press'' called it the best revue that Canary & Lederer had produced at the Casino, saying it was well staged and "as gay as anyone could desire".<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Pittsburg<!--sic--> Press|date=June 6, 1896|page=4|title=In Gay New York|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KRMbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eEgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6929,6216957}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|In Gay New York}}
Category:1896 musicals Category:Broadway musicals Category:Musicals set in New York City Category:Musicals by Gustave Kerker
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