What was the original source material for the musical No, No, Nanette?

What was the original source material for the musical No, No, Nanette?

• A. It was based on May Edgington's novel Oh James!, which was adapted into a play titled My Lady Friends.
• B. It was an original screenplay created for the stage.
• C. It was adapted from a German opera.
• D. It was based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is tracing where a musical’s material came from. No, No, Nanette wasn’t created from an original screenplay, a German opera, or a short story by a famous author. It actually started with a novel by May Edgington called Oh James!, which was then adapted into a stage play titled My Lady Friends. The musical later drew on that stage play for its material, making the original source the novel Oh James! through its play adaptation.

The idea being tested is tracing where a musical’s material came from. No, No, Nanette wasn’t created from an original screenplay, a German opera, or a short story by a famous author. It actually started with a novel by May Edgington called Oh James!, which was then adapted into a stage play titled My Lady Friends. The musical later drew on that stage play for its material, making the original source the novel Oh James! through its play adaptation.