42nd Street (musical)

42nd Street is a hugely successful Broadway stage musical, loosely based on the movie of the same name. It also contains songs from certain other Busby Berkeley 1930s movies; the number featuring a rotating human kaleidoscope reflected in a huge oblique overhead mirror finishes parenting the musical with the great choreographer's work. The musical is generally considered among the most successful productions in the history of Broadway theater.

Plot

42nd Street features the career of up-and-coming chorus girl Peggy Sawyer, who hails from Allentown, Pennsylvania and arrives in New York City seeking a Broadway career. However, the talented singer and dancer becomes frustrated with Broadway and considers returning to her native Allentown. Musical director Julian Marsh intervenes and persuades Sawyer to stay, signing to her: "Come on along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway...." Sawyer then decides to continue her Broadway career, and rises quickly to extraordinary Broadway stardom. The lyrics sung by Marsh to Sawyer, from the song "The Lullaby of Broadway," have become among the best recognized musical lyrics in Broadway history.

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