Gender
Male
Born
Dec 06, 1896
New York, New York, USA
Died
Aug 17, 1983
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Composer Writer Lyricist Other
External Links
Ira Gershwin's official website
Also Known As
Arthur Francis [Pseudonym]
Israel Gershvin [Birthname]
Relations
Brother of
George Gershwin
Brother of
Arthur Gershwin
Brother of
Frances Gershwin
Husband of
Leonore Gershwin (1926 - 1983) his death
Uncle of
Michael Strunsky
Godfather of
Liza Minnelli
  • CREDITS
    An American in Paris (Apr 12, 2015 - Oct 09, 2016)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    A Night with Janis Joplin (Oct 10, 2013 - Feb 09, 2014)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Sam Andrew, Clarence George Carter, Marcus Lewis Daniel, Wilbur Terrell, Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman, Richard Barrett, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin, Janis Joplin, Curtis Reginald Lewis, James Cox, Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn, Bert Berns, Aretha Franklin, Stephen Lee Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell, Chip Taylor, Lorenz Hart, Gabriel Mekler, Bob Dylan, Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson, Jenny Dean, Willie Mae Thornton, George David Weiss, Michael McClure and Robert Neuwirth
    Nice Work If You Can Get It (Apr 24, 2012 - Jun 15, 2013)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (Jan 12, 2012 - Sep 23, 2012)
    Musical, Revival
    • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin
    Come Fly Away (Mar 25, 2010 - Sep 05, 2010)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs by Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charles Christian, Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen, Frank Eyton, John Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Bart Howard, Al Hoffman, Walter Kent, Manny Kurtz, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler, Cole Porter, Count Basie, Jon Hendricks, John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis, Roy Alfred, Billy May, Dolores "Vicki" Silvers, Irving Berlin, Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn, Johnny Burke, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Lew Spence, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mercer, Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Jule Styne, Henry Mayer, Hans Bradtke, Paul Desmond, Gene de Paul, Dean Kay, Kelly L. Gordon, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman, Josef Joe Myrow and Mack Gordon
    Lovemusik (May 03, 2007 - Jun 24, 2007)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Maxwell Anderson, Bertolt Brecht, Howard Dietz, Roger Fernay, Ira Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein II, Langston Hughes, Alan Jay Lerner, Maurice Magre, Ogden Nash and Elmer Rice
    Never Gonna Dance (Dec 04, 2003 - Feb 15, 2004)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Johnny Mercer, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Ira Gershwin, Bernard Dougall, P. G. Wodehouse, Jimmy McHugh and Edward Laska
    Elaine Stritch At Liberty (Feb 21, 2002 - May 26, 2002)
    Special, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Ira Gershwin, Bob Hilliard, Johnny Mercer, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Arnold B. Horwitt and Lorenz Hart
    George Gershwin Alone (Apr 30, 2001 - Jul 22, 2001)
    Play, Original
    • Featuring songs by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
    The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm (Apr 25, 1999 - May 09, 1999)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Crazy For You (Feb 19, 1992 - Jan 07, 1996)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Oh, Kay! (Nov 01, 1990 - Apr 14, 1991)
    Musical, Revival
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood (Jan 23, 1986 - Feb 02, 1986)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Fields, Ira Gershwin, Otto Harbach, Johnny Mercer, E.Y. Harburg, Jimmy McHugh, P. G. Wodehouse, Buddy DeSylva, Gus Kahn, Bernard Dougall and Herbert Reynolds
    My One And Only (May 01, 1983 - Mar 03, 1985)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    • The score includes music from "Funny Face" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    • For his generous support, the producers gratefully acknowledge Ira Gershwin; For her generous support, the producers gratefully acknowledge Leonore Gershwin
    Porgy and Bess (Apr 07, 1983 - May 15, 1983)
