In 1927, aviator Billy Buck Chandler falls for English swimmer Edythe Herbert, yearns to become the first American to make a nonstop trans-Atlantic flight to Paris, and sings and dances to classic George and Ira Gershwin tunes.
Musical Numbers
Act One
I Can’t Be Bothered Now…The New Rhythm Boys, Captain Billy Buck Chandler, Edith Herbert, Prince Nikki, Mickey, Ensemble Blah, Blah, Blah………Captain Billy Buck Chandler Boy Wanted………………….Edith Herbert, Reporter Soon……………………….Captain Billy Buck Chandler High Hat/Sweet and Low Down………..Mr. Magix, Captain Billy Buck Chandler, The New Rhythm Boys, Ensemble Blah, Blah, Blah (Reprise)……………..Edith Herbert Just Another Rhumba….Rt. Rev. J.D. Montgomery, Ensemble He Loves and She Loves……………………..Captain Billy Buck Chandler, Edith Herbert He Loves and She Loves (Reprise)……Ritz Quartet I Can’t Be Bothered Now (Reprise)………………………….The New Rhythm Boys ‘S Wonderful………….Captain Billy Buck Chandler, Edith Herbert ‘S Wonderful (Reprise)……………………Ritz Quartet Strike Up the Band….Captain Billy Buck Chandler
Act Two
In the Swim……………………………………..Fish, Nikki Nice Work If You Can Get It………..Edith Herbert My One And Only…..Captain Billy Buck Chandler, Mr. Magix Funny Face………………………………Mickey, Minnow My One and Only (Reprise)…………………Captain Billy Buck Chandler Kicking the Clouds Away…………..Rt. Rev. J.D. Montgomery, Ensemble How Long Has This Been Goin’ On?….Edith Herbert, Captain Billy Buck Chandler Strike Up the Band (Reprise)……………….Company