Show Plot Babes in Arms

Authors: Rodgers & Hart

Time Period: Great Depression Era

Setting: Long Island

Babes in Arms is a classic 1937 musical comedy with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart. The quintessential “Hey, kids, let’s put on a show” story follows a group of teenagers on Long Island whose vaudeville parents go on tour. Threatened with being sent to a work farm by the local sheriff, the resourceful kids stage their own musical to prove their worth.