42nd St. Moon's 1999 Season

42nd St. Moon's 1999 Season
A Century of Musicals

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A Century of Musicals February 18 - 20 42nd Street Moon, San Francisco's only company dedicated to the preservation of lost musicals, kicks off its 7th annual season with a fundraiser entitled 'A CENTURY OF MUSICALS -- 100 Years of Gems, Wild Cards and Fabulous Flops.'

Fiorello! March 10 - April 4 Opening the season will be a special four-week run of FIORELLO!, the Pulitzer Prize-winning musicalization of the life of beloved New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia. Written in 1959 by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott, the show originally starred Tom Bosley as Fiorello, and explored that decade's new musical theater horizons with tremendous success. The Herald Tribune called it a song-and-dance jamboree with a curious streak of honest journalism and a strong strain of rugged sobriety. In addition to the Pulitzer, FIORELLO! won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award and six Tony Awards including Best Musical. Jerry Bock's music and Sheldon Harnick's lyrics produce such lovely songs as Till Tomorrow, (I Will Marry), The Very Next Man, Gentleman Jimmy, When Did I Fall in Love?, Politics and Poker, and I Love a Cop. FIORELLO! plays March 10 (press opening March 11) through April 4, 1999.

Sitting Pretty August 4 - August 22 In August, 42nd Street Moon returns with a classic from the roaring 20's: Jerome Kern's SITTING PRETTY. The lovely score by Kern and P.G. Wodehouse includes A Year From Today, All You Need is a Girl, On a Desert Island, and the delightful title song. This 1924 show was the last of the great Princess Theatre Musicals which set the standard for modern musical comedy. SITTING PRETTY plays August 4 (press opening: August 5) through August 22, 1999.

On A Clear Day You Can See Forever Sept. 8 - Sept. 12 September brings a special treat with cabaret sensation Andrea Marcovicci starring in 1965's ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER. Written by Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner, this compelling musical follows Daisy Gamble, a young woman suffering from flashbacks to a previous life. Originally starring Barbara Harris, the show later was made into a film with Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Bob Newhart, and Jack Nicholson. 42nd Street Moon's production will be performed for one week only with a small orchestra, at a larger location to be announced. The superb score includes On A Clear Day, Melinda, Hurry!, It's Lovely Up Here, She Wasn't You, and What Did I Have That I Don't Have Now? ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER plays September 8 (press opening: September 9) through September 12, 1999.

Let's Face It Sept. 29 - Oct. 17 Next up is Cole Porter's 1941 wartime hit which made a star of Danny Kaye, LET'S FACE IT, a musical version of THE CRADLE SNATCHERS with book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields. Three bored wives (originally played by Edith Meiser, Vivian Vance and Eve Arden) decide to seduce three young soldiers on leave in this toe-tapping comedy, featuring the songs Let's Not Talk About Love, A Lady Needs a Rest, Ev'rything I Love, Farming, and Ace in the Hole. LET'S FACE IT, which was made into a 1943 movie starring Bob Hope and Betty Hutton, plays September 29 (press opening: September 30) through October 17, 1999.

The Grass Harp Oct. 27 - Nov. 14 Susan Watson, Broadway's definitive ingenue during the 60's and early 70's, joins 42nd Street Moon in October to play the role of Dolly Talbo, a free spirit in 1971's THE GRASS HARP. Watson played this leading role, created on Broadway by Barbara Cook, in a 1978 production in Los Angeles. Watson also created roles in BYE, BYE, BIRDIE, A JOYFUL NOISE, and the title role in the 1970 revival of NO! NO! NANETTE. She created the role of Luisa during workshop productions of THE FANTASTICKS (a role she repeated on television) and replaced Anna Maria Alberghetti in the Broadway company of CARNIVAL. THE GRASS HARP, the musical version of Truman Capote's touching and whimsical play, plays October 27 (press opening: October 28) through November 14, 1999.

Babes In Arms Nov. 24 - Jan 2 A CENTURY OF MUSICALS closes with an unprecedented six-week holiday run of the original version of Rodgers & Hart's BABES IN ARMS. This classic show-biz tale has not been seen in its original Broadway version for some 60 years, since its opening in 1937. The original was choreographed by George Balanchine, and marked the stage debuts of Alfred Drake and Dan Dailey. The score was the most successful Rodgers & Hart ever created, including classic hits such as My Funny Valentine, Where or When, The Lady is a Tramp, Johnny One Note, Imagine, I Wish I Were in Love Again, and Babes in Arms. Appropriately enough, A CENTURY OF MUSICALS winds up by bringing audiences into the new millennium: BABES IN ARMS plays November 24 (press opening: November 26), 1999 through January 2, 2000.

