City of Angels (musical)
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| City of Angels | |
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| Music | Cy Coleman |
| Lyrics | David Zippel |
| Book | Larry Gelbart |
| Productions | 1989 Broadway 1993 West End |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Book Tony Award for Best Score |
City of Angels is a musical comedy with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by David Zippel, and book by Larry Gelbart.
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[edit] Productions
City of Angels opened on Broadway at the Virginia Theatre on December 11, 1989 and closed on January 19, 1992 after 878 performances and 24 previews. It was directed by Michael Blakemore.
It opened in the West End at the Prince of Wales Theatre in March 1993 and ran until November 13, 1993. Blakemore again directed with Roger Allam as Stone and Martin Smith as Stine, with Henry Goodman as Buddy Fidler. [1][2]
[edit] Plot summary
Set in Hollywood in the late 1940s, City of Angels is a film noir style detective story that presents its own writer, Stine, who is having trouble transposing his book onto the big screen. In parallel, it follows the protagonist of the film, Detective Stone, on his adventures... as Stine writes. Many of the characters have a counterpart in the other world; these parts may be double cast. It is usually staged with the "real-life" scenes in "color" and the movie scenes in "black and white".
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[edit] Cast and characters
- Gregg Edelman - Stine (Hollywood)
- James Naughton - Stone (Movie)
- Rene Auberjonois - Irwin S. Irving (Movie) / Buddy Fidler (Hollywood)
- Randy Graff - Oolie (Movie) / Donna (Hollywood)
- Dee Hoty - Alaura Kingsley (Movie) / Carla Haywood (Hollywood)
- Kay McClelland - Bobbi (Movie) / Gabby (Hollywood)
- Rachel York - Mallory (Movie) / Avril (Hollywood)
[edit] Awards and nominations
WINNERS
- Best Musical
- Best Original Score
- Best Book of a Musical
- Best Actor in a Musical (James Naughton)
- Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Randy Graff)
- Best Scenic Design
Nominations
- Best Actor in a Musical (Gregg Edelman)
- Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Rene Auberjonois)
- Best Costume Design (Florence Klotz)
- Best Lighting Design (Paul Gallo)
- Best Direction of a Musical (Michael Blakemore)
- Outstanding Musical (winner)
- Outstanding Book of a Musical (winner)
- Outstanding Lyrics Lyrics by David Zippel (winner)
- Outstanding Music Music by Cy Coleman (winner)
- Outstanding Set Design (winner)
- Outstanding Costume Design (nominee)
- Outstanding Lighting Design (nominee)
- Outstanding Actor in a Musical James Naughton (winner)
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical René Auberjonois (nominee)
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Randy Graff (winner)
- Outstanding Director of a MusicalMichael Blakemore (nominee)
- Outstanding Orchestration(winner)
- Gelbart received a 1990 Edgar Award for Best Play.
[edit] References
- ^ The Guardian (London), Michael Billington, p. 7, April 1, 1993
- ^ The Globe and Mail (Canada), October 18, 1993
- Tupac, Kerianne M. "Film Noir Meets the Musical in "City of Angels"". Retrieved June 12, 2005.
[edit] External links
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| Preceded by No Award Given |
Tony Award for Best Original Score 1990 by Cy Coleman and David Zippel |
Succeeded by The Will Rogers Follies by Cy Coleman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green |
| Preceded by No Award Given |
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical 1990 by Larry Gelbart |
Succeeded by The Secret Garden by Marsha Norman |
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