On the Twentieth Century

On the Twentieth Century, was a Broadway musical with book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Cy Coleman, directed by Hal Prince. It opened in 1978 and starred Imogene Coca, John Cullum, Madeline Kahn, and Kevin Kline.

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Broadway - Musical - Betty Comden - Adolph Green - Cy Coleman - Hal Prince - 1978 - Imogene Coca - John Cullum - Madeline Kahn - Kevin Kline

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It was an adapation of a story first presented in Charles Bruce Millholland's play Napoleon of Broadway, based on his experiences working for the theater producer David Belasco. This was adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur as the play Twentieth Century, which was produced and directed on Broadway in 1932 by George Abbott.

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Charles Bruce Millholland - David Belasco - Ben Hecht - Charles MacArthur - Broadway - 1932 - George Abbott

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The plot, a screwball comedy, features an egomaniacal Broadway producer who makes a shopgirl into a star, then tries to win her back after she abandons him. Most of the action takes place aboard the New York City-Chicago train known as The Twentieth Century Limited.

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New York City - Chicago - Twentieth Century Limited

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The play was adapted by Hecht and MacArthur (credited) and by Gene Fowler and Preston Sturges (uncredited) for Howard Hawks's 1934 film, Twentieth Century, which starred John Barrymore and Carole Lombard.

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Gene Fowler - Preston Sturges - Howard Hawks - 1934 - Twentieth Century - John Barrymore - Carole Lombard

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