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On the Town Revival (1998 Broadway)

Ages: 6+
Opened: November 19, 1998
Closing: January 17, 1999

On the Town - 1998 Broadway History , Info & More

Gershwin Theatre (Broadway)
222 West 51st St. New York, NY
Run Type Open Run
Market Broadway
Previews October 20, 1998 (32 previews)
Based on the ballet Fancy Free by Leonard Bernstein

On the Town - 1998 - Broadway Cast

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On the Town FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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

On the Town History

Other Productions of On the Town

1944   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1959   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
1963   West End London Revival
West End
1971   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1992   West End London Concert Revival
West End
1997   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
1997   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
2005   West End English National Opera Production
West End
2005   Los Angeles Reprise! Concert
Los Angeles
2007   West End Return Engagement [ENO Production]
West End
2008   Off-Broadway Encores! Concert
Off-Broadway
2014   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2017   West End Regent's Open Air Revival
West End

On the Town - 1998 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
On the Town awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1999 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Mary Testa
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical Lea Deloria
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical Lea Deloria
1998 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical Lea DeLaria
1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Revival - Musical

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