- "Billy Lawlor" (Leading tenor in Pretty Lady)
- "Peggy Sawyer" (Nervous but enthusiastic new chorus girl from out of town)
- "Julian Marsh" (Famous, but notorious director)
- "Dorothy Brock" (Past her prime Prima Donna, renowned for inability to dance)
- "Abner Dillon" (Producer of "Pretty Lady"; Dorothy's "Sugar Daddy" and Texan admirer)
- "Pat Denning" (Dorothy's former stage and romantic partner)
- "Andy Lee" (Choreographer)
- "Bert Berry" and "Maggie Jones" (The producers and writers of Pretty Lady)
- "Oscar" (Onstage rehearsal pianist for the show "Pretty Lady")
- "Mac" (Stage Manager)
- "Annie", "Lorraine", "Phyllis" (experienced chorus girls who help Peggy)
Act I
- Overture
- Audition
- Young and Healthy
- Shadow Waltz
- Go Into Your Dance
- You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me
- Getting Out of Town
- Dames
- I Know Now
- I Know Now (Reprise)
- We're in the Money
- Act 1 Finale
Act II
- Sunny Side to Every Situation
- Lullaby of Broadway
- About a Quarter to Nine
- Shuffle Off to Buffalo
- 42nd Street
- 42nd Street (Reprise)
- Finale Ultimo
2001 REVIVAL
Act I
- Overture
- Audition
- Young and Healthy
- Shadow Waltz
- Go Into Your Dance
- You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
- Getting Out Of Town
- Dames
- Keep Young and Beautiful
- Dames (reprised)
- We're In The Money
- I Only Have Eyes for You
- Act Finale
Act II
- Entre' Acte
- Sunny Side To Every Situation
- The Lullaby of Broadway
- Getting Out of Town (reprised)
- About a Quarter To Nine
- Overture to Pretty Lady/Plenty of Money and You
- Shuffle off to Buffalo
- 42nd Street
- 42nd Street (reprised)
- Finale Ultimo
1933 in general :
Dance and the theatre of the 1930's. Chorus girls and prima donnas, backstage antics and relationships. renowned for big production numbers and tap dance routines.
Links
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42nd Street Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia has lots of pages relating to 42nd Street with a great deal of information that may be of interest
42nd Street (1933) imdb website for information relating to the film version.
www.harrywarrenmusic.com gives information on Harry Warren;s musicals and films click here for direct link to the 42nd Street page
Tams-Witmark US site for full synopsis and information about performance, rights holders etc.
