Wonderful Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened: Previews for the revival started November 5, 2003 and opened November 23, 2003. The show is still currently running on Broadway staring Brooke Shields. Book By: Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov Muisc By: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics By: Betty Comden & Adolph Green Directed By: Kathleen Marshall Music Director: Rob Fisher Choreography By: Kathleen Marshall Released By: Show Status: 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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Click here for the 1953 Original Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Original Broadway Cast: Donna Murphy - Ruth Sherwood Jennifer Westfeldt - Eileen Sherwood Peter Benson - Frank Lippencott Gregg Edelman - Robert Baker David Margulies - Appopolous Michael McGrath - Chick Clark Raymond Jaramillo - McLeod Wreck Nancy Anderson - Helen Ken Barnett - Tour Guide Associate - Editor Policeman Greenwich Villager Joyce Chittick Greenwich Villager Randy Danson Mrs. Wade Susan Derry Greenwich Villager Randy Donaldson Swing David Eggers Drunk Cadet Policeman Greenwich Villager Rick Faugno Italian Waiter Cadet Greenwich Villager Stephanie Fredricks Broadway debut Swing Ashley Hull Greenwich Villager Lorin Latarro Greenwich Villager Stanley Wayne Mathis Speedy Valenti Lisa Mayer Swing Linda Mugleston Violet Greenwich Villager Tina Ou Greenwich Villager Vince Pesce Italian Chef Cadet Policeman Greenwich Villager Mark Price Kid Cadet Greenwich Villager Devin Richards Drunk Cadet Policeman Greenwich Villager Angela Robinson Greenwich Villager Matthew Shepherd Swing Timothy Shew Officer Lonigan Megan Sikora Greenwich Villager J.D. Webster Cadet Policeman Greenwich Villager Ray Wills Strange Man Associate Editor Shore Patrolman Policeman Villager |
Songs: Overture Christopher Street Ohio Conquering New York One Hundred Easy Ways What A Waste Little Bit Of Love, A Pass The Football Conversation Piece Quiet Girl, A Conga! Entr' Acte My Darlin' Eileen Swing Ohio (Reprise) It's Love Ballet At The Village Vortex Wrong Note Rag Finale |
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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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The Official Wonderful Town Revival Site | ||||||||||||||||||||||