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My Favorite Year is a musical with a book by Joseph Dougherty, music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. It is based on the 1982 film of the same name.
Sep 5, 2016 · A classic musical comedy with a heart of gold, My Favorite Year features a tuneful score by the incomparable Tony-winning songwriters, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and is based on the hit Peter O'Toole film of the same name.
It’s a dream come true, until he meets the real Swann and realizes that life is much more complicated than it ever looks in the movies. Ahrens and Flaherty’s coming-of-age musical is based on the 1982 motion picture My Favorite Year, with a story by Dennis Palumbo and a screenplay by Norman Steinberg and Dennis Palumbo.
By Hannah Vine. December 10, 2017. Joan Marcus. In 1992, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty brought My Favorite Year, a musical adaptation of the film of the same title, to Broadway. The...
Synopsis: My Favorite Year revolves around Benjy Stone, a young writer for a hit TV comedy show, as he navigates the challenges of working with a fading Hollywood star named Alan Swann. As the show’s staff scrambles to keep Swann in line for a guest appearance, Benjy is tasked with babysitting the unpredictable and often inebriated star.
My Favorite Year (Original, Musical, Broadway) opened in New York City Dec 10, 1992 and played through Jan 10, 1993.
Dec 11, 1992 · From its opening number, a sort of "Comedy Tonight" set in a television studio, "My Favorite Year" offers the happy promise of a new musical in the hilarious manner of "Pajama Game"...
