Opened at the Marquis Theatre on August 10, 1986. Closed December 31, 1989 after 1,420 performances — 3.4 years. 3 Tony Awards in 1987; 5 Drama Desk Awards in 1987 Me and My Girl is a musical with music by Noel Gay and its original book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose. The story, set in the late 1930s, tells of an unapologetically unrefined Cockney gentleman named Bill Snibson, who learns that he is the 14th heir to the Earl of Hareford. The action is set in Hampshire, and in Mayfair and Lambeth in London. Wiki link