    Musical, Revival
    • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
    A Kurt Weill Cabaret (Nov 05, 1979 - Jun 01, 1980)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, Ogden Nash, Maxwell Anderson, Ira Gershwin, Marc Blitzstein, Arnold Weinstein and Will Holt
    The 1940's Radio Hour (Oct 07, 1979 - Jan 06, 1980)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Mack Gordon, Bobby Troupe, Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, Jack Yellen, Ralph Freed, Lorenz Hart, Len Mackenzie, Garth Montgomery, William Wirges, Edgar Leslie, Ruth Lowe, Don Raye, Hughie Prince, Paul Francis Webster, Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane and Irving Kahal
    Porgy and Bess (Sep 25, 1976 - Jan 09, 1977)
    Musical, Revival
    • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
    • The Producers wish to express their gratitude for the assistance, advice and confidence of Milton Aborn, Ira Gershwin, Leonore Gershwin, Jennifer Heyward, Robert Kimball, Kay Swift and Mrs. Edgar Tobin
    Mr. Wonderful (Mar 22, 1956 - Feb 23, 1957)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs by Sam Coslow, W. Franke Harling, Sid Kuller, Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, Cole Porter, Benny Davis, Harry Akst, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn
    At Home With Ethel Waters (Sep 22, 1953 - Oct 10, 1953)
    Special, Original
    • Lyrics for "I Ain't Gonna Sin No More" by Con Conrad and Herb Magidson; Lyrics for "Sleepy Time Down South" by Clarence Muse, Leon René and Otis René; Lyrics for "Throw Dirt" by Shelton Brooks; Lyrics for "Am I Blue" by Grant Clarke; Lyrics for "Half of Me" by Peter De Rose; Lyrics for "Half of Me" and "Dinah" by Sam M. Lewis; Lyrics for "Washtub Rubstudy," "Dance Hall Hostess" and "Somethin' Told Me..." by Mann Holiner; Lyrics for "Dinah" by Joe Young; Lyrics for "Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night" by Ethel Waters and Sidney Easton; French Lyrics for "My Man" by Albert Willemetz and Jacques Charles; English Lyrics for "My Man" by Channing Pollock; Lyrics for "St. Louis Blues" by W. C. Handy; Lyrics for "Suppertime" by Irving Berlin; Lyrics for "Takin' a Chance on Love" and "Cabin in the Sky" by John Latouche; Lyrics for "Takin' a Chance on Love" by Ted Fetter; Lyrics for "Happiness is Jes' a Thing Called Joe" by E.Y. Harburg; Lyrics for "Lady Be Good" by Ira Gershwin; Lyrics for "Stormy Weather" by Ted Koehler
    Porgy and Bess (Mar 10, 1953 - Nov 28, 1953)
    Musical, Revival
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
    Of Thee I Sing (May 05, 1952 - Jul 05, 1952)
    Musical, Revival
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Park Avenue (Nov 04, 1946 - Jan 04, 1947)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    The Firebrand of Florence (Mar 22, 1945 - Apr 28, 1945)
    Musical, Original
    • Book by Edwin Justus Mayer and Ira Gershwin
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Porgy and Bess (Feb 07, 1944 - Apr 08, 1944)
    Musical, Revival
    • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
    Lady in the Dark (Feb 27, 1943 - May 15, 1943)
    Musical, Revival
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Porgy and Bess (Jan 22, 1942 - Sep 26, 1942)
    Musical, Revival
    • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
    Lady in the Dark (Jan 23, 1941 - May 30, 1942)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    The Show is On (Sep 18, 1937 - Oct 02, 1937)
    Musical, Return Engagement
    • Additional lyrics by Stanley Adams, Howard Dietz, Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg, Herman Hupfeld, Norman Zeno and Lorenz Hart
    The Show is On (Dec 25, 1936 - Jul 17, 1937)
    Musical, Original
    • Additional lyrics by Stanley Adams, Howard Dietz, Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg, Herman Hupfeld, Norman Zeno and Lorenz Hart
    Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 (Sep 14, 1936 - Dec 19, 1936)
    Musical, Return Engagement
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 (Jan 30, 1936 - May 09, 1936)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Porgy and Bess (Oct 10, 1935 - Jan 25, 1936)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
    Thumbs Up! (Dec 27, 1934 - May 11, 1935)
    Musical, Original
    • Additional lyrics by Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin, Karl Stark, Jean Herbert, James Hanley, John Murray Anderson and Irving Caesar
