The It Girl 2001

Opened: May 3, 2001
Closing: May 27, 2001

The It Girl - 2001 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Theatre at St. Peter's Church
Citicorp Center (619 Lexington Ave. at 54th St.) New York, NY

Based on the film by Josef von Sternberg and Clarence D. Badger

A young woman in drawn into the black and white world of movies, and plays out the tale of Betty Lou, an irresistible lingerie clerk at Waltham's, the world's largest department store. She confides to the other girls that she just spotted the man of her dreams — the store's dashing new boss.

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