Get ready for a rowdy ride back to the roaring twenties with 'Nice Work If You Can Get It,' a hilarious farce fueled by the iconic music of George and Ira Gershwin. Follow the misadventures of tough bootlegger Billie Bendix and wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter as they navigate love, deception, and 400 bottles of gin in a whirlwind weekend of mistaken identities and madcap antics.
Comedy, Farce - A new take on the 1920s musical farce, Nice Work If You Can Get It features the iconic music of George and Ira Gershwin. Billie Bendix, a tough-as-nails bootlegger, and wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter, meet on the weekend of his impending wedding. Jimmy has a habit of marrying chorus girls, but needs to settle down with a respectable woman before his mother will hand over the family business. He has gotten engaged to Eileen Evergreen, the self-proclaimed finest interpreter of modern dance, hoping that this will be a better choice than his usual chorus dancer. Needing somewhere to stash 400 bottles of gin, Billie swipes Jimmy’s wallet and hides her stash in his empty Long Island beach house. However, when the wedding party arrives at the beach house, the bootleggers must juggle the guests and their business.
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. | www.concordtheatricals.com
Music and Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin
Book by Joe DiPietro
Inspired by Material by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse
Robin Lewis, director/choreographer
Jim Weber, musical director
Ticket Information
Tickets: $25 adults, $20 students/seniors, $5 Rider University students with Valid ID
Reserve tickets for Rider University faculty, staff, and students online with a Rider Key login.
Box Office: 609-896-7775
Single Tickets will go on sale Monday, January 27.
Date & Time
Friday, May 2, 2025
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmRider University – Yvonne Theater
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
United States
Saturday, May 3, 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pmRider University – Yvonne Theater
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
United States
Saturday, May 3, 2025
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmRider University – Yvonne Theater
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
United States
Sunday, May 4, 2025
2:00 pm - 4:00 pmRider University – Yvonne Theater
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
United States