On the Town

On the Town is a musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It premiered on Broadway at the Adelphi Theater on December 28, 1944. On the Town was directed by George Abbott with choreography by Jerome Robbins. The musical played a total of 462 performances, and has been revived on Broadway twice, in 1971 and 1998. The original production starred John Battles, Cris Alexander, Nancy Walker, Sono Osato, and Comden and Green.

Musical numbers

• "New York, New York"
• "Come Up to My Place"
• "Carried Away"
• "Lonely Town"
• "Do Do Re Do" (Carnegie Hall Pavane)
• "I Can Cook, Too"
• "Lucky to Be Me"
• "Times Square: 1944" (Ballet)
• "Ya Got Me"
• "I Understand"
• "The Imaginary Coney Island" (Ballet)
• "Some Other Time"
• "The Real Coney Island" (Ballet)