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2017 London revival. On the Town is a musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, based on Jerome Robbins ' idea for his 1944 ballet Fancy Free, which he had set to Bernstein's music. The musical introduced several popular and classic songs, among them "New York, New York", "Lonely Town", "I Can ...
- Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Sara Krulwich/The New York Times. By Eric Grode. Sept. 3, 2014. By November 1944, the director, producer, playwright, sometime actor and full-time theater maestro George Abbott had already exerted...
Mar 31, 2022 · ON THE TOWN: A Story of Ballet, Battle, Broadway, and a Blockbuster – South Bay Musical Theatre. by Laura Anne Millar … On the Town—the “New York, New York” musical! A fast favorite since 1944, the making of this Broadway hit is a story in its own right.
On the Town, American musical film, released in 1949, that was a major hit in the post-World War II era, especially noted for its lively numbers. The movie marked the first memorable pairing of Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Oct 9, 2014 · Unemployed and living at home with his parents, he sank into a period of aimlessness and despair. His weight ballooned to more than 200 pounds and, through some combination of neglect and terrible ...
On the Town, skedded for Broadway this fall will be written, produced and staged by 23 to 25 year-olds headed by Leonard Bernstein, who recently has forged to the front of the ranks of young symphonic composers and conductors. On the Town was an instant hit upon opening on Broadway in 1944. MGM acquired the film rights that same year, and ...
"Margaritaville" is a 1977 song by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, released on his seventh album, Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes. In the United States, "Margaritaville" reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and went to number one on the Easy Listening chart, [7] also peaking at No. 13 on the Hot Country ...
