New Girl in TownBob Merrill (Music & Lyrics); George Abbott (Book)42nd Street MoonAllison F. Rich & Chris VettelA down-and-out, former prostitute returns to seek out a father she hardly knows; goes to a local bar on New York’s seedy dockside to await him; and orders not one, but two (and thinking about three) whiskeys. The ol’ Swedish dad -- a salty sailor who … [Read more...] about “New Girl in Town”
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“Baker Street”
Baker StreetJerome Coopersmith (Book) Marian Grudeff & Raymond Jessel (Music & Lyrics)Adapted from Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle42nd Street MoonMichael Monagle (as Sherlock Holmes) & Dan Seda (as Dr. Watson)San Francisco is so lucky to have a theatre company like 42ndStreet Moon whose key mission is to revive forgotten, rarely-if-ever-performed musicals – some … [Read more...] about “Baker Street”
“The Most Happy Fella”
The Most Happy FellaFrank Loesser (Book, Music & Lyrics)Based on Sidney Howard’s They Knew What They Wanted42nd Street Moon Martin Rojas Dietrich as Tony & Amanda Johnson as RosabellaWhen a musical begins with a waitress on stage’s edge taking off her shoes, rubbing her tired toes, and singing nasally in Texas drawl (addressing each of her toes, one by one, as if an old … [Read more...] about “The Most Happy Fella”
“The Boys from Syracuse”
The Boys from SyracuseRichard Rodgers (Music); Lorenz Hart (Lyrics); George Abbott (Book)42nd Street MoonElise Youssef, Lucas Coleman, David Naughton & Abby HaugDon’t feel like tapping your toes, humming along without realizing it, grinning in the dark until your jaws ache, or suddenly guffawing so loudly the person in front of you turns around startled? Then I … [Read more...] about “The Boys from Syracuse”
“Scrooge in Love”
Scrooge in LoveLarry Grossman (Music), Kellen Blair (Lyrics), Duane Poole (Book)42nd Street Moon TheatreRyan Drummond & Jason GraaeWe are rarely left to wonder what happens to our favorite characters after a blockbuster movie ends because a sequel is usually not too long in coming to update us and continue the tale. (Think Godfather, Toy Story, Men in Black, Kung Fu … [Read more...] about “Scrooge in Love”
“Sail Away”
Sail AwayNoel Coward42nd Street Moon Theatre Nathaniel Rothrock, Khalia Davis, Allison F. Rich, Jordan Martin & Darlene PopovicLooking for love in the next ten days? Or, do you just want to have a merry ol’ time with people you’ll probably never want to see again? Got your bags all packed? Then head to 42nd … [Read more...] about “Sail Away”
“Where’s Charley?”
Where’s Charley?Frank Loesser (Music & Lyrics); George Abbott (Book)42nd Street MoonEureka Theatre, San FranciscoThere is something about a man cross-dressing as a woman that has left audiences howling in laughter through the ages, from Falstaff to Daphne & Josephine to Mrs. Doubtfire and Tootsie. Surely one of the all-time favorites of audiences the world over is … [Read more...] about “Where’s Charley?”
“Nick & Nora”
Nick & NoraArthur Laurents, Book; Charles Strouse, Music; Richard Maltby, Jr., Lyrics42ndStreet Moon Theatre 42ndStreet Moon prides itself in making “great musicals sing again by finding (and often painstakingly restoring) ‘lost’ classics” -- or in the case of Nick and Nora, forgotten flops. Based on Dashiell Hammett’s … [Read more...] about “Nick & Nora”
