I'd Rather Be Right

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I'd Rather Be Right is a 1937 Broadway musical comedy, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, that satirically portrays President Franklin D. Roosevelt and New Deal politics.

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I'd Rather Be Right canonical 2
I’d Rather Be Right 1

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instanceOf Broadway musical
musical comedy
composer Richard Rodgers
countryOfOrigin United States
creativeDirection satirical
depicts Democratic Party politics
President of the United States
genre musical comedy
political satire
hasSetting United States
hasType stage musical
language English
lyricist Lorenz Hart
lyricsBy Lorenz Hart
musicBy Richard Rodgers
narrativeFocus satire of contemporary American politics
originalMedium stage
originalProductionLocation Broadway
politicalContext New Deal era
linked to: New Deal
portrays Franklin D. Roosevelt in a humorous manner
premiereDate 1937
productionPeriod 1930s American theatre
subject Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Deal politics
workPeriod Great Depression era
linked to: Great Depression

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Have You Met Miss Jones? firstAppearanceIn I'd Rather Be Right
Have You Met Miss Jones? writtenFor I'd Rather Be Right
Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman notableWork I’d Rather Be Right
linked to: I'd Rather Be Right