    Life Begins at 8:40 (Aug 27, 1934 - Mar 16, 1935)
    Musical, Original
    • Sketches by David Freedman, H. I. Phillips, Alan Baxter, Henry Clapp Smith, Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg and Frank Gabrielson
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and E.Y. Harburg
    Let 'Em Eat Cake (Oct 21, 1933 - Jan 06, 1934)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Of Thee I Sing (May 15, 1933 - Jun 10, 1933)
    Musical, Return Engagement
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Pardon My English (Jan 20, 1933 - Feb 25, 1933)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Of Thee I Sing (Dec 26, 1931 - Jan 14, 1933)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Shoot the Works (Jul 21, 1931 - Oct 03, 1931)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Armin Robinson, Leo Robin, Dorothy Fields, Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, E.Y. Harburg, Max Lief, Nathaniel Lief, Walter Reisch, Alexander Williams, Muriel Pollock and Joe Young
    Sweet and Low (Nov 17, 1930 - Apr 1931)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Edward Eliscu, Ira Gershwin, Billy Rose, Malcolm McComb and Ballard McDonald
    Girl Crazy (Oct 14, 1930 - Jun 06, 1931)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Garrick Gaieties (Jun 04, 1930 - Oct 08, 1930)
    Musical, Revival
    • Lyrics by Allen Boretz, Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg, Paul James, Ronald Jeans, John Mercer, Henry Myers, Edward Eliscu, Josiah Titzell, Thomas McKnight, Newman Levy and Marc Blitzstein
    Strike Up the Band (Jan 14, 1930 - Jun 28, 1930)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Show Girl (Jul 02, 1929 - Oct 05, 1929)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn
    Treasure Girl (Nov 08, 1928 - Jan 05, 1929)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Rosalie (Jan 10, 1928 - Oct 27, 1928)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse and Ira Gershwin
    Oh, Kay! (Jan 02, 1928 - Jan 14, 1928)
    Musical, Revival
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Funny Face (Nov 22, 1927 - Jun 23, 1928)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Oh, Kay! (Nov 08, 1926 - Jun 1927)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Americana (Jul 26, 1926 - Feb 1927)
    Musical, Original
    • Additional numbers by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Philip Charig and Morrie Ryskind
    Tip-Toes (Dec 28, 1925 - Jun 12, 1926)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Captain Jinks (Sep 08, 1925 - Jan 30, 1926)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Tell Me More (Apr 13, 1925 - Jul 11, 1925)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by B.G. DeSylva and Ira Gershwin
    Lady, Be Good! (Dec 01, 1924 - Sep 12, 1925)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Be Yourself (Sep 03, 1924 - Nov 22, 1924)
    Musical, Original
    • Additional lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Nifties of 1923 (Sep 25, 1923 - Nov 03, 1923)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Harry Ruby, Frank Crumit, Buddy DeSylva and Arthur Francis
    Little Miss Bluebeard (Aug 28, 1923 - Jan 26, 1924)
    Play, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by E. Ray Goetz, Buddy DeSylva, Arthur Francis and Percy Graham Paul
    Molly Darling (Sep 01, 1922 - Nov 25, 1922)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Arthur Francis
    George White's Scandals [1922] (Aug 28, 1922 - Nov 11, 1922)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by B.G. DeSylva, E. Ray Goetz and Arthur Francis
    For Goodness Sake (Feb 21, 1922 - May 20, 1922)
    Musical, Original
    • Additional lyrics by Arthur Francis
    Two Little Girls in Blue (May 03, 1921 - Aug 27, 1921)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Arthur Francis
    The Sweetheart Shop (Aug 31, 1920 - Oct 16, 1920)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    Ladies First (Oct 24, 1918 - Mar 15, 1919)
    Musical, Original
    • Additional lyrics by Irving Fisher, Seymour Simons, Ira Gershwin, Schuyler Greene and Harry Clarke
    A Night with Janis Joplin (Sep 13, 2019 - Oct 20, 2019)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Sam Andrew, Clarence George Carter, Marcus Lewis Daniel, Wilbur Terrell, Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman, Richard Barrett, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin, Janis Joplin, Bert Berns, Curtis Reginald Lewis, James Cox, Aretha Franklin, Chip Taylor, Lorenz Hart, Gabriel Mekler, Bob Dylan, Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson, Jenny Dean, Willie Mae Thornton, George David Weiss, Michael McClure and Robert Neuwirth
