Wonderful Town
| Book by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov
Based on stories by Ruth McKenney Music by Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Directed by Amy Seham
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| Can a pair of talented sisters from the mid-west find true happiness in the Big Apple? Smart, ambitious Ruth Sherwood wants to be a writer, and her boy-crazy sister Eileen has her heart set on a singing career. But when they land in a bizarre basement apartment in a bohemian Greenwich Village, the sisters lament, "Why oh, why oh, why oh, why did we ever leave Ohio?" Of course, it takes a host of colorful characters, several romantic intrigues, and just the right amount of singing and swinging before the sisters finally realize that New York is indeed a "Wonderful Town". Composer Leonard Bernstein and lyricists Betty Comden's and Adolph Green's inspired collaboration swept the Tony awards in 1953, capturing best score, best book and best musical. You'll have a wonderful time at Wonderful Town! |
