Vincent Youmans' NO, NO, NANETTE

(The Ohio Light Opera, 2023 Summer Festival – DVD)

The 1920s saw more than 500 musicals open on Broadway—from operettas to revues to musical comedies. Yet none captured the carefree spirit and “roar” of the decade better than this Vincent Youmans masterpiece. “Tea for Two” has become one of the world’s most popular tunes; “I Want to Be Happy” elicited multiple encores show after show; and the cheeky title song, “You Can Dance with Any Girl at All,” leads into the charged first-act finale. Who would not want to see the “perfect musical”? Here is your chance … and, for the first time in almost a century, in its original 1920s orchestration!