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In 1980, she starred in the original Broadway production of the musical 42nd Street. In 2003, Grimes was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. She also appeared in the rotating cast of the off-Broadway staged reading of Wit & Wisdom.
42nd Street is a 1980 stage musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer and music by Harry Warren. The 1980 Broadway production won the Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Choreography and it became a long-running hit.
Aug 25, 2019 · The musical starred Tammy Grimes as Dorothy Brock, Jerry Orbach as Julian Marsh, Wanda Richert as Peggy Sawyer, Lee Roy Reams as Billy Lawlor, Joseph Bova as Bert Barry, Carole Cook as Maggie...
42nd Street (Original, Musical, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Aug 25, 1980 and played through Jan 8, 1989.
- Tammy Grimes. Tammy Grimes scored a 1961 Tony Award and a ticket to stardom for her portrayal of the feisty title character in The Unsinkable Molly Brown, but if you ask us, her real claim to fame is her titanic performance as Dorothy Brock in the original 1980 Broadway production of 42nd Street, which starred Jerry Orbach as Julian Marsh.
- Christine Ebersole. A natural born showstopper, Christine Ebersole won her first Tony Award for her “droll, sophisticated” (The New York Times) portrayal of Dorothy Brock in the 2001 Broadway revival of 42nd Street.
- Beth Leavel. When it comes to playing divas, the deliriously funny Beth Leavel has cornered the market. She won a 2006 Tony Award for her uproarious portrayal of the boozy title character in The Drowsy Chaperone, and her star turn as the hilariously narcissistic Broadway star Dee Dee Allen in The Prom earned her a 2019 Tony nod.
- Shirley Jones. Best known as the wholesome ingenues in the film versions of The Music Man, Carousel, and Oklahoma! , and as a beloved classic TV mom in the hit 1970s series The Partridge Family, Shirley Jones made theater history in 2004 when she assumed the role of Dorothy Brock for four glorious months on Broadway.
Later in her career she starred in Neil Simon’s 1976 play California Suite, and played the grand dame Dorothy Brock in David Merrick’s original Broadway production of 42nd Street in 1980.
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May 1, 2019 · 42nd Street: The Musical: Directed by Mark Bramble, Ross MacGibbon. With Bonnie Langford, Tom Lister, Clare Halse, Philip Bertioli. Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes gets her big break on Broadway.
