Windy City
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Sep 5, 2006
Closed Oct 22, 2006
Opened Sep 5, 2006
Closed Oct 22, 2006
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Love is in the air in the Windy City, Chicago, 1929. Our story begins with reporter Hildebrand "Hildy" Johnson. News on the street is that he's going to quit the business, marry the daughter of a movie mogul and take a job at the studios. He has one last story to write - and it's an interview with Earle Williams, a criminal who's scheduled to hang in the morning. There's an escape, a shooting and a scoop to be had. With a score by Tony Macaulay, who has sold over 52 million records worldwide with pop classics like, "Build Me Up Buttercup" and "Don't Give Up On Us Baby," Windy City is front page news.
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Walnut Street Theatre
825 Walnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Walnut Street Theatre was recently designated the State Theatre of Pennsylvania. Built in 1809, the Walnut Street Theatre is the oldest theater in America. During the theater's long history, it has reflected overall development of American theater. [...] Read More
825 Walnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Walnut Street Theatre was recently designated the State Theatre of Pennsylvania. Built in 1809, the Walnut Street Theatre is the oldest theater in America. During the theater's long history, it has reflected overall development of American theater. [...] Read More
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Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's The Front Page is one of the 20th Century's most-interpreted tales. Originally penned for the stage in 1928, this story about journalism, romance, and murder, was resurrected in the hugely popular 1940 film His Girl Friday (starring Rosalind Russell and an impeccable Cary Grant) and again in 1974's cinematic treatment starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, not to mention numerous stage productions.
In 1982, a musical version of The Front Page, written by composer Tony Macaulay (best known for such pop compositions as "Build Me Up, Buttercup") and librettist/lyricist Dick Vosburgh, appeared in London's West End and captured a handful of awards. Now afte[...]