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ON THE TOWN

Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Music by Leonard Bernstein
Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green

Opened on Broadway 12/28/1944 at Adelphi Theater

Ran for 462 performances

Synopsis
Based on an idea by Jerome Robbins.

Original Cast Included Sono Osato, Nancy Walker, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, John Battles, Cris Alexander, Alice Pearce and Allyn Ann McLerie

Produced by Oliver Smith and Paul Feigay.

Music Orchestrated by Leonard Bernstein, Hershy Kay, Don Walker, Elliott Jacoby and Ted Royal.

Revivals

Revival at Broadway Revival, 1971 for 73 performances.

Revival at Broadway Revival, 1998 for 69 performances.

Songs
I FEEL LIKE I'M NOT OUT OF BED YET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
CHASE MUSIC
MISS TURNSTILES VARIATIONS (SHE'S A HOME LOVING GIRL)
TAXI NUMBER: COME UP TO MY PLACE
CARRIED AWAY
LONELY TOWN
CARNEGIE HALL PAVANE
DO-DO-RE-DO
DANCE
I CAN COOK TOO
LUCKY TO BE ME
DANCE: TIME SQUARE (FINALE)
SO LONG BABY
I WISH I WAS DEAD
I'M BLUE
YOU GOT ME
I UNDERSTAND (PITKIN'S SONG)
BALLET: IMAGINARY CONEY ISLAND
SUBWAY RIDE: DANCE OF THE GREAT LOVER
PAS DE DEUX
SOME OTHER TIME
THE REAL CONEY ISLAND

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