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Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway is a three-act musical by George M. Cohan written about New Rochelle, New York. [1] The title refers to the 45-minute train ride from New Rochelle to Broadway. [2] The musical debuted on January 1, 1906 at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway and ran for 90 performances
The eldest was Mary Cohan Ronkin, a cabaret singer in the 1930s, who composed incidental music for her father's play The Tavern. In 1968, Mary supervised musical and lyric revisions for the musical George M! [39] [40] Their second daughter was Helen Cohan Carola, a film actress, who performed on Broadway with her father in Friendship in 1931.
George M. Cohan hired Templeton to play the lead in Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway. Templeton introduced the hit songs "So Long Mary" and "Mary Is a Grand Old Name". [11] The musical debuted on January 1, 1906 at the New Amsterdam Theatre on Broadway and ran for 90 performances before closing on
Give My Regards to Broadway—George M. Cohan and Full Company; Act II. Forty-five Minutes from Broadway—George M. Cohan and Rose; So Long, Mary—George M. Cohan, Sam Harris, Rose, Freddie and Ma Templeton; Down by the Erie—Secretary, Politicians, Little Girl in Templeton scene and Full Company; Mary Is a Grand Old Name—Fay Templeteon
Hyperion Theater marquee at night in 2006. Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular is a 45-minute Broadway-style musical theatre show based on Disney's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice.
45 Minutes from Broadway is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Joseph De Grasse and starring Charles Ray, Dorothy Devore and Eugenie Besserer. It was based on the 1906 play of the same title by George M. Cohan .
The title refers to the amount of time it takes to walk to Broadway from the play's setting (and reminiscent of George M. Cohan's 1906 play Forty-five Minutes from Broadway, 1906), a coffee shop inspired by one located off the lobby of the Hotel Edison in Midtown Manhattan, a long-time diner for "theatre types...prized for its casual atmosphere, inexpensive prices and matzoh ball soup".
Hayes was married to Mary Healy from 1940 until his death in 1998. In 1961, Hayes and Healy co-authored their biography, titled Twenty-Five Minutes from Broadway. [7] The title was inspired by the name of the George M. Cohan musical Forty-five Minutes from Broadway, about the community of New Rochelle, New York where the two lived.