    A Night with Janis Joplin (Nov 03, 2017 - Oct 28, 2018)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Sam Andrew, Clarence George Carter, Marcus Lewis Daniel, Wilbur Terrell, Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman, Richard Barrett, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin, Janis Joplin, Bert Berns, Curtis Reginald Lewis, James Cox, Aretha Franklin, Chip Taylor, Lorenz Hart, Gabriel Mekler, Bob Dylan, Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson, Jenny Dean, Willie Mae Thornton, George David Weiss, Michael McClure and Robert Neuwirth
    An American in Paris (Oct 14, 2016 - Jul 01, 2018)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by Ira Gershwin and George Gershwin
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and George Gershwin
    A Night with Janis Joplin (Feb 09, 2016 - Apr 24, 2016)
    Musical, Original
    • Featuring songs with lyrics by Sam Andrew, Clarence George Carter, Marcus Lewis Daniel, Wilbur Terrell, Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman, Richard Barrett, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin, Janis Joplin, Bert Berns, Curtis Reginald Lewis, James Cox, Aretha Franklin, Stephen Lee Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell, Chip Taylor, Lorenz Hart, Gabriel Mekler, Bob Dylan, Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson, Jenny Dean, Willie Mae Thornton, George David Weiss, Michael McClure and Robert Neuwirth
    The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (Nov 12, 2013 - Jul 20, 2014)
    Musical, Revival
    • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin
    Crazy For You (May 11, 1993 - Aug 06, 1995)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
    • Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
    My One And Only (Mar 08, 1985 - Apr 20, 1986)
    Musical, Original
    • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
    • For his support and help, the producers, with affection and gratitude, acknowledge Ira Gershwin; For her support and help, the producers, with affection and gratitude, acknowledge Leonore Gershwin
    Porgy and Bess (Jul 01, 1976 - Aug 28, 1977)
    Musical, Revival
    • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
  • AWARDS

    Pulitzer Prize

    for Drama

    1932 | Winner  | Of Thee I Sing
    Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
An American in Paris (Apr 12, 2015 - Oct 09, 2016)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
A Night with Janis Joplin (Oct 10, 2013 - Feb 09, 2014)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Sam Andrew, Clarence George Carter, Marcus Lewis Daniel, Wilbur Terrell, Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman, Richard Barrett, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin, Janis Joplin, Curtis Reginald Lewis, James Cox, Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn, Bert Berns, Aretha Franklin, Stephen Lee Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell, Chip Taylor, Lorenz Hart, Gabriel Mekler, Bob Dylan, Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson, Jenny Dean, Willie Mae Thornton, George David Weiss, Michael McClure and Robert Neuwirth
Nice Work If You Can Get It (Apr 24, 2012 - Jun 15, 2013)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (Jan 12, 2012 - Sep 23, 2012)
Musical, Revival
  • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin
Come Fly Away (Mar 25, 2010 - Sep 05, 2010)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs by Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charles Christian, Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen, Frank Eyton, John Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Bart Howard, Al Hoffman, Walter Kent, Manny Kurtz, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler, Cole Porter, Count Basie, Jon Hendricks, John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis, Roy Alfred, Billy May, Dolores "Vicki" Silvers, Irving Berlin, Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn, Johnny Burke, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Lew Spence, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mercer, Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Jule Styne, Henry Mayer, Hans Bradtke, Paul Desmond, Gene de Paul, Dean Kay, Kelly L. Gordon, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman, Josef Joe Myrow and Mack Gordon
