New York City Broadway Theater Guide

42nd Street

Broadway Musical Revival

Previews  April 4 2001
Opened May 2 2001
Closed January 2 2005

Run  31 previews & 1,524 performances

Running Time  2 hrs 30 mins | 1 intermission

Tickets  $30 to $100

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Creative  Michael Stewart & Mark Bramble book | Harry Warren music | Al Dubin lyrics | Gower Champion original choreographer & director | Randy Skinner choreographer | Mark Bramble director

Cast  Shirley Jones | Patrick Cassidy | Nadine Isenegger | Patti Mariano | Frank Root | David Elder | Brad Aspel | Celina Carvajal | Michael Dantuono | Richard Pruitt | Steve Luker | Greg Beck

Opening Night Cast  Michael Cumpsty | Christine Ebersole | Michael Arnold | David Elder | Allen Fitzpatrick | Jonathan Freeman | Mylinda Hull | Kate Levering | Michael McCarty | Richard Muenz | Billy Stritch | Mary Testa

Synopsis  It's the 1930s, it's Broadway. You've got a show, Pretty Lady, an almost over-the-hill star, the "world's greatest director," a wanna-be chorus girl and, of course, the guy soon to be her guy. There's backstage dalliances, a bit of backbiting and a whole lot of fun for the audience as the show makes its way from Philadelphia to New York and young Peggy Sawyer from Allentown, Pennsylvania, gets her big break. Some of the great songs include You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me, I Only Have Eyes For You, We're In The Money, Lullaby of Broadway, About A Quarter To Nine, Shuffle Off To Buffalo and, of course, 42nd Street. You're musically dead if you can't find something to hum as you leave the theater after this show

Notes  The original production of 42nd Street opened August 25, 1980, at the Winter Garden Theater. Jerry Orbach and Tammy Grimes starred. At closing curtain producer David Merrick announced that director Gower Champion had died that afternoon

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