On the Twentieth Century Revival
Run Time:
Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission
Opened: March 15, 2015Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission
Closing: July 19, 2015
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American Airlines Theatre (Broadway)
229 W. 42nd St. New York, NY
It's nonstop laughs aboard the Twentieth Century, a luxury train traveling from Chicago to New York City. Luck, love and mischief collide when the bankrupt theater producer Oscar Jaffee (Golden Globe winner Peter Gallagher) embarks on a madcap mission to cajole glamorous Hollywood starlet Lily Garland (Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth) into playing the lead in his new, non-existent epic drama. But is the train ride long enough to reignite the spark between these former lovers, create a play from scratch, and find the money to get it all the way to Broadway?
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'On the Twentieth Century' theater review
8 / 10
The Roundabout Theatre Company's new production with Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher doesn't live up to all that the musical could be theatrically, musically and comically. That being said, the production is still pretty damn enjoyable. To speak metaphorically, the glass may not be full, but it's certainly more than half full.
Theater Review: A Little Engine Keeps On the Twentieth Century Moving
7 / 10
There are a million big reasons that On the Twentieth Century, the 1978 musical by Cy Coleman and Comden and Green, shouldn't work today: It's profoundly silly, tonally tricky, too big for the market, and a very hard sing. Indeed, the Roundabout's delicious revival at the American Airlines crashes intermittently into most of those problems. But there's nevertheless one small reason - about four-foot-eleven - it works anyway: Kristin Chenoweth. She is a comic genius in a role ideally suited to her gifts.
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On the Twentieth Century FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Stranded Again
Saddle Up the Horse
On the Twentieth Century
I Rise Again
Lily Garland [i]
Indian Maiden's Lament
Veronique
I Have Written a Play
Together
Never
Our Private World
Repent
Mine
I've Got It All
Entr'acte
Five Zeros
Sextet
She's a Nut
Max Jacobs
Babette
The Legacy
Lily, Oscar
This Is the Day
Grand Central Station
Lucky Lily
Happy Birthday, Oscar Jaffe
This Biz Is the Lowest Biz There Is
Dear John Ringling
Lily Garland [ii]
Saddle Up the Horse
On the Twentieth Century
I Rise Again
Lily Garland [i]
Indian Maiden's Lament
Veronique
I Have Written a Play
Together
Never
Our Private World
Repent
Mine
I've Got It All
Entr'acte
Five Zeros
Sextet
She's a Nut
Max Jacobs
Babette
The Legacy
Lily, Oscar
This Is the Day
Grand Central Station
Lucky Lily
Happy Birthday, Oscar Jaffe
This Biz Is the Lowest Biz There Is
Dear John Ringling
Lily Garland [ii]
On the Twentieth Century has had 8 productions including Broadway which opened in 1978, Broadway which opened in 1978, US Tour which opened in 1979, West End which opened in 1980, Off-Off-Broadway which opened in 1985, Broadway which opened in 2005, Broadway which opened in 2005 and Broadway which opened in 2015.
On the Twentieth Century has been nominated for several Tony Awards. These include Best Costume Design of a Musical for William Ivey Long, Best Revival of a Musical for On the Twentieth Century, Best Revival of a Musical for Roundabout Theatre Company, and Best Scenic Design of a Musical for David Rockwell.
On the Twentieth Century has been nominated for several awards. These include Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Warren Carlyle, Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for On the Twentieth Century, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Kristin Chenoweth, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Andy Karl, Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical (Drama League Awards) for On the Twentieth Century, Outstanding Choreography (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Warren Carlyle, Outstanding Costume Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for William Ivey Long, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Scott Ellis, Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for On the Twentieth Century, and Outstanding Set Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for David Rockwell.
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