42nd Street
The Song and Dance Fable of Broadway
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Aug 25, 1980
Closing Date
Jan 08, 1989
1st Preview
Aug 18, 1980
1st Preview
Aug 18, 1980
Previews
6
Performances
3,486
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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Open Date: Aug 25, 1980
Close Date: Jan 08, 1989
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Winter Garden Theatre
(Aug 25, 1980 - Mar 29, 1981)
(Aug 25, 1980 - Mar 29, 1981)
Majestic Theatre
(Mar 30, 1981 - Apr 05, 1987)
(Mar 30, 1981 - Apr 05, 1987)
St. James Theatre
(Apr 07, 1987 - Jan 08, 1989)
(Apr 07, 1987 - Jan 08, 1989)
Setting
1933. New York City and Philadelphia.
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)Produced by David MerrickOriginally produced at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsMusic by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Al Dubin; Lead Ins and Crossovers by Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble and Bradford Ropes; Based on the novel by Bradford Ropes; Musical Director: John Lesko; Vocal arrangements by John Lesko; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang; Dance arrangements by Donald Johnston; Additional lyrics by Johnny Mercer and Mort DixonDirected by Gower Champion; Choreographed by Gower ChampionScenic Design by Robin Wagner; Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Sound Design by Richard Fitzgerald; Hair Design by Ted Azar; Assistant Costume Design: Martin PakledinazGeneral Manager: Helen L. Nickerson; Company Manager: Louise M. BayerProduction Stage Manager: Steve Zweigbaum; Stage Manager: Arturo E. Porazzi; Assistant Stage Mgr: Jane E. NeufeldThe use of all songs is by arrangement with Warner Brothers; Assistant Conductor: Donald JohnstonDance Assistant: Karin Baker and Randy Skinner; Casting: Feuer & Ritzer; General Press Representative: Fred Nathan, Josh Ellis, Milly Schoenbaum and Louise Weiner Ment; Furs Provided by The Christie Brothers; Assistant to the Producer: Jon Maas; Advertising: Interart Marketing & Advertising; Assistant to Gower Champion: Larry Carpenter; Press Assistant: Cindy ValkEnsembleEnsembleThugDoctorEnsembleUnderstudies: Joel Blum (Billy Lawlor), Mary Cadorette (Peggy Sawyer), James Congdon (Julian Marsh), Donald Johnston (Oscar), Leila Martin (Dorothy Brock, Maggie Jones), Bill Nabel (Bert Barry, Mac), Stan Page (Abner Dillon, Pat Denning), Don Percassi (Andy Lee), Lorraine Person (Ensemble), Rick Pessagno (Ensemble), Nancy Sinclair (Peggy Sawyer) and Karen Tamburrelli (Annie)
Winter Garden Theatre (Aug 25, 1980 - Mar 29, 1981)
Company Manager: Marcia Goldberg (Jul 1986 - Jan 08, 1989)Assistant Stage Mgr: Barry Kearsley and Debra Pigliavento; Stage Manager: Barry Kearsley and Jack TimmersMusic Contractor: Morton Bullman; Assistant to Mr. Cohen: Marcia Goldberg (Oct 1981 - Aug 1983)Dance Captain: Debra Pigliavento and Jon EngstromCast
Ensemble
Swing: Debra PigliaventoUnderstudies: Rob Draper (Billy Lawlor), Jon Engstrom (Ensemble), Ida Gilliams (Ensemble), Jeri Kansas (Annie), Christopher Lucas (Ensemble), Lizzie Moran (Ensemble), Lorraine Person (Lorraine, Phyllis), Debra Pigliavento (Ensemble, Lorraine, Phyllis), Nikki Sahagen (Peggy Sawyer) and Ron Schwinn (Andy Lee)Majestic Theatre (Mar 30, 1981 - Apr 05, 1987)
Musical Director: Philip Fradkin; Assistant Musical Dir.: Bernie LeightonDirected by Lucia VictorGeneral Manager: Leo K. CohenAdvertising: David Enright & Associates; General Press Representative: Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc.Cast
Annie
Pat Denning
Ensemble
circa. Aug 1980 - circa. 1981Dorothy Brock
Ensemble
Ensemble
Standby: Gail Benedict (Peggy Sawyer) and Sheila Smith (Maggie Jones, Dorothy Brock)St. James Theatre (Apr 07, 1987 - Jan 08, 1989)
Cast
Thug
