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Seesaw is a 1973 American musical with a book by Michael Bennett, music by Cy Coleman, and lyrics by Dorothy Fields.. Based on the William Gibson play Two for the Seesaw, the plot focuses on a brief affair between Jerry Ryan, a young lawyer from Nebraska, and Gittel Mosca, a kooky, streetwise dancer from the Bronx.
Two for the Seesaw is a three-act, two-person play written by William Gibson.The play opened on Broadway on January 16, 1958, at the Booth Theatre in New York and ran for 750 performances, closing on October 31, 1959. [2]
Just in Time is an upcoming jukebox musical based on the life of American singer Bobby Darin, with a book by Warren Leight and Isaac Oliver.Based on an original concept by Ted Chapin, the musical is scheduled to have its premiere on April 23, 2025, at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre, with Alex Timbers as director and Jonathan Groff in the lead role as Darin. [1]
Golden Boy is a musical in two acts with a book by Clifford Odets and William Gibson, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. [1]Based on the 1937 play of the same name by Odets, it focuses on Joe Wellington, a young man from Harlem who, despite his family's objections, turns to prizefighting as a means of escaping his ghetto roots and finding fame and fortune.
The overwhelming force of the play's crucial scenes could not have derived from the stirring facts alone, nor from playwright Gibson's vivid use of them. What proves decisive is the extraordinary performances, the magnificent teamwork of Anne Bancroft and ten-year-old Patty Duke, and the brilliant direction of Arthur Penn".
Li'l Abner is a 1956 musical with a book by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, music by Gene De Paul, and lyrics by Johnny Mercer.Based on the comic strip Li'l Abner by Al Capp, the show is, on the surface, a broad spoof of hillbillies, but it is also a pointed satire on other topics, ranging from American politics and incompetence in the United States federal government to propriety and gender ...
Mel Gibson’s casting in John Wick spin-off series The Continental has been defended by the show’s director, Albert Hughes.. A prequel series to the hit action franchise, The Continental: From ...
The musical has since been produced many times, with a 1988 U.S. national tour, a 1990 West End production, a 1997 10th-anniversary concert, a 2002 Broadway revival, a 2010 outdoor Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production in London, [1] which transferred to a Shakespeare in the Park production in New York City, and a 2022 Broadway revival.