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| Opened: Opened Feb 25, 1953 at the Winter Garden Theatre and closed July 3, 1954. Played for 559 shows. A revival Opened on broadway Nov 23, 2003 and is still running. Book By: Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov Muisc By: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics By: Betty Comden Directed By: George Abbott Music Director: Lehman Engel Choreography By: Donald Saddler & Jerome Robbins Released By: Show Status: Revival Currently playing Based on: Based on the book "My Sister Eileen" by Ruth McKenney & the Brodway play by Joseph A Fields & Jerome Chodorov Movie: In 1958 there was a TV recording made and it aired on CBS Staring Rosalind Russell. |
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| Synopsis: The story of Eileen and Ruth, two sisters one is smart, one is pretty, Who are fresh off the bus from Ohio and are bursting with dreams of making it big, falling in love and living happily ever after in 1930's New York City. With colorful Greenwich Village neighbors, job-hunting adventures and a conga line of dancing sailors, things are never dull. |
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| Songs: Overture Christopher Street Ohio One hundred easy ways What a waste A little bit in love Pass that football Conversation piece A quiet girl Conga! Entr' Acte My darlin' Eileen Swing! It's love Ballet at the Village Vortex Wrong Note Rag Finale |
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| Original Broadway Cast: Rosalind Russell - Ruth Sherwood Edith Adams - Eileen Sherwood Cris Alexander - Frank Lippencott Jordan Bentley - Wreck Dort Clark - Chick Clark George Gaynes - Robert Baker Henry Lascoe - Appopolous Delbert Anderson - Drunk Italian - Waiter Greenwich - Villager , Policeman Ed Balin Greenwich Villager Alvin Beam Greenwich Villager Alvin Bean Delivery Boy Marta Becket Greenwich Villager Ted Beniades Speedy Valenti Maxine Berke Greenwich Villager Michele Burke Helen Margaret Caddy Greenwich Villager Carol Cole Greenwich Villager Geraldine Delaney Greenwich Villager Ray Dorian Second Cadet Greenwich Villager Jean Eliot Greenwich Villager Nathaniel Frey Strange Man Italian Chef Policeman Warren Galjour Tour Guide Associate Editor Greenwich Villager Policeman Dody Goodman Violet Greenwich Villager Edward J. Heim Greenwich Villager Isabella Hoopes Mrs. Wade Pat Johnson Greenwich Villager Walter Kelvin Officer Lonigan Robert Kole Greenwich Villager Policeman Joe Layton Greenwich Villager Albert Linville Associate Editor Policeman David Lober First Cadet Greenwich Villager Victor Moreno Greenwich Villager Evelyn Page Greenwich Villager Lee Papell Drunk Shore Patrolman Greenwich Villager Policeman Helen Rice Greenwich Villager Chris Robinson Ruth's Escort Greenwich Villager Policeman Helena Seroy Greenwich Villager Libi Staiger Greenwich Villager William Weslow Greenwich Villager Patty Wilkes Greenwich Villager |
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| Albums: Wonderful Town (Original 1953 Broadway Cast) Wonderful Town (2003 Broadway Revival Cast) Wonderful Town (1958 Television Cast) Wonderful Town: First Complete Recording (1998 Studio Cast) Wonderful Town! The Musical: Original London Cast Album (1986 London Cast) |
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