Babes in Arms

Babes in Arms is a 1937 coming-of-age musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart and book by Rodgers and Hart. It concerns a group of small-town Long Island teenagers who put on a show to avoid being sent to a work farm by the town sheriff when their actor parents go on the road for five months in an effort to earn some money by reviving vaudeville. Several songs in Babes in Arms became pop standards, including the title song, "Where or When," "My Funny Valentine," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Johnny One Note," and "I Wish I Were in Love Again."

Babes in Arms

Babes in Arms is a 1937 coming-of-age musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart and book by Rodgers and Hart. It concerns a group of small-town Long Island teenagers who put on a show to avoid being sent to a work farm by the town sheriff when their actor parents go on the road for five months in an effort to earn some money by reviving vaudeville. Several songs in Babes in Arms became pop standards, including the title song, "Where or When," "My Funny Valentine," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "Johnny One Note," and "I Wish I Were in Love Again."