On the Town
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Opened Sep 21, 2005
Closed Oct 2, 2005
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REPRISE! Broadway's Best begins its 2005-2006 season with the musical masterpiece, On the Town, with music by Leonard Bernstein, book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, choreography by Lee Martino, musical direction by Gerald Sternbach and direction by Dan Mojica.
Three sailors have a 24 hour shore leave in New York City. When they run into and then lose the subway's woman of the month, Miss Turnstiles, they search the city for her and find many other adventures (and women!) along the way. The score includes such extraordinary songs as the classic and memorable anthem "New York, New York," "Lonely Town," "I Can Cook, Too," "I Get Carried Away," and "Lucky to Be Me."
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The Reprise! series has brought us a mostly excellent production of the 1944 Bernstein-Comden-Green musical On the Town. Directed by Dan Mojica and choreographed by Lee Martino, the show features a supremely talented cast, including Tony Award winner Harriet Harris in a supporting role.
Set in World War II-era New York, On the Town tells of three sailors on 24-hour-leave. Chip (Jeffrey Schecter) wants to see the famous sights; Ozzie (David Brouwer) wants to check out as many women as possible; and Gabey (David Elder), the group's alpha-male, seeks true love. Each falls in love at first sight with an assertive if not necessarily honest woman who manages to wrap the guy around her little fing[...]