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"A dance play" divided into three parts: the first piece has as its source "The Swing," the second an Italian restaurant in Queens in 1954 where the heroine, trapped in a loveless marriage, fulfills her romantic fantasies, and the third a 40 year old suicidal man who tries to engage a beautiful young woman in a yellow dress.
2000 Tony Award
Best Musical
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
(Boyd Gaines)
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
(Karen Ziemba)
Best Choreography
2000 Drama Desk Award
Outstanding New Musical
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Lighting Design
BROADWAY PREMIERE
March 30, 1999, played 1010 performances
March 30, 1999, played 1010 performances
COMPOSER & LYRICIST
Various Artists
LIBRETTIST
John Weidman and Susan Stroman
Various Artists
LIBRETTIST
John Weidman and Susan Stroman
ORIGINAL CAST
Jason Antoon, John Bolton, Boyd Gaines, Jack Hayes, Robert Wersinger, Scott Taylor, Deborah Yates, Karen Ziemba, Stephanie Michels, and Sean Martin Hingston
DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
Susan Stroman
Jason Antoon, John Bolton, Boyd Gaines, Jack Hayes, Robert Wersinger, Scott Taylor, Deborah Yates, Karen Ziemba, Stephanie Michels, and Sean Martin Hingston
DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
Susan Stroman
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