Doctor
Understudies: Michael Dantuono (Julian Marsh) and Michael Vita (Abner Dillon, Pat Denning) -
SongsAct 1Sung ByAuditionAndy Lee and EnsembleYoung and HealthyBilly Lawlor and Peggy SawyerShadow WaltzMaggie Jones, Dorothy Brock and GirlsShadow Waltz (Reprise)Dorothy BrockGo Into Your DanceMaggie Jones, Peggy Sawyer, Annie, Andy Lee, Lorraine and PhyllisYou're Getting to Be a Habit With MeDorothy Brock, Billy Lawlor, Peggy Sawyer and EnsemblePat Denning, Bert Barry, Maggie Jones, Annie, Dorothy Brock and EnsembleDamesBilly Lawlor and MenI Know NowDorothy BrockI Know Now (Reprise)Billy Lawlor and GirlsWe're in the MoneyAnnie, Peggy Sawyer, Lorraine, Phyllis, Billy Lawlor and EnsembleAct One FinaleDorothy Brock, Peggy Sawyer and CompanyAct 2Sung BySunny Side to Every Situation
(lyrics by Johnny Mercer)Annie and EnsembleLullaby of BroadwayJulian Marsh and Full CompanyAbout a Quarter to NineDorothy Brock and Peggy SawyerPretty Lady OvertureOrchestraShuffle Off to BuffaloAnnie, Bert Barry, Maggie Jones and Girls42nd StreetPeggy Sawyer, Billy Lawlor and Ensemble42nd Street (Reprise)Julian Marsh -
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1981 Winner
Produced by David MerrickBest Book of a Musical
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1981 Nominee
Lee Roy ReamsBest Featured Actress in a Musical
1981 Nominee
Wanda RichertBest Costume Design
1981 Nominee
Costume Design by Theoni V. AldredgeBest Lighting Design
1981 Nominee
Lighting Design by Tharon Musser
Best Choreography
1981 Winner
Choreographed by Gower ChampionBest Direction of a Musical
1981 Nominee
Directed by Gower ChampionDrama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical
1981 Nominee
Produced by David MerrickOutstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
1981 Nominee
Lee Roy Reams
Outstanding Choreography
1981 Winner
Choreographed by Gower Champion
Outstanding Costume Design
1981 Winner
Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge -
Statistics
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf. Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by David Merrick
Originally produced at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Al Dubin; Lead Ins and Crossovers by Michael Stewart, Mark Bramble and Bradford Ropes; Based on the novel by Bradford Ropes; Musical Director: John Lesko; Vocal arrangements by John Lesko; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang; Dance arrangements by Donald Johnston; Additional lyrics by Johnny Mercer and Mort Dixon
Directed by Gower Champion; Choreographed by Gower Champion
Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Sound Design by Richard Fitzgerald; Hair Design by Ted Azar; Assistant Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz
General Manager: Helen L. Nickerson; Company Manager: Louise M. Bayer
Production Stage Manager: Steve Zweigbaum; Stage Manager: Arturo E. Porazzi; Assistant Stage Mgr: Jane E. Neufeld
The use of all songs is by arrangement with Warner Brothers; Assistant Conductor: Donald Johnston
Dance Assistant: Karin Baker and Randy Skinner; Casting: Feuer & Ritzer; General Press Representative: Fred Nathan, Josh Ellis, Milly Schoenbaum and Louise Weiner Ment; Furs Provided by The Christie Brothers; Assistant to the Producer: Jon Maas; Advertising: Interart Marketing & Advertising; Assistant to Gower Champion: Larry Carpenter; Press Assistant: Cindy Valk
Ensemble
Ensemble
Thug
Doctor
Ensemble
Understudies:
Joel Blum
(Billy Lawlor), Mary Cadorette
(Peggy Sawyer), James Congdon
(Julian Marsh), Donald Johnston
(Oscar), Leila Martin
(Dorothy Brock, Maggie Jones), Bill Nabel
(Bert Barry, Mac), Stan Page
(Abner Dillon, Pat Denning), Don Percassi
(Andy Lee), Lorraine Person
(Ensemble), Rick Pessagno
(Ensemble), Nancy Sinclair
(Peggy Sawyer) and Karen Tamburrelli
