Jerome Kern
During the last phase of his theatrical composing career, Kern continued to work with his previous collaborators but also met Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach, with whom Kern wrote his most lasting, memorable, and well-known works. The most successful of these are as follows: Sunny (1925) – a follow-up to Sally and almost as big a hit; first collaboration with Hammerstein and Harbach Criss Cross (1926) – with Harbach Show Boat (1927; revived frequently) – with Hammerstein Blue Eyes (1928; London) Sweet Adeline (1929) – with Hammerstein The Cat and the Fiddle (1931) – Kern collaborated with Harbach the music, book and lyrics Music in the Air (1932; revived in 1951) – composer and co-director with Hammerstein Roberta (1933) – with Harbach (remade as Lovely to Look At (1952)) Three Sisters (1934; London) Mamba's Daughters (1939; revived in 1940) – play – featured songwriter Very Warm for May (1939) – with Hammerstein; Kern's last stage musical, and a failure In addition to revivals of his most popular shows, Kern's music has been posthumously featured in a variety of revues, musicals and concerts on and off Broadway. Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood (1986) – Broadway revue consisting solely of Kern songs with lyrics by twelve different writers Big Deal (1986) – a Bob Fosse dance revue; includes "Pick Yourself Up" Something Wonderful (1995) – concert celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II's 100th birthday – featured composer Dream (1997) – revue – includes "You Were Never Lovelier", "I'm Old Fashioned", and "Dearly Beloved" Swing! (1999) – dance revue; includes "I Won't Dance" Elaine Stritch at Liberty (2002) – one-woman show; included "All In Fun" Never Gonna Dance (2003) – musical consisting solely of songs composed by Kern, with lyrics by nine different writers Jerome Kern: All the Things You Are (2008) – K T Sullivan's revue biography of Kern featuring Kern's songs Come Fly Away – a Twyla Tharp dance revue; includes "Pick Yourself Up"