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Saturday Night
Book by
Julius J. Epstein
Music and Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Based on the play Front Porch in Flatbush by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein
Two Acts, Book Musical, Rated PG
2nd Stage version (2000)
In 1953, SATURDAY NIGHT was to mark the Broadway debut of a young, new writer, Stephen Sondheim. Owing to the death of the original producer, SATURDAY NIGHT’s
New York opening was delayed some 47 years! But now it’s here,
brimming with all the charm and youthful vitality of a talent blossoming
into greatness.
SATURDAY NIGHT tells the
unassuming story of a group of Brooklyn boys trying to make good in the
stock market in 1929. Unfortunately, one of them, Gene, is so eager to
climb the social ladder and impress his sweetheart, he invests his
friends’ money in a swank apartment near the Brooklyn Bridge, even going
as far as to sell the gang’s precious automobile!
Based on a play by two brothers responsible for the classic film Casablanca, SATURDAY NIGHT features a fetching, tuneful Broadway-style sore that hints at Sondheim’s triumphs to come while staying firmly rooted in the Rodgers and Hammerstein tradition. SATURDAY NIGHT is a nostalgic charmer that will appeal to every audience and is a must for Sondheim fans.
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Kurt Weill’s ("Berlin to Broadway") greatest theatrical success came after his death with The Threepenny Opera when it opened off-Broadway in 1954. Starring his widow, Lotte Lenya, it went on to run over 2,600 performances.
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