42nd Street: Youth Edition

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Cast Size

7w, 6m
Duration

60 minutes (1 hour)
Subgenre

Adaptation (Stage & Screen), Theatre for Young Audiences, Period, Romantic Comedy
Target Audience

Appropriate for All Audiences, Young Children (Age 2-5), Children (Age 6-10)

Accolades

Winner! Two 1981 Tony Awards, including Best Musical
Winner! Two 1981 Drama Desk Awards
Winner! 1981 Theatre World Award (Wanda Richert)
Winner! Two 2001 Tony Awards, including Best Revival
Winner! 2001 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical

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Summary

42nd Street: Youth Edition is a one-hour adaptation of 42nd Street, specially tailored for elementary and middle school-aged actors. The materials have been prepared to help your school or organization mount the best possible production and to give your young cast and crew an exciting and rewarding experience.

Come along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway! 42nd Street celebrates Broadway, Times Square and the magic of show biz with wit, humor and pizzazz. At the height of the Great Depression, aspiring chorus girl Peggy Sawyer comes to the big city from Allentown, PA, and soon lands her first big job in the ensemble of a glitzy new Broadway show. But just before opening night, the leading lady breaks her ankle. Will Peggy be able to step in and become a star? The score is chock-full of Broadway standards, including "You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me," "Dames," "We're In the Money," "Lullaby of Broadway," "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" and "Forty-Second Street."

History

42nd Street opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theatre on August 25, 1980, starring Wanda Richert, Jerry Orbach, and Tammy Grimes. The production eventually moved to the Majestic and St. James Theatres, ultimately running for 3,486 performances. In 2001, the first Broadway revival of 42nd Street ran for 1,524 performances at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, starring Kate Levering, Michael Cumpsty, and Christine Ebersole.

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Time Period 1930s
Setting New York City and Philadelphia. 1933.
Features Period Costumes
Additional Features No Intermission
Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
Cautions
- No Special Cautions

Media

“An old-fashioned glamour musical that kept on giving when others would have called it quits.” – Ann Treneman, The Times

“Gower Champion’s final display of blazing theatrical fireworks.” – Frank Rich, The New York Times

“Dazzling and deliriously joyous...From the costumes and choreography to the divine melodies, deliciously smart lyrics and hugely talented cast, this show has glories to spare.” – Stefan Kyriazis, The Daily Express

“An American classic... ‘Hear the beat of dancing feet’... It’s an extraordinary, spine-tingling sound... size is absolutely everything in this shiny, streamlined homage to a vanished world of razzmatazz.” – Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph

“Mesmerising! From the opening moments of 42nd Street you know you are in for a good night.” – Quentin Letts, The Daily Mail

“As American as a McDonald’s apple pie, a steaming, golden spectacle of showbiz glamour... this show socks you over the head with good old-fashioned spectacle.” – Alice Saville, TimeOut London

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Image: Chris Bennion

Image: Chris Bennion

Music

Music Samples

Musical Style Classic Broadway
Dance Requirements Moderate
Vocal DemandsEasy
Chorus Size Large

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Authors

Harry Warren

Harry Warren (1893-1981) and his writing partner Al Dubin were legendary tunesmiths, both as a team and as individuals. Between the two, their prodigious careers spanned six decades. Warren & Dubin wrote several Broadway musicals and revues, including White Lights (1927) and ...

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Al Dubin

Al Dubin (1891-1945) and his writing partner Harry Warren were legendary tunesmiths, both as a team and as individuals. Between the two, their prodigious careers spanned six decades. Warren & Dubin wrote several Broadway musicals and revues, including White Lights (1927) and ...

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Michael Stewart

Michael Stewart (1924-1987) scored on Broadway the first time when he won a Tony Award for his Bye Bye Birdie libretto. He was the librettist for Carnival (Drama Critics Circle Award) and Hello, Dolly!, which earned him both a Tony and Drama Critics prize. Stewart also wrote ...

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Mark Bramble

Mark Bramble was nominated for a 2001 Tony Award for his work on 42nd Street. He began his theatrical career working for David Merrick. He directed 42nd Street in London, Tokyo, Sydney and Amsterdam and is the author of Barnum (Tony Award nomination for Best Book and Best Mus ...

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Gower Champion

Gower Champion, director and choreographer of original 42nd Street, was awarded the Tony Award for Best Choreography for 42nd Street and also won the Dramatists Desk Award in the same category. His name is synonymous with some of the greatest musicals in Broadway history: He ...

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42nd Street: Youth Edition