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Forty-Second Street

Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.
A show-in-a-show, singing, tap dancing, understudy saves the show, musical, set in 1933, New York & Philadelphia

Premiere Date

1980

By

Michael Stewart & Mark Bramble, book - Al Dubin, lyrics - Harry Warren, Al Dubin, music

Based On

the novel by Bradford Ropes and 1933 backstage movie musical of the same name.

Plot Synopsis

A new musical Pretty Lady, is in rehearsal at the 42nd St theatre in NY. Coauthors Maggie and Bert worry that lead Dorothy Brock is too old for role. As the show is moving to previews in Philladelphia, Brock breaks an ankle, so show director Julian Marsh insists that ingenue Peggy Sawyer, who shows up to au
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