No No Nanette: The Original 1925 Script

No No Nanette, in its original 1925 version, is a sharp, funny, wicked satire of American culture, through the lens of the Biblical admonition that the love of money is the root of all evil, right there in the middle of the Roaring Twenties. This crazy, madcap sex farce illustrates the truth of the Bible verse, all while centered on the misadventures of the hapless millionaire Bible publisher Jimmy Smith. Underneath the action, the story suggests that in these disconcerting, transformational times (the 1920s? the 2020s?), anyone of simple, genuine morality can’t navigate the moral complexities and compromises of modern life.When the show was revived in 1971, it was clumsily rewritten, stripping away the ferocious satire of money and morality in America, cutting key songs, and they turned the show into a stereotype of a brainless old-fashioned musical comedy. But that’s not what it was. And now finally, the original 1925 script, the real No No Nanette, is available at last! Read more