My guest on this Pride Encore edition of Broadway Nation is author Maya Cantu who joins me to discuss her book, Greasepaint Puritan — Boston to 42nd Street in the Queer Backstage Novels of Bradford Ropes.
42nd Street Revival Tour (2015 US Tour)
Closing: July 24, 2016
42nd Street - 2015 US Tour History , Info & More
Based on a novel by Bradford Ropes and Busby Berkeley's 1933 movie, 42nd Street tells the story of a starry-eyed young dancer named Peggy Sawyer who leaves her Allentown home and comes to New York to audition for the new Broadway musical Pretty Lady. When the leading lady breaks her ankle, Peggy takes over and becomes a star. With a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin, this sparkling new production will be directed by co-author Mark Bramble and choreographed by Randy Skinner, the team who staged the 2001 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival.
US Tour Schedule
Past citiesThis tour has no upcoming dates. See past cities below.
42nd Street - 2015 - US Tour Cast
BOOKS ABOUT 42nd Street
The Story of 42nd Street: The Theatres, Shows, Characters, and Scandals of the World's Most Notorious Street
Mary C. Henderson and Alexis Greene
Category
Past Cities
First Interstate Center for the Arts(Formally INB Performing Arts Center)
3/24/2016 - 3/27/2016
42nd Street History
Other Productions of 42nd Street
| 1980 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1983 | US Tour |
1st National Tour US Tour |
| 1984 | US Tour |
2nd National Tour US Tour |
| 1984 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 1991 | West End |
Return Engagement [West End] West End |
| 2001 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2002 | US Tour |
National Tour US Tour |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh, PA (Regional) |
Pittsburgh CLO Revival Pittsburgh, PA (Regional) |
| 2017 | West End |
West End Revival West End |
| 2020 | Chicago |
Lyric Opera of Chicago Production Chicago |
Podcasts
Kate Baldwin Finds Creative Purpose Beyond Just Performing (REWIND)
This past fall 2025 I got to see two of my favorite leading ladies on stage. The first was Christine Sherrill, who was making her Broadway debut in Mamma Mia. She and I had first worked together in the out-of-town tryout for First Wives Club back in 2015 that ran for about a month and a half in Chicago.
CRAZY FOR NOSTALGIA! — BROADWAY'S NOSTALGIA CRAZE OF THE 1970s, Part 2.
In this episode I continue my review of Broadway’s Nostalgia Craze of the 1970s and beyond. Many of the musicals that emerged in the late 60s and very early 70s were also influenced by the incipient Nostalgia Craze, even if overall their shows were decidedly modern.
42ND STREET with Karen Prunzik
"Come and meet those dancing feet!" Why? Because those feet have been through a lot! Karen Prunzik originated the role of "Anytime Annie" in one of Broadway's biggest hits 42ND STREET.
#27 - Christine Ebersole - A Staunch Tony Winner
Christine Ebersole talks all things Grey Gardens, Bob Hearts Abishola, Tootsie & SNL. This Broadway legend is as much fun as she is tenacious, and impressed us how she took her career into her own hands and became a Producer.
Episode 135: GO INTO YOUR DANCE: The Queer Backstage Novels of Bradford Ropes, part 3
My guest again this week is author Maya Cantu who returns for the third and final part of our conversation about her fascinating book: Greasepaint Puritan — Boston to 42nd Street in the Queer Backstage Novels of Bradford Ropes.
Kate Baldwin Looks for Deeper Creative Purpose Than Just Performing
For only the second time in my career, I’m doing back to back shows at the same theater. First there was Anne of Green Gables this past summer and now there’s 42nd Street here at the Goodspeed Opera House.