Lovemusik (May 03, 2007 - Jun 24, 2007)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Maxwell Anderson, Bertolt Brecht, Howard Dietz, Roger Fernay, Ira Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein II, Langston Hughes, Alan Jay Lerner, Maurice Magre, Ogden Nash and Elmer Rice
Never Gonna Dance (Dec 04, 2003 - Feb 15, 2004)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Johnny Mercer, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, Ira Gershwin, Bernard Dougall, P. G. Wodehouse, Jimmy McHugh and Edward Laska
Elaine Stritch At Liberty (Feb 21, 2002 - May 26, 2002)
Special, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Ira Gershwin, Bob Hilliard, Johnny Mercer, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Arnold B. Horwitt and Lorenz Hart
George Gershwin Alone (Apr 30, 2001 - Jul 22, 2001)
Play, Original
  • Featuring songs by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm (Apr 25, 1999 - May 09, 1999)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Crazy For You (Feb 19, 1992 - Jan 07, 1996)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Oh, Kay! (Nov 01, 1990 - Apr 14, 1991)
Musical, Revival
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood (Jan 23, 1986 - Feb 02, 1986)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Fields, Ira Gershwin, Otto Harbach, Johnny Mercer, E.Y. Harburg, Jimmy McHugh, P. G. Wodehouse, Buddy DeSylva, Gus Kahn, Bernard Dougall and Herbert Reynolds
My One And Only (May 01, 1983 - Mar 03, 1985)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
  • The score includes music from "Funny Face" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
  • For his generous support, the producers gratefully acknowledge Ira Gershwin; For her generous support, the producers gratefully acknowledge Leonore Gershwin
Porgy and Bess (Apr 07, 1983 - May 15, 1983)
Musical, Revival
  • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
A Kurt Weill Cabaret (Nov 05, 1979 - Jun 01, 1980)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht, Ogden Nash, Maxwell Anderson, Ira Gershwin, Marc Blitzstein, Arnold Weinstein and Will Holt
The 1940's Radio Hour (Oct 07, 1979 - Jan 06, 1980)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Mack Gordon, Bobby Troupe, Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, Jack Yellen, Ralph Freed, Lorenz Hart, Len Mackenzie, Garth Montgomery, William Wirges, Edgar Leslie, Ruth Lowe, Don Raye, Hughie Prince, Paul Francis Webster, Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane and Irving Kahal
Porgy and Bess (Sep 25, 1976 - Jan 09, 1977)
Musical, Revival
  • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
  • The Producers wish to express their gratitude for the assistance, advice and confidence of Milton Aborn, Ira Gershwin, Leonore Gershwin, Jennifer Heyward, Robert Kimball, Kay Swift and Mrs. Edgar Tobin
Mr. Wonderful (Mar 22, 1956 - Feb 23, 1957)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs by Sam Coslow, W. Franke Harling, Sid Kuller, Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson, Cole Porter, Benny Davis, Harry Akst, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn
At Home With Ethel Waters (Sep 22, 1953 - Oct 10, 1953)
Special, Original
  • Lyrics for "I Ain't Gonna Sin No More" by Con Conrad and Herb Magidson; Lyrics for "Sleepy Time Down South" by Clarence Muse, Leon René and Otis René; Lyrics for "Throw Dirt" by Shelton Brooks; Lyrics for "Am I Blue" by Grant Clarke; Lyrics for "Half of Me" by Peter De Rose; Lyrics for "Half of Me" and "Dinah" by Sam M. Lewis; Lyrics for "Washtub Rubstudy," "Dance Hall Hostess" and "Somethin' Told Me..." by Mann Holiner; Lyrics for "Dinah" by Joe Young; Lyrics for "Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night" by Ethel Waters and Sidney Easton; French Lyrics for "My Man" by Albert Willemetz and Jacques Charles; English Lyrics for "My Man" by Channing Pollock; Lyrics for "St. Louis Blues" by W. C. Handy; Lyrics for "Suppertime" by Irving Berlin; Lyrics for "Takin' a Chance on Love" and "Cabin in the Sky" by John Latouche; Lyrics for "Takin' a Chance on Love" by Ted Fetter; Lyrics for "Happiness is Jes' a Thing Called Joe" by E.Y. Harburg; Lyrics for "Lady Be Good" by Ira Gershwin; Lyrics for "Stormy Weather" by Ted Koehler
