Buddy DeSylva Musicals

Artist Profile

Full Name: George Gard “Buddy” DeSylva

Born: January 27, 1895

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Died: July 11, 1950

The following musicals are listed chronologically, from earliest to most recent.

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1920)

Creators: Jerome Kern, Clifford Grey, Guy Bolton, Victor Herbert, Anne Caldwell, Buddy DeSylva, and P.G. Wodehouse

Musical Type: Jazz Age (1927)

Creators: Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, and Laurence Schwab

Musical Type: Golden Age (1940)

Creators: Cole Porter, Herbert Fields, and Buddy DeSylva

The following musicals are in Theatre Trip’s archive due to the lack of an accessible cast album.

1919: La-La-Lucille!

1922: Orange Blossoms

1922: The Yankee Princess

1924: Sweet Little Devil

1925: Big Boy

1925: Captain Jinks

1925: Tell Me More

1927: Manhattan Mary

1928: Hold Everything

1929: Follow Thru

1930: Flying High

1932: Take a Chance

1939: Du Barry Was a Lady

August 31, 2026