By Jeeves

musical by Lloyd Webber and Ayckbourn

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The musical By Jeeves is based on characters created by P.G. Wodehouse. The story centers on Bertie Wooster, an inane English gentleman, and his valet, Jeeves. Jeeves is known as the ultimate "gentleman's gentleman" and is responsible for rescuing Wooster from numerous complicated situations with his resourcefulness and superior intellect. Wodehouse, a prolific writer, created these characters and their world of romantic confusions and gentle satire of upper-class society. The musical itself was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alan Ayckbourn.123

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Andrew Lloyd Webber
Later career
Lloyd Webber’s other musicals include Jeeves (1975; reworked in 1996 as By Jeeves), a collaboration with Alan Ayckbourn that was based on the novels of P.G. Wodehouse; Song and Dance (1982), which incorporated ballet; Whistle Down the Wind (1998), set in 1950s Louisiana; The Beautiful Game (2000), about
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Lloyd Webber’s other musicals include Jeeves (1975; reworked in 1996 as By Jeeves), a collaboration with Alan Ayckbourn that was based on the novels of P.G. Wodehouse; Song and Dance (1982), which incorporated ballet; Whistle Down the Wind (1998), set in 1950s Louisiana; The Beautiful Game (2000), about
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