New Girl in Town 1963

Opened: February 15, 1963

New Girl in Town - 1963 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Master Theatre
Address Unknown New York, NY

Based on Anna Christie, Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, New Girl in Town is a passionate, joyous musical by Broadway master George Abbott and then-newcomer Bob Merrill. The 1921 classic is brought to colorful turn-of-the--century New York in this solid star vehicle that blends the moving tenderness of the original play with appealing melodies and infectious dances.



An old Swedish sailor is overjoyed when his daughter, Anna, visits him after fifteen years of living in St. Paul. His crony, Marthy, realizes that she is not the sweet innocent whom her father imagines, though, but rather a former streetwalker who's come back to reassemble the pieces of her shattered life. Anna gradually fits in with her father's friends, even falling in love for the first time... until an envious Marthy spills the truth about Anna's past at a neighborhood ball, nearly destroying her dream of happiness.

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New Girl in Town FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of New Girl in Town have there been?
New Girl in Town has had 5 productions including Broadway which opened in 1957, Broadway which opened in 1957, Off-Broadway which opened in 1963, London Fringe which opened in 1992 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2012.

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