Porgy and Bess (Mar 10, 1953 - Nov 28, 1953)
Musical, Revival
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
Of Thee I Sing (May 05, 1952 - Jul 05, 1952)
Musical, Revival
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Park Avenue (Nov 04, 1946 - Jan 04, 1947)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
The Firebrand of Florence (Mar 22, 1945 - Apr 28, 1945)
Musical, Original
  • Book by Edwin Justus Mayer and Ira Gershwin
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Porgy and Bess (Feb 07, 1944 - Apr 08, 1944)
Musical, Revival
  • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
Lady in the Dark (Feb 27, 1943 - May 15, 1943)
Musical, Revival
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Porgy and Bess (Jan 22, 1942 - Sep 26, 1942)
Musical, Revival
  • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
Lady in the Dark (Jan 23, 1941 - May 30, 1942)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
The Show is On (Sep 18, 1937 - Oct 02, 1937)
Musical, Return Engagement
  • Additional lyrics by Stanley Adams, Howard Dietz, Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg, Herman Hupfeld, Norman Zeno and Lorenz Hart
The Show is On (Dec 25, 1936 - Jul 17, 1937)
Musical, Original
  • Additional lyrics by Stanley Adams, Howard Dietz, Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg, Herman Hupfeld, Norman Zeno and Lorenz Hart
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 (Sep 14, 1936 - Dec 19, 1936)
Musical, Return Engagement
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 (Jan 30, 1936 - May 09, 1936)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Porgy and Bess (Oct 10, 1935 - Jan 25, 1936)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
Thumbs Up! (Dec 27, 1934 - May 11, 1935)
Musical, Original
  • Additional lyrics by Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin, Karl Stark, Jean Herbert, James Hanley, John Murray Anderson and Irving Caesar
Life Begins at 8:40 (Aug 27, 1934 - Mar 16, 1935)
Musical, Original
  • Sketches by David Freedman, H. I. Phillips, Alan Baxter, Henry Clapp Smith, Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg and Frank Gabrielson
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and E.Y. Harburg
Let 'Em Eat Cake (Oct 21, 1933 - Jan 06, 1934)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Of Thee I Sing (May 15, 1933 - Jun 10, 1933)
Musical, Return Engagement
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Pardon My English (Jan 20, 1933 - Feb 25, 1933)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Of Thee I Sing (Dec 26, 1931 - Jan 14, 1933)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Shoot the Works (Jul 21, 1931 - Oct 03, 1931)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Armin Robinson, Leo Robin, Dorothy Fields, Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, E.Y. Harburg, Max Lief, Nathaniel Lief, Walter Reisch, Alexander Williams, Muriel Pollock and Joe Young
Sweet and Low (Nov 17, 1930 - Apr 1931)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Edward Eliscu, Ira Gershwin, Billy Rose, Malcolm McComb and Ballard McDonald
Girl Crazy (Oct 14, 1930 - Jun 06, 1931)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Garrick Gaieties (Jun 04, 1930 - Oct 08, 1930)
Musical, Revival
  • Lyrics by Allen Boretz, Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg, Paul James, Ronald Jeans, John Mercer, Henry Myers, Edward Eliscu, Josiah Titzell, Thomas McKnight, Newman Levy and Marc Blitzstein
Strike Up the Band (Jan 14, 1930 - Jun 28, 1930)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Show Girl (Jul 02, 1929 - Oct 05, 1929)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn
Treasure Girl (Nov 08, 1928 - Jan 05, 1929)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Rosalie (Jan 10, 1928 - Oct 27, 1928)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse and Ira Gershwin
Oh, Kay! (Jan 02, 1928 - Jan 14, 1928)
Musical, Revival
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Funny Face (Nov 22, 1927 - Jun 23, 1928)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Oh, Kay! (Nov 08, 1926 - Jun 1927)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Americana (Jul 26, 1926 - Feb 1927)
Musical, Original
  • Additional numbers by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Philip Charig and Morrie Ryskind
