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Manhattan Madcaps of 1924
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Jul 12, 2006
Closed Jul 22, 2006

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http://www.symphonyspace.org

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Summer Stock comes to the Big Apple this summer, with the launch of Summer Stock on Broadway, a new annual series to be held in the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, (Broadway at 95th Street). The new series opens with a production of the newly discovered "lost" Rodgers and Hart musical, Manhattan Madcaps of 1924, with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart and new libretto by Jerzy Turnpike. Annette Jolles directs; musical arrangements and direction are by Lanny Meyers and the choreographer is Regina Larkin.

Boy meets Girl. Boy loses Girl. Boy gets Girl and a Manhattan apartment in this romantic romp through the Big Apple, as four couples seek happiness (and a place to live) in the Big City of 1924. Manhattan Madcaps of 1924 features songs from 17 Rodgers and Hart shows and film scores, including "City" (from Me for You, 1929); "Gotta Get Back to New York" (from Hallelujah I'm A Bum, 1933); "Where the Hudson River Flows" (from Dearest Enemy, 1925); "Way Out West (on West End Avenue)" (from Babes in Arms, 1937); "Any Old Place With You" (from Fly With Me, 1920); "At The Roxy Music Hall" (from I Married an Angel, 1938); "He Was Too Good To Me" (from Simple Simon, 1930); "Give It Back to the Indians" (from Too Many Girls, 1939); "Manhattan" (from Garrick Gaieties, 1925) and many others.

There is an additional performance on Tues., July 11 at 8pm.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



Symphony Space
2537 Broadway
New York, NY 10025


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

When most of us hear the phrase "jukebox musical," we think of shows built around songs of the rock and roll era, like Mamma Mia! and All Shook Up. But don't forget that one of the earliest examples of the form is My One and Only, for which Timothy S. Mayer and Peter Stone wrote an original if intentionally derivative libretto to showcase a bunch of Gershwin standards. Manhattan Madcaps of 1924, a sweet summer confection featuring nearly two dozen songs written by the legendary team of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, is thankfully much more reminiscent of that show.

Perhaps having taken their cue from The Drowsy Chaperone, the creators of Manhattan Madcaps are pretending that this is a "l[...]


Reviewed by Michael Portantiere on Jul 14, 2006

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