(Annie)
Winter Garden Theatre (Aug 25, 1980 - Mar 29, 1981)
Company Manager: Marcia Goldberg (Jul 1986 - Jan 08, 1989)
Assistant Stage Mgr: Barry Kearsley and Debra Pigliavento; Stage Manager: Barry Kearsley and Jack Timmers
Music Contractor: Morton Bullman; Assistant to Mr. Cohen: Marcia Goldberg (Oct 1981 - Aug 1983)
Dance Captain: Debra Pigliavento and Jon Engstrom
Cast
Ensemble
Swing:
Debra Pigliavento
Understudies:
Rob Draper
(Billy Lawlor), Jon Engstrom
(Ensemble), Ida Gilliams
(Ensemble), Jeri Kansas
(Annie), Christopher Lucas
(Ensemble), Lizzie Moran
(Ensemble), Lorraine Person
(Lorraine, Phyllis), Debra Pigliavento
(Ensemble, Lorraine, Phyllis), Nikki Sahagen
(Peggy Sawyer) and Ron Schwinn
(Andy Lee)
Majestic Theatre (Mar 30, 1981 - Apr 05, 1987)
Musical Director: Philip Fradkin; Assistant Musical Dir.: Bernie Leighton
Directed by Lucia Victor
General Manager: Leo K. Cohen
Advertising: David Enright & Associates; General Press Representative: Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc.
Cast
Annie
Pat Denning
Ensemble
circa. Aug 1980 - circa. 1981
Dorothy Brock
Ensemble
Ensemble
Standby:
Gail Benedict
(Peggy Sawyer) and Sheila Smith
(Maggie Jones, Dorothy Brock)
St. James Theatre (Apr 07, 1987 - Jan 08, 1989)
Cast
Thug
Doctor
Understudies:
Michael Dantuono
(Julian Marsh) and Michael Vita
(Abner Dillon, Pat Denning)
Act 1
Sung By
Audition
Andy Lee and Ensemble
Young and Healthy
Billy Lawlor and Peggy Sawyer
Shadow Waltz
Maggie Jones, Dorothy Brock and Girls
Shadow Waltz
(Reprise)
Dorothy Brock
Go Into Your Dance
Maggie Jones, Peggy Sawyer, Annie, Andy Lee, Lorraine and Phyllis
You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me
Dorothy Brock, Billy Lawlor, Peggy Sawyer and Ensemble
Pat Denning, Bert Barry, Maggie Jones, Annie, Dorothy Brock and Ensemble
Dames
Billy Lawlor and Men
I Know Now
Dorothy Brock
I Know Now
(Reprise)
Billy Lawlor and Girls
We're in the Money
Annie, Peggy Sawyer, Lorraine, Phyllis, Billy Lawlor and Ensemble
Act One Finale
Dorothy Brock, Peggy Sawyer and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Sunny Side to Every Situation
(lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
(lyrics by Johnny Mercer)
Annie and Ensemble
Lullaby of Broadway
Julian Marsh and Full Company
About a Quarter to Nine
Dorothy Brock and Peggy Sawyer
Pretty Lady Overture
Orchestra
Shuffle Off to Buffalo
Annie, Bert Barry, Maggie Jones and Girls
42nd Street
Peggy Sawyer, Billy Lawlor and Ensemble
42nd Street
(Reprise)
Julian Marsh
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1981 Winner
Produced by David Merrick
Produced by David Merrick
Best Book of a Musical
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1981 Nominee
Lee Roy Reams
Lee Roy Reams
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1981 Nominee
Wanda Richert
Wanda Richert
Best Costume Design
1981 Nominee
Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge
Best Lighting Design
1981 Nominee
Lighting Design by Tharon Musser
Lighting Design by Tharon Musser
Best Choreography
1981 Winner
Choreographed by Gower Champion
Choreographed by Gower Champion
Best Direction of a Musical
1981 Nominee
Directed by Gower Champion
Directed by Gower Champion
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical
1981 Nominee
Produced by David Merrick
Produced by David Merrick
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
1981 Nominee
Lee Roy Reams
Lee Roy Reams
Outstanding Choreography
1981 Winner
Choreographed by Gower Champion
Choreographed by Gower Champion
Outstanding Costume Design
1981 Winner
Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge
| Week Ending | Gross | % Gross Pot. | Attendance | % Capacity | # Previews | # Perf. |
|---|
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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