Sweet Smell of Success - by Marvin Hamlisch (music), Craig Carnelia (lyrics)
Based on the famous film starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis, this well-received Broadway musical starred John Lithgow, who won the Tony Award for Best Actor for his performance. A controlling, sometimes vicious columnist (a character modeled after Walter Winchell) gets involved with an ambitious young publicist in late 1950s New York. This folio features 11 songs from the show, including: At the Fountain