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After a pre-Broadway try-out at the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia, Wonderful Town premiered on Broadway in 1953, starring Rosalind Russell in the role of Ruth Sherwood, Edie Adams as Eileen Sherwood, and George Gaynes as Robert Baker.
Book by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov. Based on the novel, My Sister Eileen by Ruth McKenney. Music by Leonard Bernstein. Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. The original Broadway production opened on 26 February 1953 and was directed by George Abbott, with choreogrpahy by Donald Saddler.
Written in just five weeks Leonard Bernstein’s music to his joyful musical comedy Wonderful Town in Braham Murray’s stunning new production demonstrates its undoubted merit. Set in the mid 1930s the sisters from Ohio, Ruth and Eileen Sherwood arrive in Greenwich Village, New York City and begin renting a dingy basement apartment.
Wonderful Town tells the story of two sisters, Ruth and Eileen, who move from a rural town in Ohio to experience the bright lights, the big city, and the crazy characters of Greenwich Village, New York City. Ruth is an aspiring writer and Eileen is a dancer who wants to pursue a life on stage.
Provided to YouTube by Warner ClassicsBernstein: Wonderful Town, Act 1: "Ohio" (Ruth Sherwood, Eileen Sherwood) · Sir Simon Rattle · Audra McDonald · Kim Cri...
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About “Wonderful Town”. One of Bernstein’s lighter stage works is this musical based on the memoir of Ruth Sherwood McKenney, who moved with her sister Eileen to New York City so the two ...