Editing Jerome Kern (section)

==Selected works==
Note: All shows listed are musical comedies for which Kern was the sole composer unless otherwise specified.

During his first phase of work (1904–1911), Kern wrote songs for 22 Broadway productions, including songs interpolated into British musicals or featured in [[revue]]s (sometimes writing lyrics as well as music), and he occasionally co-wrote musicals with one or two other composers.  During visits to London beginning in 1905, he also composed songs that were first performed in several London shows.  The following are some of the most notable such shows from this period:<ref name=grove/>

*''Mr. Wix of Wickham'' (1904) – contributed most of the songs for this musical's New York production
*''[[The Catch of the Season]]'' (1905) – contributor to this [[Seymour Hicks]] musical's New York production
*''[[The Earl and the Girl]]'' (1905) – contributor of music and lyrics to this Hicks and [[Ivan Caryll]] musical's American productions
*''The Little Cherub'' (1906) – contributor to this Caryll and [[Owen Hall]] musical's New York production
*''The Rich Mr. Hoggenheimer'' (1906) – contributor of eight songs
*''[[The Beauty of Bath]]'' (1906) – contributor to the original London production of this Hicks musical, with lyricist P. G. Wodehouse
*''[[The Orchid]]'' (1907) – contributor to this Caryll and [[Lionel Monckton]] musical's New York production
*''[[The Girls of Gottenberg]]'' (1908) – contributor of "I Can't Say That You're The Only One" to this Caryll and Monckton musical's New York production
*''Fluffy Ruffles'' (1908) – co-composer for eight out of ten songs
*''[[The Dollar Princess]]'' (1909) – contributor of songs for American production
*''[[Our Miss Gibbs]]'' (1910) – contributor of four songs and some lyrics to this Caryll and Monckton musical's New York production
*''[[La Belle Paree]]'' (1911) – [[revue]] – co-composer for seven songs; the Broadway debut of [[Al Jolson]]

From 1912 to 1924, the more-experienced Kern began to work on dramatically concerned shows, including [[incidental music]] for plays, and, for the first time since his college show ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'', he wrote musicals as the sole composer.  His regular lyricist collaborators for his more than 30 shows during this period were Bolton, Wodehouse, Caldwell, [[Harry B. Smith]] and [[Howard Dietz]]. Some of his most notable shows during this very productive period were as follows:
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*''The "Mind-the-Paint" Girl'' (1912 play; starring [[Billie Burke]]) – [[incidental music]]
*''The Red Petticoat'' (1912) – Kern's first complete score
*''[[To-Night's the Night (musical)|To-Night's the Night]]'' (1914) – contributor of two songs to this Rubens musical
*''[[The Girl from Utah]]'' (1914) – added five songs to the American production of this Rubens musical
*''Nobody Home'' (1915) – the first "Princess Theatre show"
*''[[Very Good Eddie]]'' (1915; revived in 1975)
*''[[Ziegfeld Follies]] of 1916'' (1916; a [[revue]]; the first of many) – contributed four songs
*''[[Theodore & Co]]'' (1916) – contributed four songs to young [[Ivor Novello]]'s London hit.
*''[[Miss 1917]]'' - the musical comedy
*''Miss Springtime'' (1917) – contributor of two songs to this [[Emmerich Kalman]] success
*''Have a Heart'' (1917) – composer and contributor of some lyrics<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/haveheartvocalsc00kern|title=Have a heart : vocal score|first1=Jerome|last1=Kern|first2=Guy|last2=Bolton|first3=P. G. (Pelham Grenville)|last3=Wodehouse|date=October 8, 1917|publisher=New York : T.B. Harms : Francis, Day & Hunter|website=Archive.org|access-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref>
*''[[Love O' Mike]]'' (1917)
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*''[[Oh, Boy! (musical)|Oh, Boy!]]'' (1917) – the most successful Princess Theatre show
*''[[Ziegfeld Follies]] of 1917'' (1917) – contributor of "Because You Are Just You (Just Because You're You)"
*''[[Leave It to Jane]]'' (1917; revived in 1958 Off-Broadway)
*''[[Oh, Lady! Lady!!]]'' (1918) – the last Princess Theatre hit
*"Oh, My Dear" (1918) – contributed one song to this last "Princess Theatre show"
*''[[The Night Boat]]'' (1920)
*''[[Hitchy-Koo]] of 1920'' (1920) – [[revue]]
*''[[Sally (musical)|Sally]]'' (1920; revived in 1923 and 1948) – one of Kern's biggest hits
*''[[The Cabaret Girl]]'' (London 1922)
*''[[The Bunch and Judy]]'' (1922) – Kern's first show with [[Fred Astaire]]
*''[[Stepping Stones (musical)|Stepping Stones]]'' (1923)
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During the last phase of his theatrical composing career, Kern continued to work with his previous collaborators but also met Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach, with whom Kern wrote his most lasting, memorable, and well-known works.  The most successful of these are as follows:

*''[[Sunny (musical)|Sunny]]'' (1925) – a follow-up to ''Sally'' and almost as big a hit; first collaboration with Hammerstein and Harbach
*''[[Criss Cross (musical)|Criss Cross]]'' (1926) – with Harbach
*''[[Show Boat]]'' (1927; revived frequently) – with Hammerstein
*''[[Blue Eyes (musical)|Blue Eyes]]'' (1928; London)
*''[[Sweet Adeline (musical)|Sweet Adeline]]'' (1929) – with Hammerstein
*''[[The Cat and the Fiddle (musical)|The Cat and the Fiddle]]'' (1931) – Kern collaborated with Harbach the music, book and lyrics
*''[[Music in the Air]]'' (1932; revived in 1951) – composer and co-[[Theater director|director]] with Hammerstein
*''[[Roberta (musical)|Roberta]]'' (1933)  – with Harbach (remade as ''[[Lovely to Look At]]'' (1952))<ref>An abridged version of ''Roberta'' was presented on television in 1969 with Bob Hope, who was a member of the original cast.</ref>
*''Three Sisters'' (1934; London)
*''[[Mamba's Daughters]]'' (1939; revived in 1940) – [[Play (theatre)|play]] – featured songwriter
*''[[Very Warm for May]]'' (1939) – with Hammerstein; Kern's last stage musical, and a failure

In addition to revivals of his most popular shows, Kern's music has been posthumously featured in a variety of revues, musicals and concerts on and off Broadway.

*''Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood'' (1986) – Broadway revue consisting solely of Kern songs with lyrics by twelve different writers
*''[[Big Deal (musical)|Big Deal]]'' (1986) – a [[Bob Fosse]] dance revue; includes "Pick Yourself Up"
*''Something Wonderful'' (1995) – concert celebrating [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]'s 100th birthday – featured composer
*''[[Dream (musical)|Dream]]'' (1997) – [[revue]] – includes "You Were Never Lovelier", "I'm Old Fashioned", and "Dearly Beloved"
*''[[Swing!]]'' (1999) – dance revue; includes "I Won't Dance"
*''[[Elaine Stritch]] at Liberty'' (2002) – one-woman show; included "All In Fun"
*''[[Never Gonna Dance]]'' (2003) – musical consisting solely of songs composed by Kern, with lyrics by nine different writers
*''Jerome Kern: All the Things You Are'' (2008) – K T Sullivan's revue biography of Kern featuring Kern's songs
*''[[Come Fly Away]]'' – a [[Twyla Tharp]] dance revue; includes "Pick Yourself Up"