Whoopee! was a Broadway musical comedy which debuted on 4 December, 1928. The book's by William Anthony McGuire, featuring music by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Gus Kahn. The original version was produced by Florenz Ziegfeld and starred Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting and Frances Upton. The two-act musical ran for 379 performances. A 1979 Broadway revival garnered star Charles Repole a Drama Desk Award nomination. Whoopee! was filmed lavishly in 1930 as a musical comedy film, closely following the… (More on Whoopee)