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Show Title	Dates	Show Information
A Century of Musicals	February 18 - 20	42nd Street Moon, San Francisco's only company dedicated to the preservation of lost musicals, kicks off its 7th annual season with a fundraiser entitled 'A CENTURY OF MUSICALS -- 100 Years of Gems, Wild Cards and Fabulous Flops.'
Fiorello!	March 10 - April 4	Opening the season will be a special four-week run of FIORELLO!, the Pulitzer Prize-winning musicalization of the life of beloved New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia. Written in 1959 by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott, the show originally starred Tom Bosley as Fiorello, and explored that decade's new musical theater horizons with tremendous success. The Herald Tribune called it a song-and-dance jamboree with a curious streak of honest journalism and a strong strain of rugged sobriety. In addition to the Pulitzer, FIORELLO! won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award and six Tony Awards including Best Musical. Jerry Bock's music and Sheldon Harnick's lyrics produce such lovely songs as Till Tomorrow, (I Will Marry), The Very Next Man, Gentleman Jimmy, When Did I Fall in Love?, Politics and Poker, and I Love a Cop. FIORELLO! plays March 10 (press opening March 11) through April 4, 1999.
Sitting Pretty	August 4 - August 22	In August, 42nd Street Moon returns with a classic from the roaring 20's: Jerome Kern's SITTING PRETTY. The lovely score by Kern and P.G. Wodehouse includes A Year From Today, All You Need is a Girl, On a Desert Island, and the delightful title song. This 1924 show was the last of the great Princess Theatre Musicals which set the standard for modern musical comedy. SITTING PRETTY plays August 4 (press opening: August 5) through August 22, 1999.
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever	Sept. 8 - Sept. 12	September brings a special treat with cabaret sensation Andrea Marcovicci starring in 1965's ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER. Written by Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner, this compelling musical follows Daisy Gamble, a young woman suffering from flashbacks to a previous life. Originally starring Barbara Harris, the show later was made into a film with Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Bob Newhart, and Jack Nicholson. 42nd Street Moon's production will be performed for one week only with a small orchestra, at a larger location to be announced. The superb score includes On A Clear Day, Melinda, Hurry!, It's Lovely Up Here, She Wasn't You, and What Did I Have That I Don't Have Now? ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER plays September 8 (press opening: September 9) through September 12, 1999.
Let's Face It	Sept. 29 - Oct. 17	Next up is Cole Porter's 1941 wartime hit which made a star of Danny Kaye, LET'S FACE IT, a musical version of THE CRADLE SNATCHERS with book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields. Three bored wives (originally played by Edith Meiser, Vivian Vance and Eve Arden) decide to seduce three young soldiers on leave in this toe-tapping comedy, featuring the songs Let's Not Talk About Love, A Lady Needs a Rest, Ev'rything I Love, Farming, and Ace in the Hole. LET'S FACE IT, which was made into a 1943 movie starring Bob Hope and Betty Hutton, plays September 29 (press opening: September 30) through October 17, 1999.
The Grass Harp	Oct. 27 - Nov. 14	Susan Watson, Broadway's definitive ingenue during the 60's and early 70's, joins 42nd Street Moon in October to play the role of Dolly Talbo, a free spirit in 1971's THE GRASS HARP. Watson played this leading role, created on Broadway by Barbara Cook, in a 1978 production in Los Angeles. Watson also created roles in BYE, BYE, BIRDIE, A JOYFUL NOISE, and the title role in the 1970 revival of NO! NO! NANETTE. She created the role of Luisa during workshop productions of THE FANTASTICKS (a role she repeated on television) and replaced Anna Maria Alberghetti in the Broadway company of CARNIVAL. THE GRASS HARP, the musical version of Truman Capote's touching and whimsical play, plays October 27 (press opening: October 28) through November 14, 1999.
Babes In Arms	Nov. 24 - Jan 2	A CENTURY OF MUSICALS closes with an unprecedented six-week holiday run of the original version of Rodgers & Hart's BABES IN ARMS. This classic show-biz tale has not been seen in its original Broadway version for some 60 years, since its opening in 1937. The original was choreographed by George Balanchine, and marked the stage debuts of Alfred Drake and Dan Dailey. The score was the most successful Rodgers & Hart ever created, including classic hits such as My Funny Valentine, Where or When, The Lady is a Tramp, Johnny One Note, Imagine, I Wish I Were in Love Again, and Babes in Arms. Appropriately enough, A CENTURY OF MUSICALS winds up by bringing audiences into the new millennium: BABES IN ARMS plays November 24 (press opening: November 26), 1999 through January 2, 2000.