{"product_id":"42nd-street-1980-original-broadway-cast","title":"42nd Street (1980 Original Broadway Cast)","description":"Legendary Broadway impresario David Merrick had his last (and longest-running) hit in 1980 with 42nd Street, an adaptation of the 1933 RKO film best known as one of the classic backstage musicals, as well as a vehicle for Busby Berkeley's jaw-dropping choreography. The stage version preserves the film's terrific Harry Warren-Al Dubin songs, including \"You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me,\" \"Shuffle Off to Buffalo,\" and the title tune, plus ringers \"We're in the Money\" and \"Lullaby of Broadway.\" Jerry Orbach plays down-and-out director Julian Marsh hoping for a comeback, and Tammy Grimes is the star Dorothy Brock who gives way to ingenue Peggy Sawyer (Wanda Richert). 42nd Street is fun listening (including a herd of tap dancers in the opening auditions), and even if it seems quaint compared to the grittier backstage look taken in A Chorus Line, which debuted five years earlier, the two shows coexisted on Broadway for many years. 42nd Street is also well known for one of Merrick's most infamous stunts: when director Gower Champion died the morning the show opened, Merrick kept the information to himself so he could announce it to a shocked audience and cast after the final curtain call. --David Horiuchi\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B000002W5Y\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B000002W5Y.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Harry Warren|Al Dubin|Jerry Orbach|Tammy Grimes\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41561404342330,"sku":"DBV.B000002W5Y.G","price":7.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B000002W5Y-0.jpg?v=1785207322","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/42nd-street-1980-original-broadway-cast","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}