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CURTAIN UP: This week, we spotlight the musical On the Town, more specifically, the 3rd Broadway revival, which opened on October 16, 2014. The show has music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It is based on Jerome Robbins’ idea for his 1944 ballet Fancy Free, which he had set to Bernstein’s music.

The original Broadway production opened on December 28, 1944, directed by George Abbott and with choreography by Jerome Robbins. It closed on February 2, 1946, after 462 performances.

The first Broadway revival opened at the Imperial Theatre on October 31, 1971, and closed on Jan 1, 1972, after 73 performances. Donna McKechnie, Phyllis Newman, and Bernadette Peters co-starred. The director and choreographer was Ron Field.

The second Broadway revival opened at the Gershwin Theatre on November 19, 1998, and ran for 69 performances.

The third Broadway revival opened at the Lyric Theatre on October 16, 2014. directed by John Rando with choreography by Joshua Bergasse. The production closed, after 368 regular performances.

“Curtain Up” is our weekly program playing a complete cast recording from Overture to Finale. It premieres on Friday at 8pm EST with two re-broadcasts – the following Monday at 2am EST and Wednesday at 11am EST. You can listen online here on our website or via apps and devices (Apple iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Echo/Alexa etc.).