On The Town Revival 2014
Ages: 6+
Opened: October 16, 2014Closing: September 06, 2015
On The Town - 2014 - Broadway History , Info & More
Lyric Theatre (Broadway)
214 W. 43rd St. New York, NY
This fall, one of America's greatest musical comedies is docking at Broadway's beautifully restored Lyric Theatre in the heart of Times Square! With the biggest orchestra on Broadway and a 30-member cast of New York's most talented singers and dancers, ON THE TOWN tells the story of three wide-eyed sailors on a whirlwind musical tour of the city that never sleeps. With just 24 hours of shore leave, they're eager to experience all that New York City has to offer... including a chance to discover love with the girl of their dreams.
Directed by Tony winner JOHN RANDO (Urinetown, A Christmas Story) and choreographed by Emmy winner JOSHUA BERGASSE ("Smash"), this big, brassy musical comedy features a beloved LEONARD BERNSTEIN score, lyrics by COMDEN AND GREEN, and breathtaking dancing inspired by the original JEROME ROBBINS choreography. Arriving on Broadway following a critically acclaimed out-of-town run, ON THE TOWN is "one of those rare revivals that remind us what a hit show was originally all about" (The New York Times). Come see what all the buzz is about, and spend a spectacular evening...ON THE TOWN!
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Theater Review: On the Town Can Still Cook, Too
9 / 10
On the Town is a heartbreakingly youthful work: both about youth and by youth. Watching its three sailors pursue a lifetime of adventure while on 24-hour shore leave in New York, New York, you can't help sensing the shadows of the three giddy pals who knocked the show together in 1944...And yet here it is, 70 years later, in its third Broadway revival, as big and breakneck and beautiful as ever. As imperfect, too; the revival, like the original, triumphs over some insufferable missteps...Everything great in On the Town, including the dances, begins in his score, and flowers from it, in alternating colors of blue and brass...So it's a pleasure to report that the musical aspects of the revival...are first-rate...The huge stage allows more room for Joshua Bergasse's choreography, which bows but does not scrape to the Robbins originals and is often quite gorgeous, especially in the self-contained numbers.
'On the Town' review: A good-humored frolic
8 / 10
...this just is a breezy, peppy, pleasantly libidinous valentine to New York-New York that respects Leonard Bernstein's jazzy brainy score with a lush 28-piece orchestra. The cast, except for Jackie Hoffman overdoing four comic cameos, doesn't hit the sly jokes by Betty Comden and Adolph Green too hard. And the big ensemble, led by the amiable if slightly bland Tony Yazbeck as sailor Gabey, makes the huge Lyric Theatre (Spider-Man's former home) feel almost homey...Joshua Bergasse, choreographer of NBC's 'Smash' in his Broadway debut, defines characters persuasively in classic, jazz and comic movement and, though the two big ballet scenes don't build into more than serviceable pastiche, the dancers are attractive and strong...'On the Town' never was one of the great musicals or an urgently needed revival, but it needs a throat-catching sense of the world outside to make it more than diverting.
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On The Town FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of On The Town have there been?
On The Town has had 17 productions including Broadway which opened in 1944, Broadway which opened in 1944, Off-Broadway which opened in 1959, West End which opened in 1963, Broadway which opened in 1971, Broadway which opened in 1971, West End which opened in 1992, Off-Broadway which opened in 1997, Off-Broadway which opened in 1997, Broadway which opened in 1998, Broadway which opened in 1998, West End which opened in 2005, Los Angeles which opened in 2005, West End which opened in 2007, Off-Broadway which opened in 2008, Broadway which opened in 2014 and West End which opened in 2017.
What Tony Awards has On The Town been nominated for?
On The Town has been nominated for several Tony Awards, including Best Choreography for Joshua Bergasse, Best Direction of a Musical for John Rando, and Best Revival of a Musical for Barrington Stage Company, On the Town, Pamela Cooper, Ben Feldman, Matt Ross, A&A Gordon, 24 Hour Adventure Production, Riki Kane Larimer, Lizabeth Bintz, Rubinstein/Hadleman, Laruffa & Hinderliter, Stephanie Rosenberg, Brunish & Trinchero, Terry/Louise/Chris Lingner, Michael Rubenstein, Kim Schall, Bryan Weingarten, Margie Weingarten, Ambassador Theatre Group, Mahoney/Alden/Badway, Michael J. Moritz, Jr., Nigel Lythgoe, Paula Marie Black, Jack W. Batman, Bruce Robert Harris, Severn Partners Entertainment, Janet Kagan, and Howard Kagan.
What awards has On The Town been nominated for?
On The Town has been nominated for several awards including Outstanding Choreography at the Drama Desk Awards for Joshua Bergasse, Outstanding Revival of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for On the Town, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Tony Yazbeck, Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical at the Drama League Awards for On the Town, Outstanding Choreography at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Joshua Bergasse, Outstanding Revival of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for On the Town, and a Theatre World Award at the Theatre World Awards for Megan Fairchild.
What awards has On The Town won?
On The Town has won several awards, including Outstanding Choreography at the Drama Desk Awards for Joshua Bergasse, Outstanding Revival of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for On the Town, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Tony Yazbeck, Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical at the Drama League Awards for On the Town, Outstanding Choreography at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Joshua Bergasse, Outstanding Revival of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for On the Town, and a Theatre World Award at the Theatre World Awards for Megan Fairchild.
What are the songs in On The Town and what's the order?
I Feel Like I'm Not Out of Bed Yet
New York, New York
Miss Turnstiles
Come Up to My Place
I Get Carried Away
Lonely Town
High School Girls
Lonely Town (Chorale)
Do, Re, Do
I Can Cook
Lucky to Be Me
Sailors on the Town
So Long
I'm Blue
Ya Got Me
Slam Bang Blues
I Understand
Subway to Coney Island
Dance of the Great Lover
Pas de Deux
Some Other Time
Coney Island
Gabey's Comin'
Lonely Me
Say When
I'm Afraid It's Love
Another Love
It's Gotta Be Bad to Be Good
The Intermission's Great
Ain't Got No Tears Left
Dream With Me
Prehistoric Man
When You Walk Down Mainstreet with Me
You're Awful
Count on Me
On the Town
New York, New York
Miss Turnstiles
Come Up to My Place
I Get Carried Away
Lonely Town
High School Girls
Lonely Town (Chorale)
Do, Re, Do
I Can Cook
Lucky to Be Me
Sailors on the Town
So Long
I'm Blue
Ya Got Me
Slam Bang Blues
I Understand
Subway to Coney Island
Dance of the Great Lover
Pas de Deux
Some Other Time
Coney Island
Gabey's Comin'
Lonely Me
Say When
I'm Afraid It's Love
Another Love
It's Gotta Be Bad to Be Good
The Intermission's Great
Ain't Got No Tears Left
Dream With Me
Prehistoric Man
When You Walk Down Mainstreet with Me
You're Awful
Count on Me
On the Town
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