Tip-Toes (Dec 28, 1925 - Jun 12, 1926)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Captain Jinks (Sep 08, 1925 - Jan 30, 1926)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Tell Me More (Apr 13, 1925 - Jul 11, 1925)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by B.G. DeSylva and Ira Gershwin
Lady, Be Good! (Dec 01, 1924 - Sep 12, 1925)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Be Yourself (Sep 03, 1924 - Nov 22, 1924)
Musical, Original
  • Additional lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Nifties of 1923 (Sep 25, 1923 - Nov 03, 1923)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Harry Ruby, Frank Crumit, Buddy DeSylva and Arthur Francis
Little Miss Bluebeard (Aug 28, 1923 - Jan 26, 1924)
Play, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by E. Ray Goetz, Buddy DeSylva, Arthur Francis and Percy Graham Paul
Molly Darling (Sep 01, 1922 - Nov 25, 1922)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Arthur Francis
George White's Scandals [1922] (Aug 28, 1922 - Nov 11, 1922)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by B.G. DeSylva, E. Ray Goetz and Arthur Francis
For Goodness Sake (Feb 21, 1922 - May 20, 1922)
Musical, Original
  • Additional lyrics by Arthur Francis
Two Little Girls in Blue (May 03, 1921 - Aug 27, 1921)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Arthur Francis
The Sweetheart Shop (Aug 31, 1920 - Oct 16, 1920)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Ladies First (Oct 24, 1918 - Mar 15, 1919)
Musical, Original
  • Additional lyrics by Irving Fisher, Seymour Simons, Ira Gershwin, Schuyler Greene and Harry Clarke
A Night with Janis Joplin (Sep 13, 2019 - Oct 20, 2019)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Sam Andrew, Clarence George Carter, Marcus Lewis Daniel, Wilbur Terrell, Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman, Richard Barrett, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin, Janis Joplin, Bert Berns, Curtis Reginald Lewis, James Cox, Aretha Franklin, Chip Taylor, Lorenz Hart, Gabriel Mekler, Bob Dylan, Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson, Jenny Dean, Willie Mae Thornton, George David Weiss, Michael McClure and Robert Neuwirth
A Night with Janis Joplin (Nov 03, 2017 - Oct 28, 2018)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Sam Andrew, Clarence George Carter, Marcus Lewis Daniel, Wilbur Terrell, Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman, Richard Barrett, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin, Janis Joplin, Bert Berns, Curtis Reginald Lewis, James Cox, Aretha Franklin, Chip Taylor, Lorenz Hart, Gabriel Mekler, Bob Dylan, Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson, Jenny Dean, Willie Mae Thornton, George David Weiss, Michael McClure and Robert Neuwirth
An American in Paris (Oct 14, 2016 - Jul 01, 2018)
Musical, Original
  • Music by Ira Gershwin and George Gershwin
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and George Gershwin
A Night with Janis Joplin (Feb 09, 2016 - Apr 24, 2016)
Musical, Original
  • Featuring songs with lyrics by Sam Andrew, Clarence George Carter, Marcus Lewis Daniel, Wilbur Terrell, Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman, Richard Barrett, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin, Janis Joplin, Bert Berns, Curtis Reginald Lewis, James Cox, Aretha Franklin, Stephen Lee Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell, Chip Taylor, Lorenz Hart, Gabriel Mekler, Bob Dylan, Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson, Jenny Dean, Willie Mae Thornton, George David Weiss, Michael McClure and Robert Neuwirth
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (Nov 12, 2013 - Jul 20, 2014)
Musical, Revival
  • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin
Crazy For You (May 11, 1993 - Aug 06, 1995)
Musical, Original
  • Music by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
  • Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
My One And Only (Mar 08, 1985 - Apr 20, 1986)
Musical, Original
  • Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
  • For his support and help, the producers, with affection and gratitude, acknowledge Ira Gershwin; For her support and help, the producers, with affection and gratitude, acknowledge Leonore Gershwin
Porgy and Bess (Jul 01, 1976 - Aug 28, 1977)
Musical, Revival
  • Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

1932 | Winner  | Of Thee I Sing
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin

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