Wonderful Town
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Book by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov
Broadway 1953
Ruth Sherwood may have felt overshadowed by her sister
Eileen but the stories she wrote about their life launched a successful
franchise. My Sister Eileen was
adapted into a hit Broadway play, a film, a TV series (starring Elaine
Stritch!), and two competing musicals!
Columbia Pictures' film musical featured a sexy challenge dance between
Eileen’s suitors, Bob Fosse and Tommy Rall, but Bernstein, Comden and Green’s Wonderful Town had the longer shelf
life. The show rejuvenated the career of Rosalind Russell and boosted the profile of
Donna Murphy in a successful revival.
10/25/2016 - Here is an updated comic:
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