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| 1969 | Winter Garden Original. October 23, 1969 · Joseph Hardy | 84 performances |
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r, who returned to Broadway after an absence of over 41 years to play the part of Sue Smith, Jimmy’s wife. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p56
it includes such events as his enlistment in the Air Force, his first race for mayor against the unbeatable James J. Walker (who was himself the subject of a 1969 musical Jimmy, with Frank Gorshin in the title part) book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p181
the evening also offered a three-man musical group (The Jimmy Giuffre 3), an eight-person singing group (The Folk Singers), and Anneliese Widman, a solo dancer. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p710
There have been two other tributes to New York mayors, the Broadway musical Jimmy (1968; James J. Walker) and the revue-like Off-Broadway Mayor (1985; Edward I. Koch). Although Fiorello! offered a salute to Walker with “Gentleman Jimmy,” Jimmy didn’t return the compliment with a song about the Little Flower. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p844
Following Lightnin’, Erlanger purchased the Gaiety, but it then housed a string of failures: The Wheel (8/29/21; 49 performances), a revival of Alias Jimmy Valentine (12/8/21; 46 performances), and Madeleine and the Movies (3/6/22; 80 performances). book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p202
Songs from the film, including the title number and “Jimmy,” appeared on stage, and Tesori and Scanlan’s new numbers, including the opening “Not for the Life of Me,” “Forget About the Boy,” and Millie’s 11:00 number “Gimme Gimme,” endorsed the show’s overall 1920s musical comedy style. book:historical-dictionary-of-the-broadway-musical-volume-22-william-a-everett-paul-r#p387
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