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Keep Off the Grass is a musical revue with sketches by Mort Lewis Parke Levy Alan Lipscott S. Jay Kaufman and Panama & Frank lyrics by Al Dubin and Howard Dietz and music by Jimmy McHugh. The choreography was by George Balanchine.Produced by Lee Shubert and J. J. Shubert the Broadway production opened on May 23 1940 at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for a total of 44 performances. The cast included Jimmy Durante Ray Bolger Jane Froman Virginia O’Brien and Ilka Chase.