Allegro 1947

Opened: October 10, 1947

Allegro - 1947 - Broadway History , Info & More

Majestic Theatre (Broadway)
245 West 44th St. New York, NY

This ensemble musical chronicles nearly four decades in the life of an Everyman, Joseph Taylor, Jr., from cradle through a mid-life discovery of who he is and what his life is truly about. The first musical to be staged by a director who was also the choreographer (the legendary Agnes de Mille), the unique structural format allows the saga to whisk us from Joe's birth through his childhood, from college dorm to marriage altar, and on to his career; from the tranquility of his small Midwestern hometown to the hectic din of big city life, in a series of vignettes and musical sequences dazzling in their simplicity and stunning in their impact. Ahead of its time theatrically, ALLEGRO remains timeless in its appeal.

Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II

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Allegro FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Allegro have there been?
Allegro has had 7 productions including Broadway which opened in 1947, Broadway which opened in 1947, Off-Off-Broadway which opened in 1978, Off-Broadway which opened in 1994, New York which opened in 2002, Arlington, VA (Regional) which opened in 2004 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2014.

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