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Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 5w, 12m plus ensemble
Book and Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Music by Cy Coleman Based on a play by Ben Hecht and Charles McArthur and also a play by Bruce Milholland
In this classic screwball comedy down on his luck theatre impresario Oscar Jaffee must convince his former flame Lily Garland to star in his latest production before the 20th Century Ltd. reaches New York City!
Image: 2015 Roundabout Theatre Company Production (Joan Marcus)
Winner! 1978 Tony Award, Best Book of a Musical Winner! 1978 Tony Award, Best Original Score Winner! 1978 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Music
Whether performed with elaborate scenery or on a simple scale, this brilliantly comic musical appeals to audiences everywhere. As in the classic original, the story concerns the efforts of a flamboyant theatrical impresario Oscar Jaffe to persuade glamorous film star (and former amour) Lily Garland to appear in his next production while outwitting rival producers, creditors and religious nut Letittia Primrose. And all this before the 20th Century Ltd. reaches NYC!
LILY GARLAND / MILDRED - soprano, a film actress OSCAR JAFFEE - baritone, a producer MAX JACOBS BRUCE GRANIT - tenor, narcissistic heartthrob OWEN O'MALLEY - baritone LETITIA PRIMROSE - mezzo-soprano OLIVER WEBB - baritone AGNES BISHOP OTTO VON BISMARK ANITA PREIST JOAN CONDUCTOR FLANAGAN DR. JOHNSON IMELDA THORNTON
17 Principal roles, plus chorus.
Mainly on the Twentieth Century Limited from Chicago to New York. The early 1930s.
"Spectacular, funny and elegant...civilized wit and wild humor." - The New York Times
"A perfect musical...A gorgeous show!" - New York Post
"A rare delight: a musical that tells a story and does so with delicious wit. A hilarious American sequel to My Fair Lady." - Hartford Courant
On the Twentieth Century montage
On the Twentieth Century 2015 Tony Awards
On the Twentieth Century
20 Vocal Books1 Piano-Conductor (rehearsal & performance)1 Reed 1 – Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet & Soprano Saxophone1 Reed 2 – Flute & Clarinet1 Reed 3 – Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Contrabass Clarinet1 Reed 4 – Bassoon, Clarinet & Baritone Saxophone1 Reed 51 Horns 1&21 Trumpets 1&21 Trombone 11 Trombone 21 Percussion1 Harp3 Violins ABC1 Viola1 Cello1 Bass
20 Vocal Books1 Piano-Conductor
Cy Coleman (1929–2004) was born Seymour Kaufman in New York City to Eastern European Jewish parents, and was raised in the Bronx. A child prodigy, Coleman gave piano recitals at Steinway Hall, Town Hall and Carnegie Hall between the ages of six and nine. His educational backg ...
Adolph Green (1914-2002) was an award-winning screenwriter, librettist and lyricist, co-writing with his longtime creative partner, Betty Comden. Comden and Green had a groundbreaking partnership of over 60 years, winning Tony Awards for their lyrics and/or librettos for Appl ...
Betty Comden (1917-2006) was an award-winning screenwriter, librettist and lyricist, co-writing with her longtime creative partner, Adolph Green. Comden and Green had a groundbreaking partnership of over 60 years, winning Tony Awards for their lyrics and/or librettos for Appl ...