| The Gay Life | |
|---|---|
 Original Cast Recording | |
| Music | Arthur Schwartz |
| Lyrics | Howard Dietz |
| Book | Fay Kanin Michael Kanin |
| Basis | Seven plays by Arthur Schnitzler |
| Productions | 1961 Broadway |
The Gay Life is a musical with a book by Fay and Michael Kanin, lyrics by Howard Dietz, and music by Arthur Schwartz.
Based on a cycle of seven short plays by Arthur Schnitzler, published in 1893 and first staged in 1910, The Gay Life focuses on womanizing playboy Anatol von Huber. The score is a mixture of traditional Broadway show tunes and operetta.