Show Plot Irene

Authors: Book by James Montgomery, lyrics by Joseph McCarthy, music by Harry Tierney

Time Period: 1919 (the Pre-Jazz Age/post-World War I era)

Setting: New York City's Upper West Side

Summary: Irene focuses on immigrant shop assistant Irene O'Dare, who is introduced to Long Island's high society when she is hired to tune a piano for wealthy businessman, Donald Marshall III. Romance blooms between them but tensions arise when Donald asks Irene to pose as a society girl. Irene is filled with romance, comedic misunderstandings, and little moments of surprise.