WONDERFUL TOWN
By Joseph A. Fields, Jerome Chodorov, Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green
2006
Directed By Bill Berry
Musical Direction by Joel Fram
Choreography by Jamie Rocco
"Wonderful Town," is a 1953 musical with a book by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. The musical was the first collaboration between Bernstein, Comden and Green. They went on to also create “On the Town”.
The musical unfolds the tale of two sisters, each nurturing dreams of becoming a writer and actress, as they embark on their quest for success from their humble basement apartment in the vibrant heart of New York City's Greenwich Village.
The musical production drew its inspiration from Fields and Chodorov's 1940 play, "My Sister Eileen," which, in turn, originated from autobiographical short stories penned by Ruth McKenney and initially featured in The New Yorker during the late 1930s.
Cast
Ruth Sherwood………………….Sarah Rudinoff
Eileen Sherwood………….……Billie Wildrick
Robert……………………………………….Timothy McCuen Piggee
Helen…………………………………………..Nicole Boote
Wreck…………………………………..…….Brandon O’Neill
Frank…………………………………….…….Chad Jennings
Mrs. Wade……………………………...Carol Swarbick
Appopolous………………………….David Pichette
Ensemble
Greg Michael Allen, David Alewine, Neil Badders, Matthew Bariletti, E. Scott Brating, Evan Bryant, Kari Lee Cartwright, Marc delaCruz, Ann Evans, Brigitte Graf, Richard Gray, Jayme McDaniel, Stacee Nault, Matt Owen, Maya RS Perkins, Bhama Roget, Pamela Turpen and Katie Young
